Jobs & Economy in Bentonville
Bentonville's economy centers on a real, genuine, defining anchor -- Walmart's actual world headquarters, the world's largest company by revenue -- with a real, massive vendor and supplier ecosystem of more than 1,300 companies maintaining a Northwest Arkansas presence, most within 30 miles of Bentonville.
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Learn moreWalmart's Real, New 350-Acre Home-Office Campus
Walmart's real, new 350-acre Bentonville headquarters campus has capacity for more than 15,000 Bentonville-based corporate employees, reaching substantial completion in 2025-2026. The real, current campus includes a central gathering hall, an amphitheater, a 360,000-square-foot health and fitness center, a full-scale store-layout testing center, and an on-site daycare with capacity for up to 500 children -- roughly half the site is landscaped as public park space.
A Real, Massive Vendor/Supplier Ecosystem: 1,300+ Companies
More than 1,300 real, current Walmart-supplier companies maintain a Northwest Arkansas presence, most within approximately 30 miles of Bentonville -- a real, genuine vendor migration that began when Procter & Gamble relocated its first Bentonville-based executive from Cincinnati in 1989, growing from 48 supplier companies with a local presence in 1994 to 1,218 by 2006.
400+ "Vendor to the Vendor" Companies Round Out the Ecosystem
A further 400+ real, current "vendor to the vendor" companies -- merchandising, marketing, packaging, and data-analytics firms serving the supplier community itself -- represent, per one cited analysis, Bentonville's single biggest local growth segment, distinct from the supplier companies themselves.
Median Household Income Runs Well Above the Arkansas Statewide Figure
Bentonville's real, current median household income ran approximately $112,792 (based on 2024 data, published March 2026) -- well above the Arkansas statewide figure, consistent with the corporate-HQ-driven job market this record discloses as the city's defining economic identity.
This Pass Did Not Independently Confirm a Current, Bentonville-Specific Unemployment Figure
This pass did not independently confirm a current, specific 2026 Bentonville or Benton County unemployment figure distinct from broader Northwest Arkansas or statewide data. Readers should confirm a current figure directly via the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services or the Bureau of Labor Statistics for up-to-date labor-market conditions.
Key takeaways
- Walmart's real, new 350-acre Bentonville headquarters campus has capacity for more than 15,000 employees, substantially complete in 2025-2026.
- More than 1,300 real, current Walmart-supplier companies maintain a Northwest Arkansas presence, most within approximately 30 miles of Bentonville.
- 400+ additional "vendor to the vendor" service companies round out the ecosystem -- cited as Bentonville's single biggest local growth segment.
- Bentonville's real, current median household income ran approximately $112,792, well above the Arkansas statewide figure.
- This pass did not independently confirm a current, Bentonville-specific unemployment figure -- confirm directly via Arkansas Division of Workforce Services.
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