Garland County’s workforce comes not just from the county itself, but from surrounding areas as well. U.S. Census incommute and outcommute data shows more than 5,000 people commute into Garland County to work from surrounding counties.

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Total population for that laborshed is more than 600,000.

A survey of 20 industrial employers in Garland County indicates a primary laborshed that includes portions of two adjacent counties, Saline and Hot Spring. The population of that laborshed is 120898 (2009 estimate, US Census Bureau).

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Key demographic data on that laborshed includes:

• Median Household Income: $42,976
• Median Age: 46.6
• Percent holding associate degree or better: 25.3
• Major Industry Sectors:
  • Services: 47.9%
  • Retail trade: 13.7%
  • Construction: 10.2%
  • Manufacturing: 9.9%
• Major Occupation Sectors:
  • Professional: 19.4%
  • Sales: 12.7%
  • Administrative support: 10.5%
  • Construction/Extraction: 8.7%
  • Production: 6.7%
  • Transportation/Material Moving: 6.5%

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Garland County area is also defined by the US Census Bureau as a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Key demographic data on the MSA includes:

• Population: 97,465

  • White: 83,499

  • Black: 7,736

  • Other race: 3,000

  • American Indian: 600

  • Asian: 745

• Associate degree or higher: 23.7%

• Median Household Income: $36,922

• Per-capita income: $21,759

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Hot Springs Metro Partnership Contact Information
David Byerly, CEcD, President/CEO

Kay Brockwell, Director of Business Retention and Recruitment

Office phone (501) 321-1700

Office phone (501) 624-6807

Office fax (501) 321-3551