Jonesboro is a standalone smaller Arkansas market in the northeastern part of the state — its own local economy, not a satellite of a larger city. Major metro distances from Jonesboro: Memphis 60 mi (southeast), St. Louis 194 mi (north), Nashville 220 mi (east). The Arkansas state capital, Little Rock, is 117 miles to the southwest of Jonesboro. Among nearby covered cities such as Memphis and Bartlett, Jonesboro is one of the larger markets.
Jonesboro has a population of 71,551, ranking 5th of 10 covered Arkansas cities and accounting for about 9.1% of their total population. At 60 miles from the nearest major metro (Memphis), Jonesboro businesses mostly draw from a genuinely local search audience — meaning competitive pressure on commercial queries is far lower than in metro-adjacent markets. Jonesboro is located in Craighead County, Arkansas.
Jonesboro (71,551) sits among covered cities like Memphis (653,450), Bartlett (58,226), Southaven (50,997). The Memphis–St. Louis corridor (60 mi to 194 mi from Jonesboro) represents the competitive metro backdrop that shapes what Jonesboro businesses need to rank for.
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