Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Arkansas
Convenience stores in the El Dorado, AR area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in the El Dorado, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #501 of 529 scored small-town markets
#14 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 28
- 6 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $82.1M
- On groceries · $5,473 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.7
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,926
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
The El Dorado area scores 16 (low) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #501 of 529 scored small-town markets and #14 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 convenience stores in the El Dorado area. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.7, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in the El Dorado area spend about $82.1M a year on groceries, or $5,473 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per store, 63% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in the El Dorado area in 2023. That is one for every 2,500 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates show the El Dorado area declined 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the El Dorado area compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience stores 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 | El Dorado area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.7 | 8.8 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $6.4M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,500 | 7,136 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +52.3% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,473 | $5,667 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $55,259 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $973K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 286 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 convenience stores in the El Dorado 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 El Dorado area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,926−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,002
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,039 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $55,259+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,348
- Median home value
- $120,900
- Jobs located here
- 17,166
- Daytime population
- 38,875Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the El Dorado area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Russellville, AR | 74 | 20 | 6.1 | $9M | +1.6% | #55 of 529 |
| 2Searcy, AR | 68 | 22 | 7.4 | $7.4M | +4.2% | #102 of 529 |
| 3Batesville, AR | 64 | 10 | 6.8 | $8.1M | +2.2% | #138 of 529 |
| 4Harrison, AR | 59 | 14 | 7.6 | $7.2M | +2.4% | #189 of 529 |
| 5Paragould, AR | 59 | 16 | 8.9 | $6.2M | +3.4% | #195 of 529 |
| 6Arkadelphia, AR | 38 | 7 | 8.6 | $6.2M | −2.2% | #381 of 529 |
| 7Mountain Home, AR | 37 | 23 | 11.9 | $4.5M | +3.1% | #398 of 529 |
| 8Pine Bluff, AR | 36 | 26 | 9.6 | $5.5M | −5.6% | #403 of 529 |
| 9Malvern, AR | 30 | 17 | 13.8 | $3.9M | +1.1% | #439 of 529 |
| 10Camden, AR | 21 | 13 | 12.6 | $4.3M | −3.6% | #476 of 529 |
| 14El Dorado, AR | 16 | 28 | 18.7 | $2.9M | −5.2% | #501 of 529 |
Other business types in the El Dorado area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores23
- Grocery stores39
- Convenience stores16
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in the El Dorado, AR area?
The El Dorado area has 28 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in the El Dorado, AR area spend on groceries?
About $82.1M a year, or $5,473 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,002 households in the El Dorado area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the El Dorado, AR area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
The El Dorado area has 18.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.9M, 63% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the El Dorado area would have about 10, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,500 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is the El Dorado, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the El Dorado area at 36,926 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,002 households. Median household income in the El Dorado area is $55,259, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.7%, 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 El Dorado area scores 16 for convenience stores (low), #501 of 529 scored small-town markets.
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