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Home repair companies in White County, AR
How White 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,571 of 2,057 scored counties
#29 of 45 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 38
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- +26.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $72.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,444 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,085
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
White County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,571 of 2,057 scored counties and #29 of 45 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,444 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in White County spend about $72.4M 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.
There are 38 home repair companies on map listings in White County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.8, 3% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 53 businesses with payroll in White County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 26.2% from 2019. That is one for every 559 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $59K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in White County. Population estimates put the population change in White County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How White 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 | White County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 12.2 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 559 | 564 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.2% | +19.6% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,444 | $2,629 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $55,249 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 53+26.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 276
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 382 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $59K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in White 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 White County
- 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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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with White 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 |
| 29White County, AR | 38 | 38 | 12.8 | $1.9M | +4.2% | #1,571 of 2,057 |
Other business types in White 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in White County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 home repair companies in White County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 26.2% from 2019.
How much do households in White County, AR spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $72.4M a year, or $2,444 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,629 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.
How does White County, AR compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
White County has 12.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 3% 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 U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, White County would have about 30, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 559 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is White County, AR growing?
Population estimates put White County 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 White County 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. 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. White County scores 38 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,571 of 2,057 scored counties.
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