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Home repair companies in Pulaski County, AR

The home repair companies in Pulaski County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,327 of 2,057 scored counties
#18 of 45 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
248
15 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
264
+10.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$471.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,732 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.4
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
404,611
+1.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 248 home repair companies in Pulaski County. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 14.4 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

At $2,732 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Pulaski County spend about $471.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $1.9M per company, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Pulaski County was 264 in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 653 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Pulaski County.

Population estimates put the population change in Pulaski County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pulaski County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,327 of 2,057 scored counties and #18 of 45 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Pulaski 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.

Home repair trades in Pulaski County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasurePulaski CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.412.212.4
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment653564587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.5%+19.6%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,732$2,629$3,018
Median household income$62,873$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4436

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
239 → 264+10.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,542
Annual payroll, 2023
$225.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
24815 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
194The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$2.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County

Population, 2025 estimate
404,611+1.3% since 2020
Households
172,409
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
758 sq. mi.
People per square mile
527
Median household income
$62,873+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,992
Median home value
$214,700
Jobs located here
267,329
Daytime population
495,823Residents 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 counties in Arkansas for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Pulaski County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR6415313.7$2.4M+16.0%#416 of 2,057
2Crittenden County, AR60126.6$3.7M−3.9%#563 of 2,057
3Independence County, AR60128.2$3M+2.2%#571 of 2,057
4Poinsett County, AR5866.8$3.3M−2.0%#647 of 2,057
5Madison County, AR5857.7$3.3M+11.2%#649 of 2,057
6Sevier County, AR5558.9$2.6M−0.1%#777 of 2,057
7Faulkner County, AR546012.2$2.3M+8.2%#853 of 2,057
8Washington County, AR5213914.3$2M+9.9%#957 of 2,057
9Mississippi County, AR51149.1$2.7M−6.7%#973 of 2,057
10Baxter County, AR51189.3$2.6M+3.1%#977 of 2,057
18Pulaski County, AR4424814.4$1.9M+1.3%#1,327 of 2,057

Other business types in Pulaski County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Pulaski County, AR?

There are 248 home repair companies on map listings in Pulaski County as of September 2026. 15 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 264 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Pulaski County, AR spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $471.1M a year, or $2,732 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 248 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 172,409 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pulaski County, AR compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Pulaski County has 14.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.9M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 194, against 248 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 653 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Pulaski County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Pulaski County at 404,611 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 172,409 households. Median household income in Pulaski County is $62,873, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Pulaski County scores 44 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,327 of 2,057 scored counties.

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