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Real estate businesses in Lawrence County, AR

The real estate businesses in Lawrence County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #802 of 2,229 scored counties
#12 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$84.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,828 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
326
3.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.1
76% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,273
+0.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 real estate businesses in Lawrence County. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 9.1 per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in Lawrence County spend about $84.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,828 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 3.3 times the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lawrence County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 40 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Lawrence County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Lawrence County is 55 (upper middle), #802 of 2,229 scored counties and #12 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Lawrence County compares

The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate in Lawrence County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.128.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)326115100
Households per official establishmentn/a593414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,828$14,055$16,661
Median household income$44,882$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score5556

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
40Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lawrence County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,273+0.3% since 2020
Households
6,613
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
588 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$44,882+12.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,373
Median home value
$98,900
Jobs located here
4,103
Daytime population
14,694Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Lawrence County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, AR78812.4254+11.2%#59 of 2,229
2Hot Spring County, AR7054.1752+1.1%#198 of 2,229
3Franklin County, AR69912.8238+3.5%#235 of 2,229
4Grant County, AR691115.8214+4.1%#239 of 2,229
5Logan County, AR681011.7271+2.5%#267 of 2,229
6Crawford County, AR682912.4259+4.1%#269 of 2,229
7Conway County, AR64910.9277+3.2%#396 of 2,229
8Randolph County, AR6068.2364+1.5%#557 of 2,229
9Mississippi County, AR591912.3252−6.7%#602 of 2,229
10Independence County, AR582517.1183+2.2%#665 of 2,229
12Lawrence County, AR5569.1326+0.3%#802 of 2,229

Other business types in Lawrence County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Lawrence County, AR?

Lawrence County has 6 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lawrence County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lawrence County, AR spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $84.8M a year, or $12,828 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.3 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,613 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lawrence County, AR compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Lawrence County has 9.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 326, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 20, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Lawrence County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 16,273 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,613 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $44,882 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Lawrence County scores 55 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #802 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Lawrence County

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