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Home repair companies in the El Dorado, AR area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in the El Dorado, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #512 of 526 scored small-town markets
#14 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas

Listings
20
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
31
−3.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$37M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,465 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.3
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,926
−5.2% 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

For home repair companies, the El Dorado area has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #512 of 526 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 20 home repair companies in the El Dorado area. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 13.3 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the El Dorado area comes to about $37M a year: $2,465 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 home repair companies, that is $1.8M per company, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the El Dorado area was 31 in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 484 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in the El Dorado area. 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 home repairs, maintenance and insurance by the home repair companies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Home repair trades in El Dorado, AR area compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureEl Dorado areaArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.312.212.4
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment484564587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.1%+19.6%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,465$2,629$3,018
Median household income$55,259$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score2336

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31−3.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
462
Annual payroll, 2023
$32M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
201 chain location
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
3
Amount
$3.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors 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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Home repair trades across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the El Dorado area marked.

Top small-town markets in Arkansas

Small-town markets in Arkansas ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Batesville, AR65128.2$3M+2.2%#95 of 526
2Harrison, AR60189.7$2.6M+2.4%#139 of 526
3Mountain Home, AR55189.3$2.6M+3.1%#200 of 526
4Blytheville, AR54149.1$2.7M−6.7%#209 of 526
5Pine Bluff, AR51238.5$2.8M−5.6%#256 of 526
6Russellville, AR443911.9$2.1M+1.6%#337 of 526
7Searcy, AR433812.8$1.9M+4.2%#348 of 526
8Camden, AR4287.8$3.1M−3.6%#352 of 526
9Paragould, AR422513.9$1.8M+3.4%#357 of 526
10Arkadelphia, AR4089.9$2.5M−2.2%#371 of 526
14El Dorado, AR232013.3$1.8M−5.2%#512 of 526

Other business types in the El Dorado area

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in the El Dorado, AR area?

The El Dorado area has 20 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the El Dorado, AR area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $37M a year, or $2,465 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per company. 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 home repair companies?

The El Dorado area has 13.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.8M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, the El Dorado area would have about 15, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 484 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for 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 23 for home repair companies (low), #512 of 526 scored small-town markets.

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