21% of Arkansas Dumpster Rental Companies Are Ghost Listings. Here's the Data.
We scored 6,304 dumpster rental companies across 50 states. Arkansas's ghost-listing rate is 21.4% — more than double the national average. Little Rock alone has a 30.8% ghost rate. Here's who you can trust.
21% of Arkansas Dumpster Rental Companies Are Ghost Listings. Here's the Data.
We scored every dumpster rental operator in America. All of them. 6,304 companies. 50 states. Real Google data, real reviews, real scores.
Arkansas has the second-worst ghost listing rate of any state we've investigated this month — and the state capital is ground zero.
The Headline Number
21.4% of Arkansas dumpster rental companies are ghost listings — Google Maps entries with zero reviews, a sub-3.0 star rating, or both. That's more than double the 9.5% national average.
Out of 42 dumpster rental operators listed in Arkansas, 9 are ghosts. More than 1 in 5 listings will lead you to a company with no verifiable track record, no reviews, or a rating so low it screams problems.
| State | Ghost Listings | Total Operators | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 57 | 198 | 28.8% |
| Oregon | 12 | 55 | 21.8% |
| Arkansas | 9 | 42 | 21.4% |
| Louisiana | 25 | 122 | 20.5% |
| Kentucky | 11 | 60 | 18.3% |
| National Average | 600 | 6,304 | 9.5% |
What Is a Ghost Listing?
A ghost listing is a business listed on Google Maps that shows one or more of these red flags:
- Zero reviews — nobody has ever reviewed them publicly
- No star rating — Google has no rating data at all
- Sub-3.0 star rating — enough bad experiences to drag the average below 3 stars
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The Data: Arkansas by the Numbers
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total operators in Arkansas | 42 |
| Ghost listings | 9 |
| Ghost listing rate | 21.4% |
| National average rate | 9.5% |
| Arkansas vs national | 2.3x worse |
Worst Cities for Ghost Listings in Arkansas
| City | Total Operators | Ghost Listings | Ghost Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Fort Smith | 5 | 2 | 40.0% |
| North Little Rock | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Little Rock | 13 | 4 | 30.8% |
Little Rock — the state's largest city — has a 30.8% ghost rate. 4 of its 13 operators are ghosts. That means nearly 1 in 3 Little Rock dumpster rental listings will lead you to an unverified operator.
Fort Smith follows at 40%. 2 of 5 Fort Smith operators are ghosts, leaving only 3 legitimate options in Arkansas's second-largest metro.
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Why Arkansas?
1. Small market, big impact. Arkansas has only 42 total operators statewide. Nine ghost listings is all it takes to push the rate above 20%. Larger states can absorb more bad actors without the rate spiking.
2. Low barriers to entry. Arkansas requires minimal licensing to operate as a waste hauler. Standard LLC paperwork and a Google Business Profile are enough to start appearing in search results next to 20-year veterans.
3. Metro concentration. Little Rock has 13 of the state's 42 operators, but 4 are ghosts. The capital city's demand attracts fly-by-night operators who set up listings to capture "dumpster rental Little Rock" searches without building a real operation.
4. Northwest Arkansas growth. The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro has been one of the fastest-growing regions in the South. Growth attracts legitimate operators — but also attracts ghost listings trying to siphon demand.
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The Best-Rated Operators in Arkansas
These are the top 5 Arkansas operators by DCS Score. Every one has been independently scored on public data — none paid to be here.
| DCS | Company | City | Google Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Bin There Dump That Little Rock | Bryant | 5.0 | 233 |
| 95 | Dumpster Dudez | Fayetteville | 5.0 | 237 |
| 95 | Ozark Dumpster Service | Springdale | 5.0 | 458 |
| 89 | 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Little Rock | Little Rock | 5.0 | 774 |
| 89 | College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving Little Rock | Little Rock | 4.8 | 1,347 |
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How to Avoid Ghost Listings in Arkansas
1. Never hire a company with fewer than 10 Google reviews. In a small market like Arkansas, even 10 reviews means the operator has done real work for real customers. 2. Check the DCS Score. Operators scoring below 40 are in the "Listed" tier — the ghost listings live there. 3. Be extremely cautious in Little Rock. With a 30.8% ghost rate, nearly 1 in 3 listings is unreliable. Start with the operators listed above or check our [Arkansas directory](/dumpster-rental/arkansas). 4. Skip Van Buren and cross-reference Fort Smith. Van Buren has zero legitimate operators in our data. Fort Smith has only 3 verified ones. 5. Get quotes in writing via email. If they won't put it in writing, call someone else. 6. Use the [size estimator](/tools/size-estimator) to know exactly what you need before you call.
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Our Methodology
- Data source: Google Places API, pulled April 2026, across 50 US states and 200+ metros.
- Universe: 6,304 unique operators with at least one business detail field populated.
- Ghost listing definition: A Google Maps business listing with either (a) zero reviews, (b) no star rating, or (c) a rating below 3.0 stars.
- DCS Score: Our 100-point rubric measuring Rating Quality (25 pts), Review Volume (25 pts), Consistency (15 pts), Trust Signals (20 pts), and Data Completeness (15 pts).
- Independence: No operator paid for placement. No operator can pay to improve their DCS Score.
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