Doing Business in Eldon

Welcome to Eldon, Missouri! Eldon is located in the heart of Missouri, 26 miles south of the state capital, Jefferson City, and only 7 miles from the Lake of the Ozarks. Eldon sits right off of 4-lane US Highway 54 which just completed a $150 million MODOT Expressway expansion project. This expansion makes access to southern routes via I-44 even easier. On the other side, Eldon is only 60 miles away to Interstate 70. All of this makes Eldon a central location with heavy traffic flow.

Quality of Life

Eldon, Missouri offers the key components to provide a great quality of life for its community, including 3 city parks, 2 grocery stores, 2 healthcare providers, numerous banking facilities, and aquatic center, more than 20 churches, Miller County Fairgrounds, excellent schools, and much, much more.

Business

  • Two Site Locations
    • Industrial Park (east of town)- buildings available to rent, land available to buy
    • Business Park (north east of town)- 44 acres for commercial and industrial business
  • Airport – Eldon has a 4,000 feet long and 75 feet wide runway that has the capacity for corporate jets. There are plans for additional airplane hangers as well as a small terminal
  • Missouri Enhanced Enterprise Zone

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TOP 10 ELDON EMPLOYERS

1. Adient LLC

410

2. Eldon School District

350

3. Quaker Windows & Doors

205

4. Opies Transport Inc.

123

5. Miller County Care & Rehabilitation

89

6. McDonald’s

80

7. Walmart

68

8. Woods Supermarket

65

9. Gateway Industries

52

10. City of Eldon

47

Demographics

Miller County Population : 25,515
MO Senate : 6th District
MO House : 58th District
US Congressional : 3rd District
Postal Zip Code : 65026
Area Code : 573
Age Range
0 – 19 : 24%
20-34: 18%
35-44 : 12%
45-64: 27%
65 + : 20%
Median Age : 41
Avg. Household Income: $45,134

Business Resources

Business License Application
Buildings
Sites
Localities
City of Eldon
LOREDC
SCORE
Missouri Business Portal
Missouri Business Dev. Portal
MO Source Link
Missouri Core
OSEDA
MO Economic Dev Council
MO Dept of Economic Dev.

Surrounding Area

Eldon is located on the northern edge of the Lake of the Ozarks, 18 miles from Versailles. Tuscumbia, Olean and Eugene are within a 14 mile radius.

Higher Education

The area has two technical career centers, a four-year liberal arts college extension campus and a satellite community college.

Other Area Chambers

Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
Camdenton Chamber
Lake West Chamber
Versailles Area Chamber

 

Lake of the Ozarks

Lake of the Ozarks is one of the region’s most significant attributes with its 1150 miles of shoreline.

More than one hundred resorts, hotels, motels and B & B’s surround the lake.

Two large resorts offer convention and business meeting rooms

Future exhibition center offering nearly 100,000 sq. ft.

Shopping and dining opportunities abound in Eldon and the Lake of the Ozarks area. Boutiques, specialty and gift shops, an outlet mall, home improvement and décor and a multitude of restaurants offer unique experiences.

Lake Regional Health System is an awarding winning 116-bed level III trauma center. Lake Regional Health System also includes seven primary care clinics; 20+ specialty clinics; four walk-in care clinics; four satellite physical and cardiac rehab therapy sites; five retail pharmacies; a skilled nursing facility; and home health and hospice services.