342 people live in the town of Benoit, in Bolivar County. Web design for a Benoit business starts with the basics: what you do, where you are, how to reach you. Aria’s web design plan for Benoit businesses is $89 a month and covers the website, the domain, business email and hosting; you see the finished site on a temporary link before paying anything.

No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website.

Small business websites in Benoit: the local business mix

Across Bolivar County, County Business Patterns counts, among others:

  • Beer, wine and liquor stores: 8. Their website should show store hours, what you carry and events or tastings, on a site you control.
  • Child care centers: 11. Their website should show programs by age, daily routine, your hours and a form for families who want to visit.
  • Funeral homes: 7. Their website should show your services explained with care, contact information and directions.
  • Law offices: 19. Their website should show plain-language pages about the cases you take, office location and a confidential contact form.
  • Pharmacies: 5. Their website should show hours, services such as vaccines, the insurance you accept and a map.

In Bolivar County, the Census counted 709 businesses with employees and 2,408 without a payroll in 2023; the second group is where a simple, affordable website changes the most. Bolivar County has far more than the national share of farm and forestry support services: 19 of them in the 2023 count. In that line of work, farmers book custom harvesting, spraying and equipment work by the season, so the website should show the crops, acres or animals you handle, your equipment and the counties you cover.

The town of Benoit in numbers

342People (2025 estimate)Census Bureau estimate
−7.3%Change in population, 2020-2025Mississippi: −0.2%
709Employer establishments in Bolivar CountyCounty Business Patterns 2023

The annual estimates show a slow decline, from 369 in 2020 to 342 in 2025. Statewide, the change was −0.2%. A steady town rewards the business people can find and trust quickly.

What Benoit customers look for before they call

Benoit is one of 15 municipalities in Bolivar County, a county of 28,262 people. For a town as small as Benoit, the county figures are more reliable: households have a median income of $39,585, and half the residents are older than 37.5. Broadband reaches 77.9% of homes, and 17.2% of households are online only through a phone plan. 62.6% of households own their home.

Towns near Benoit your website can name

Nearby incorporated places: Beulah (9.7 miles), Arkansas City, AR (12 miles) and Pace (13 miles). The town spreads over 1.0 square miles of land, with roughly 351 people per square mile. For big-city shopping and services, Jackson (141,196 residents) is 103 miles away. For flights, Mid Delta Regional Airport (GLH) lies 12 miles away. A 25-mile radius around Benoit takes in 18 other municipalities. Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument is a short trip away: within 45 miles. If you serve more than one town, your website can have a service area page that names each of them, so a customer in Pace or Beulah sees right away that you cover them.

By the 1991-2020 normals of the Greenville Asos weather station (12 miles from Benoit), July highs average 92°F and January lows average 35°F. About 49 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a normal year, most of it in December. Freezing nights (32°F or below) come about 42 times a year. Heat sets the rhythm: crews start early, afternoons belong to indoor activities, and the hottest weeks bring urgent searches. Give seasonal work its own page, so customers find them when they need them.

Before you publish: Mississippi and federal rules

Before your website goes live, it helps to have the basics of the business in order.

  • Mississippi’s regular retail sales tax rate is 7%. Groceries dropped to 5% on July 1, 2025. Local add-ons exist only at the city level: Tupelo adds 0.25% and Jackson adds 1% on certain sales. A sales tax permit from the Department of Revenue is required before doing business, one per location. Mississippi Department of Revenue
  • Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, businesses open to the public must make their goods and services accessible to people with disabilities, and the Justice Department’s guidance says that includes their websites. ADA.gov guidance

General information, not legal advice: confirm the details with the agency that handles each item.

Affordable web design: what you get and how it works

Aria is based in Curitiba, Brazil, and has built websites for businesses since 2008. Nobody from Aria will visit: you send your material by email, and you approve the website on a temporary link.

  1. Register your business online in about 5 minutes; the logo, photos and texts you already have go by email.
  2. Within 5 business days you get a temporary link with the whole website, built on a proven template with your brand.
  3. Ask for adjustments by email, approve, and after the first monthly fee the site goes live on your domain.

After it goes live, the technical side stay with Aria, and you request content changes by email at no extra cost.

Plan$89/monthNo setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website. No lock-in contract.
  • Business website or online store, same price
  • Your domain, registered and renewed by us (or the one you already have)
  • Business email on your domain: 5 GB, webmail and spam filtering
  • Hosting, SSL certificate and daily backups
  • Changes to text, photos and prices, requested by email
  • Ready within 5 business days on a temporary link
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Small business website questions from Benoit

My business is in Benoit, but I also work in Metcalfe. Can the website show that?

Yes. List Metcalfe, Arkansas City, Shaw or any other place you work on a service area page, and every page keeps the contact form.

Is a website worth it for a business in a town of 342 people?

Yes, because the competition is county-wide: Bolivar County counts 2,408 nonemployer businesses and 709 with employees (2023). Being findable outside Benoit is the point of the website.

Do we need to have meetings?

No visits: Aria works remotely from Curitiba, Brazil. You send your logo, photos and texts by email, and approve the website on a temporary link.

Is there a setup fee?

No. No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website. There is no lock-in contract either: you can end the service whenever you need.

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Sources for the numbers on this page
  • Population figures for Benoit: Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates. Households, income, commuting and housing: American Community Survey 2020-2024, 5-year, county figures where the town estimate is too uncertain. Businesses: ZIP Code and County Business Patterns 2023 and Nonemployer Statistics 2023. Distances: 2025 Gazetteer, straight line.
  • Climate: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (station USW00013939).
  • Founding year, nickname, elevation, waters, colleges, hospitals, airports and parks: Wikidata (item Q867467), retrieved on October 30, 2026; distances are straight-line.
  • The Mississippi rules come from the official sources linked in that section (checked October 30, 2026); county seats from the USGS National Atlas.