Arkansas state layer

Roads, registers, and payrolls

The state-level signals that move a Northwest Arkansas corner: highway projects, statewide collections, and what both counties pay their workers.

AR statewide sales & use tax

$321.8M

Arkansas DFA General Revenue Report, September 2026 (statewide monthly sales & use, +12.2% YoY) · 2026-09

Benton County · private jobs

139,921

+2.1% YoY · 2026-Q1

Washington County · private jobs

101,040

-0.9% YoY · 2026-Q1

Benton County · avg weekly wage

$2,602

+8.8% YoY · 2026-Q1

ARDOT & mobility

public releases · title + link

ARDOT ribbon cutting: Springdale Bypass Phase Two + XNA Connector
ARDOT · 2026-09-04 Springdale BypassXNAI-42 path
Ceremony for Bypass Phase Two and XNA Connector Road; roads open to public same day per ARDOT release.
Hwy 112 widening — first of eight ARDOT projects launched
ARDOT Hwy 112
ARDOT describes eight widening projects on Hwy 112 between Fayetteville and Bentonville; remaining phases staged with funding.
ARDOT to Break Ground on Highway 112 Improvements
ARDOT Hwy 112
ARDOT news release on breaking ground for Highway 112 improvements in Northwest Arkansas (seed from saved public HTML).
Public Involvement Meeting — Springdale Bypass proposed design plans
ARDOT Springdale BypassI-42 path
ARDOT hosted public involvement to discuss proposed design plans for Springdale Bypass (seed from saved public HTML).
REMINDER: Ribbon cutting — Springdale Bypass Phase Two and XNA Connector Road
ARDOT Springdale BypassXNA
ARDOT reminder release for Bypass Phase Two and XNA Connector Road ribbon cutting (companion to 26-128).
Public Comment Available for Proposed Widening of Highway 112 in NWA
ARDOT Hwy 112
Earlier ARDOT public-comment notice on proposed Hwy 112 widening in Northwest Arkansas (historical seed for tracker).

Project tracker with phases, lettings, and corridor overlays: Data Pro (coming). Headlines stay free.

County registers

DFA local distributions

Local sales-tax distributions, by county

Monthly, 2010 → present

Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Reports; county-levied local sales & use tax distributed to the county.

Data through 2026-07 · Free to reuse with the credit line.

Programmed road projects

ARDOT jobs in the NARTS TIP · via NWARPC GIS

TIP jobs, both counties

NARTS TIP 2025–28 + 2027–30 · 2026-10-06

Est. cost, Benton County jobs

$655.0M

ARDOT listings · by segment county · 2026-10-06

Est. cost, Washington County jobs

$379.8M

ARDOT job listings, $1,000s · 2026-10-06

2045 MTP projects mapped

NWARPC 2045 MTP · 2026-10-06

Where the road money lands

Every programmed ARDOT job and 2045-plan project, drawn on its alignment. Thicker line, bigger estimate. Hover for the job.

Road workwideningnew road / interchangeintersectionbridgepreservation / other2045 long-range plan

ARDOT job listings in the NARTS TIP 2025–28 / 2027–30 and the NWARPC 2045 MTP, via NWARPC public GIS. A job in both TIPs is drawn once, at its newer estimate.

Programmed dollars by federal fiscal year

TIP estimates, by the county each segment sits in

ARDOT listings via NWARPC; estimates published in $1,000s. The fiscal year is when federal funds are programmed, not when pavement opens.

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What the money buys

TIP estimates grouped by ARDOT's printed scope of work

Grouping is ours; the scope text is ARDOT's. widening: 17 jobs · new road / interchange: 3 jobs · preservation / safety / other: 29 jobs · bridge: 11 jobs · intersection / interchange: 5 jobs.

