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Veterinarians in Lonoke County, AR

How Lonoke 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 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #182 of 1,485 scored counties
#3 of 19 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.6M
On pets · $861 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
76,664
+3.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $861 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Lonoke County spend about $24.6M a year on pets. That works out to $3.1M per clinic, 13% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Lonoke County has 8 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Lonoke County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 4,759 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lonoke County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Lonoke County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #182 of 1,485 scored counties and #3 of 19 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lonoke 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.

Veterinarians in Lonoke County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureLonoke CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.53.3
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.3M$2.7M
Households per official establishment4,7593,5793,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.6%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$861$802$909
Median household income$72,828$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score7538

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
51
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Lonoke 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 Lonoke County

Population, 2025 estimate
76,664+3.5% since 2020
Households
28,554
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
772 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$72,828+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,277
Median home value
$193,600
Jobs located here
15,402
Daytime population
59,400Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Lonoke County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saline County, AR83142.8$3.2M+7.6%#57 of 1,485
2Benton County, AR76363.2$3.2M+16.0%#149 of 1,485
3Lonoke County, AR7582.8$3.1M+3.5%#182 of 1,485
4Craighead County, AR72122.7$3M+4.8%#237 of 1,485
5Washington County, AR56424.3$2M+9.9%#593 of 1,485
6Faulkner County, AR56224.5$1.9M+8.2%#595 of 1,485
7Pulaski County, AR49663.8$2.2M+1.3%#775 of 1,485
8Jefferson County, AR4483.3$2.1M−5.7%#889 of 1,485
9Pope County, AR4493.7$2.1M+2.5%#890 of 1,485
10Sebastian County, AR38234.4$1.8M+2.2%#1,019 of 1,485

Other business types in Lonoke County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Lonoke County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 veterinarians in Lonoke County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in Lonoke County, AR spend on pets?

About $24.6M a year, or $861 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,554 households in Lonoke County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lonoke County, AR compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Lonoke County has 2.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.1M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Lonoke County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,759 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Lonoke County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Lonoke County at 76,664 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,554 households. Median household income in Lonoke County is $72,828, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Lonoke County scores 75 for veterinarians (high), #182 of 1,485 scored counties.

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