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Veterinarians in Faulkner County, AR
How Faulkner County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #595 of 1,485 scored counties
#6 of 19 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 22
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.6M
- On pets · $843 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 133,979
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $843 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Faulkner County spend about $41.6M a year on pets. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Faulkner County has 22 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Faulkner County in 2023. That is one for every 3,522 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Faulkner County.
Population estimates put the population change in Faulkner County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Faulkner County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #595 of 1,485 scored counties and #6 of 19 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Faulkner County compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the veterinarians counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Faulkner County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.3M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,522 | 3,579 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.6% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $843 | $802 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,289 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 152
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Faulkner County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Faulkner County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 133,979+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 49,309
- Median age
- 35.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 647 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $67,289+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,861
- Median home value
- $232,700
- Jobs located here
- 44,769
- Daytime population
- 117,154Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Faulkner County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saline County, AR | 83 | 14 | 2.8 | $3.2M | +7.6% | #57 of 1,485 |
| 2Benton County, AR | 76 | 36 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +16.0% | #149 of 1,485 |
| 3Lonoke County, AR | 75 | 8 | 2.8 | $3.1M | +3.5% | #182 of 1,485 |
| 4Craighead County, AR | 72 | 12 | 2.7 | $3M | +4.8% | #237 of 1,485 |
| 5Washington County, AR | 56 | 42 | 4.3 | $2M | +9.9% | #593 of 1,485 |
| 6Faulkner County, AR | 56 | 22 | 4.5 | $1.9M | +8.2% | #595 of 1,485 |
| 7Pulaski County, AR | 49 | 66 | 3.8 | $2.2M | +1.3% | #775 of 1,485 |
| 8Jefferson County, AR | 44 | 8 | 3.3 | $2.1M | −5.7% | #889 of 1,485 |
| 9Pope County, AR | 44 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +2.5% | #890 of 1,485 |
| 10Sebastian County, AR | 38 | 23 | 4.4 | $1.8M | +2.2% | #1,019 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Faulkner County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses54
- Veterinarians56
- Pet grooming and boarding53
- Pet stores72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Faulkner County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 veterinarians in Faulkner County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Faulkner County, AR spend on pets?
About $41.6M a year, or $843 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,309 households in Faulkner County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Faulkner County, AR compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Faulkner County has 4.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Faulkner County would have about 15, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,522 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Faulkner County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Faulkner County at 133,979 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,309 households. Median household income in Faulkner County is $67,289, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Faulkner County scores 56 for veterinarians (upper middle), #595 of 1,485 scored counties.
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