Stamped concrete cost in Fort Smith, AR

Fort Smith against nearby metros and the rest of Arkansas

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 400 sq ft range from $4,650 to $5,400 across Fort Smith and its five closest metros.

Across 300 US metros, Fort Smith comes in at #299 from the top. The priciest is Kahului, HI at $8,150; the cheapest is McAllen, TX at $4,550 (midpoints, 400 sq ft). Statewide, Fort Smith is 5% below the Arkansas figure.

Other Arkansas metros

Cities with a workforce like Fort Smith's

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

Cost by quality level and size in Fort Smith

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Fort Smith wages and prices. They overlap on purpose: a good standard job and a modest premium job can cost the same. The grid below prices the same bands at 3 common sizes.

Climate in Fort Smith: timing your stamped concrete job

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Ft Smith Rgnl Ap (in the city). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

March through June and September through October are the stretches where pouring concrete runs into the fewest weather problems in Fort Smith (6 of 12 months). January, February, November and December have an average overnight low of 40°F or below; 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 July and August, crews often start early, wet the base and plan for faster set times.

Fort Smith gets about 47 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 3 inches of snow. The wettest months are April, May and June (5.6 inches in May). Inside the workable window, March and September are the driest, at 3.9 and 4.0 inches. The station averages about 78 days a year at 90°F or above.

Does the season change the price? Probably, but we do not have a sourced seasonal price curve, so the estimator shows a year-round figure and does not adjust by month. When you collect quotes, ask whether scheduling in a slower month gets a better rate.

What nearby projects cost in Fort Smith

Because every project leans on different trades, Fort Smith's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, paver patio runs −13% and concrete driveway −22%.

Optional extras in Fort Smith

Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to Fort Smith by the average of the local wage index (0.71) and goods index (0.94), a factor of 0.83. Tick any of them in the estimator above to add them to your total. Treat these as planning figures: an add-on touches different trades than the main job, so the scaling is an approximation.

Fort Smith labor market for stamped concrete

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 3 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Fort Smith is 0.71 times the national level.

For cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051, weighted 60%) the local median is $18.70 an hour, which is 32% below the national $27.41. The middle half of them earn between $17.20 and $24.27 an hour. BLS counts 130 of them working in the area, 13.6 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 13.3), so the local bench is about average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 30% of the weighting: a median of $17.77 an hour, 22% below the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $16.31 and $21.83 an hour. About 670 work in the metro. That is 70.1 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 70.5 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.

For operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073, weighted 10%) the local median is $20.11 an hour, which is 30% below the national $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $18.15 and $21.12 an hour. BLS counts 440 of them working in the area, 46.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 30.7), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the cement masons and concrete finishers on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($24.27 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $330. At the 25th percentile ($17.20) it shrinks by about $90. The total moves by 7.1% or 1.9%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 95,560 jobs in the Fort Smith area. That makes it the 210th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.06% of US employment.

Why two Fort Smith quotes can differ

• Not included

  These prices don't include site prep that depends on the project: demolition, grading, or a thicker base.

• Pattern and color

  Basic to average coloring runs $8-$19 per sq ft. A 2-car stamped driveway runs $12-$18 per sq ft (HomeGuide); Estimators.us puts decorative slabs at $15-$30.

• Specialist labor

  Stamping has to be done before the concrete sets, so crews arrive in larger teams and charge for it.