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Pets · Small-town market · Arkansas

Veterinarians in the Searcy, AR area

How the Searcy, AR area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #295 of 398 scored small-town markets
#5 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21.9M
On pets · $739 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
42% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,085
+4.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 veterinarians in the Searcy area. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Households in the Searcy area spend about $21.9M a year on pets, or $739 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 veterinarians, that is $1.6M per clinic, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in the Searcy area classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 2,279 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Searcy area grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Searcy area scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #295 of 398 scored small-town markets and #5 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.

How the Searcy area 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 Searcy, AR area compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureSearcy areaArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.73.53.3
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.3M$2.7M
Households per official establishment2,2793,5793,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.6%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$739$802$909
Median household income$55,249$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3738

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13
Employees, 2023
90
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 the Searcy area, 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 the Searcy area

Population, 2025 estimate
80,085+4.2% since 2020
Households
29,629
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,034 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$55,249+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,679
Median home value
$163,600
Jobs located here
25,976
Daytime population
72,590Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Searcy area marked.

Top small-town markets in Arkansas

Small-town markets in Arkansas ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Russellville, AR58113.4$2.3M+1.6%#138 of 398
2Pine Bluff, AR5683.0$2.4M−5.6%#151 of 398
3Batesville, AR4485.5$1.4M+2.2%#246 of 398
4Malvern, AR4154.1$1.8M+1.1%#259 of 398
5Searcy, AR37144.7$1.6M+4.2%#295 of 398
6Mountain Home, AR22136.7$1.1M+3.1%#374 of 398

Other business types in the Searcy area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Searcy, AR area?

The Searcy area has 14 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in the Searcy, AR area spend on pets?

About $21.9M a year, or $739 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,629 households in the Searcy area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Searcy, AR area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Searcy area has 4.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Searcy area would have about 8, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,279 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is the Searcy, AR area growing?

Population estimates put the Searcy area at 80,085 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,629 households. The median household income in the Searcy area is $55,249 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Searcy area scores 37 for veterinarians (lower middle), #295 of 398 scored small-town markets.

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