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Home repair companies in Garland County, AR
How Garland County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,037 of 2,057 scored counties
#45 of 45 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 80
- 5 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 124
- +18.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $110.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,525 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.3
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,695
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Garland County is 15 (low), #2,037 of 2,057 scored counties and #45 of 45 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Garland County spend about $110.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,525 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per company, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Garland County has 80 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 18.3 per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 124 businesses with payroll in Garland County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 18.1% from 2019. That is one for every 352 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $650K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Garland County. Population estimates show Garland County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Garland County 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.
| Measure | Garland County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.3 | 12.2 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 352 | 564 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.1% | +19.6% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,525 | $2,629 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $57,181 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 105 → 124+18.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 733
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 805 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $650K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Garland 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 Garland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,695−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 43,667
- Median age
- 46.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 678 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,181+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,414
- Median home value
- $194,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,998
- Daytime population
- 100,390Residents 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 home repair companies, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Garland County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 64 | 153 | 13.7 | $2.4M | +16.0% | #416 of 2,057 |
| 2Crittenden County, AR | 60 | 12 | 6.6 | $3.7M | −3.9% | #563 of 2,057 |
| 3Independence County, AR | 60 | 12 | 8.2 | $3M | +2.2% | #571 of 2,057 |
| 4Poinsett County, AR | 58 | 6 | 6.8 | $3.3M | −2.0% | #647 of 2,057 |
| 5Madison County, AR | 58 | 5 | 7.7 | $3.3M | +11.2% | #649 of 2,057 |
| 6Sevier County, AR | 55 | 5 | 8.9 | $2.6M | −0.1% | #777 of 2,057 |
| 7Faulkner County, AR | 54 | 60 | 12.2 | $2.3M | +8.2% | #853 of 2,057 |
| 8Washington County, AR | 52 | 139 | 14.3 | $2M | +9.9% | #957 of 2,057 |
| 9Mississippi County, AR | 51 | 14 | 9.1 | $2.7M | −6.7% | #973 of 2,057 |
| 10Baxter County, AR | 51 | 18 | 9.3 | $2.6M | +3.1% | #977 of 2,057 |
| 45Garland County, AR | 15 | 80 | 18.3 | $1.4M | −0.6% | #2,037 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Garland 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades15
- HVAC and plumbing16
- Electricians21
- Roofing and gutters15
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control30
- Landscaping and lawn care38
- House cleaning31
- Pest control35
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Garland County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 80 home repair companies in Garland County. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 124 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 18.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Garland County, AR spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $110.2M a year, or $2,525 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,667 households in Garland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garland County, AR compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Garland County has 18.3 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.4M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Garland County would have about 45, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 352 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Garland County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Garland County at 99,695 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,667 households. The median household income in Garland County is $57,181 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. 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. Garland County scores 15 for home repair companies (low), #2,037 of 2,057 scored counties.
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