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Job	Route	Scope	County	Fed. FY	Est. cost
I-49 – Hwy. 265 (Springdale Bypass) (S) NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · job 090621	612	New Location	Benton	2025	$209.0M
Hwy. 412 – Springdale Bypass (S) NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · job 012305	112	Major Widening	Washington, Benton	2027	$115.0M
Springdale Bypass – W. Wallis Rd. (S) NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · job 090513	112	Major Widening	Benton	2028	$100.0M
Pleasant Grove Rd. – Hwy. 12 (S) NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · job 090636	112	Major Widening	Benton	2030	$60.0M
Howard Nickell Rd. – Greathouse Springs Rd. (S) NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · job 040752	112	Major Widening	Washington	2030	$45.0M
Don Tyson Pkwy. Extension – Hwy. 412 (S) NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · job 040860	112	Major Widening	Washington	2028	$40.0M
W. Wallis Rd. – Pleasant Grove Rd. (S) NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · job 090514	112	Major Widening	Benton	2029	$40.0M
Truckers Dr. – Howard Nickell Rd. (Fayetteville) (S) NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · job 040746	112	Major Widening	Washington	2025	$36.7M
I-49 Noise Barrier Walls (S) NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · job 012413	49	Noise Barrier Wall	Washington, Benton	2027	$32.6M
Greathouse Springs Rd. – Don Tyson Pkwy. Extension (S) NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · job 040758	112	Major Widening	Washington	2027	$30.0M
Dixieland Rd. – 8th St. (Rogers) (S) NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · job 090338	71	Major Widening	Benton	2028	$28.5M
I-49/NE J St. Intchng. (Bentonville) (S) NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · job 090676	49, NEJST	New Interchange · New Location	Benton	2027	$25.0M
Hwy. 265 – Hwy. 412 (Springdale Bypass) (S) NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · job 012366	612	New Location	Washington, Benton	2027	$24.5M
Hwy. 102 Impvts. (Bentonville) (S) NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · job 090646	102	Intersection Improvements	Benton	2028	$23.3M
Hwy. 279 South – Hwy. 102B (Centerton) (S) NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · job 090238	102	Major Widening	Benton	2029	$16.1M
Hwy. 412 Impvts. (Springdale) (S) NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · job 040894	412	Major Widening	Washington	2028	$13.8M
Hwy. 412 Cable Median Barrier Impvts. (S) NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · job 012480	412	Cable Median Barrier	Washington, Madison	2027	$11.6M
Washington Co. Line – Hwy. 72 (S) NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · job 09X453	49	UTBWC	Benton	2027	$11.4M

Top 18 of 64 programmed jobs by published estimate. ARDOT job listings in the NARTS TIP and the NWARPC 2045 MTP, via NWARPC public feature services. TIP estimates are published in $1,000s and summed across a job's segments; a job listed in both TIPs is counted once, at its newer estimate; county totals follow each segment's county; a $0 line means the TIP prints no estimate for that segment. The 2045 MTP list (48 projects, year-of-expenditure funding) joins each corridor dossier on /corridors.

Payrolls, by county and industry

BLS QCEW · private ownership · quarterly

Private employment

Average monthly employment in the quarter

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, county × private ownership. ~5-month publication lag.

Data through 2026-Q1 · Free to reuse with the credit line.

Average weekly wage, private

Benton County's HQ economy vs. Washington County

BLS QCEW. Average weekly wage = total quarterly wages ÷ (employment × 13).

Data through 2026-Q1 · Free to reuse with the credit line.

Industry	Benton Co. jobs	avg wk wage	Washington Co. jobs	avg wk wage
Construction	9,210	$1,321	7,902	$1,410
Retail trade	14,333	$755	13,896	$725
Real estate	1,598	$1,099	1,567	$1,090
Accommodation & food	15,227	$475	13,418	$442
Health care	14,519	$1,097	17,460	$1,238
Transportation & warehousing	11,016	$1,597	5,576	$1,155
Manufacturing	12,966	$1,172	12,248	$1,106
Professional services	9,989	$2,035	5,092	$1,451

Latest quarter loaded: 2026-Q1. Sectors are NAICS 2-digit, private ownership only.

Roads move rents. Get the weekly read on what Hwy 112, the Bypass, and XNA do to NWA property.