ABA therapy in Caraway, AR
About 1,100 people live in Caraway, across 2.3 square miles — spread out, at roughly 475 people per square mile. Families here hit the same two questions: what’s actually available, and who pays for it.
- 20.4 mi to Jonesboro
- Arkansas Medicaid covers eligible children
- In-home visits come to you
What’s available in Caraway
In-home usually starts sooner than the drive is worth
The nearest city of any size is Jonesboro, roughly 20.4 miles away. That's a real trip twice a day, and for most families in Caraway it means in-home ABA starts sooner and sticks better — with a center added later only if peer goals become the priority.
Caraway by the numbers
- Population
- 1,095
- 2024 census estimate
- Land area
- 2.3 sq mi
- 475 people per square mile
- Size in Arkansas
- #179
- of 185 communities we cover
- Size in Craighead County
- #7
- of 7 towns in the county
Caraway has shrunk about 3% since the 2020 census — where population is falling, in-person provider coverage tends to thin out first, which is exactly when in-home and telehealth matter most.
Which rules apply to you
Caraway is one of 10 incorporated places in Craighead County, a county of about 120,000 people. The county's largest is Jonesboro, about 20.4 miles away.
Coverage itself is set statewide, not locally. Arkansas Medicaid covers medically necessary ABA for eligible children anywhere in Arkansas, and Arkansas’s autism insurance law reaches private plans issued in the state. Your address changes which providers can reach you — it doesn’t change whether you’re covered.
Caraway questions, straight answers
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ABA therapy near Caraway
The closest communities we cover, with the real distance from Caraway: