Where your competition is in Arkansas
The largest concentrations of drywall companies in our Arkansas data are in Little Rock, Farmington, Conway, Jonesboro, North Little Rock, Gravette, Fayetteville and Hot Springs. Competition for the map pack is heaviest there, and so is the reward: the same review count that dominates a small town is invisible in Little Rock.
The map pack in Arkansas
The map pack is a three-slot race, and in Arkansas it is won by review count and recency far more than by rating: 67.6% of Arkansas drywall companies are already at 4.5 stars or better, so stars do not separate anyone. The 75th percentile is 8 reviews and the 90th is 13. Those are the numbers to plan around, not the median.
The website gap in Arkansas
A website is the clearest marker of a drywall company that is going to compete for the map pack, and 60.9% of drywall companies in Arkansas do not have one linked. Across the country the median review count with a site is 6, without one 1. If your shop is in the 60.9%, start there.
How Arkansas compares
Of the 49 states in our data, Arkansas ranks 39th for the number of drywall companies, 25th for median review count, and 13th for the share with no website, which leaves more room than most states for a shop that builds a real site. The review bar sits in the middle of the pack.
What to do first in Arkansas
- Put up a real website if you are in the 60.9% without one. Service pages, city pages for Little Rock, Farmington, Conway, tap-to-call on every screen.
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 2-review shop past the Arkansas 75th percentile (8) within a year. The guides have the scripts.
- Finish the Google profile: primary category, every service you offer, real job photos, and hours that match reality. It is free and it is where Arkansas customers decide.
- Follow up every lead within five minutes. Speed to lead beats ad spend in a trade where the customer is collecting three quotes. The calculator shows what slow replies cost.
- Then, and only then, spend on ads. Pointed at a profile with 2 reviews and no website, ads pay for your competitor's education. Pointed at a finished profile, they work.
The full national picture, with percentiles, ratings and hours, is in the benchmark report. The method is on the about page.