Concrete driveway cost in Jonesboro, AR

Planning more than one job in Jonesboro?

Jobs that often go together with concrete driveway are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Jonesboro wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, asphalt driveway comes out highest (−12%) and concrete patio lowest (−18%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.

Extras that change the Jonesboro total

Add-ons start from national price ranges and are scaled by 0.83 for Jonesboro, which is the average of the area's wage index (0.73) and goods price index (0.94). The estimator above can add them to your total.

How Jonesboro compares

Contractors rarely work more than an hour or two from home, so the neighboring metros set a rough ceiling and floor for your quotes. Midpoints for 600 sq ft range from $5,100 to $6,250 across Jonesboro and its five closest metros.

Out of the 300 metros we cover, Jonesboro ranks #297 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Jonesboro is 5% below the Arkansas figure.

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Metros of a similar size

Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Jonesboro against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.

Who does the work: Jonesboro trade wages

The labor line is built from BLS wage data, one trade at a time. This job draws on 4 trades. We compare each trade's local median with the US median, weight the ratios by how much of the job each trade does, and apply the blend to the national labor cost. For Jonesboro the blend is 0.73.

Cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051), 50% of the weighting: a median of $18.77 an hour, 32% below the US median of $27.41. The middle half of them earn between $17.25 and $22.78 an hour. About 90 work in the metro. That is 14.8 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 13.3 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.

For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 30%) the local median is $18.26 an hour, which is 19% below the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $16.23 and $20.53 an hour. BLS counts 390 of them working in the area, 64.3 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 70.5), so the local bench is about average.

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073), 10% of the weighting: a median of $21.92 an hour, 24% below the US median of $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $18.23 and $23.12 an hour. About 240 work in the metro. That is 39.6 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 30.7 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.

Carpenters (47-2031), 10% of the weighting: a median of $21.13 an hour, 27% below the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $19.07 and $24.23 an hour. About 110 work in the metro. That is 18.1 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

A quick sensitivity check: moving the lead trade (cement masons and concrete finishers) from the median to the 75th percentile wage adds about $320 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $120. That is a swing of roughly 2.4% to 6.3% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.

Jonesboro has 60,620 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 286th by size among the 300 metros on this site.

The best months for concrete driveway in Jonesboro

Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Jonesboro Muni Ap (5 miles from the city center). They are 30-year averages, so any one year can run hotter, colder or wetter.

For pouring concrete, the comfortable months in Jonesboro are March through May and September through October: 5 of 12. Outside them, January, February, November and December have an average overnight low of 40°F or below, and June, July and August have an average daytime high of 90°F or more.

The 40°F line is a deliberately cautious stand-in. The American Concrete Institute's cold-weather guide (ACI 306R-16) defines cold-weather concreting around an average daily air temperature below 40°F, which is colder than our test of an average overnight low at or below 40°F, so we flag a few extra shoulder months. In cold weather crews may need heated enclosures, insulating blankets or accelerated mixes, and those measures can raise a quote.

Heat matters for concrete as well. With average highs of 90°F or more in June, July and August, crews often start early, wet the base and plan for faster set times.

Jonesboro gets about 49 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are March, April and May (5.2 inches in May). Inside the workable window, September and October are the driest, at 3.3 and 3.8 inches. The station averages about 66 days a year at 90°F or above.

We do not adjust the estimate by month, because we have no reliable published data on seasonal pricing. It is still worth asking contractors whether an off-peak start date changes their bid.

Concrete driveway: what moves the price in Jonesboro

• Thickness

  HomeGuide prices a standard 4-inch driveway at $6-$15/sq ft and a 6-inch one, recommended for heavy vehicles, at $8-$20/sq ft.

• Old driveway removal

  Tearing out the old surface adds about $2-$6 per sq ft, and some cities want the haul-off documented.

• Grading and drainage

  Professional grading runs $3-$8 per sq ft or $700-$2,500 for a typical job. A sloped lot or poor soil raises it.

Pick a size, pick a tier: concrete driveway pricing in Jonesboro

The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Jonesboro. Bands overlap, because plenty of standard jobs cost as much as a light premium one. Sizes run from 1-car (12x20), 240 sq ft to 3-car (900 sq ft).