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Insurance agencies in Baldwin County, AL

The insurance agencies in Baldwin County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #483 of 2,272 scored counties
#24 of 54 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
161
34 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
88
+2.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$259.1M
On vehicle insurance · $2,629 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.3
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
267,761
+14.8% 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

At $2,629 per household (34% above the U.S. average), households in Baldwin County spend about $259.1M a year on vehicle insurance. Spread across 161 insurance agencies, that is $1.6M per agency, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 161 insurance agencies on map listings in Baldwin County as of September 2026. 34 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.3, 4% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Baldwin County was 88 in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,120 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Baldwin County.

Population estimates put the population change in Baldwin County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Baldwin County is 70 (upper middle), #483 of 2,272 scored counties and #24 of 54 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Baldwin County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle insurance by the insurance agencies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Insurance agencies in Baldwin County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureBaldwin CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.316.215.6
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,1201,150966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.3%+1.4%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,629$2,568$1,957
Median household income$78,775$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score7074

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
86 → 88+2.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
462
Annual payroll, 2023
$32.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
16134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
206The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Baldwin 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 Baldwin County

Population, 2025 estimate
267,761+14.8% since 2020
Households
98,574
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,590 sq. mi.
People per square mile
155
Median household income
$78,775+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,378
Median home value
$316,900
Jobs located here
84,738
Daytime population
233,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Baldwin County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chilton County, AL92169.0$3.2M+5.9%#33 of 2,272
2St. Clair County, AL914111.7$2.5M+7.1%#51 of 2,272
3Lawrence County, AL90118.1$3.8M+2.3%#54 of 2,272
4Randolph County, AL9077.6$3.7M+4.8%#55 of 2,272
5Elmore County, AL89298.8$3.2M+4.2%#69 of 2,272
6Cherokee County, AL861211.8$2.4M+5.8%#117 of 2,272
7Bibb County, AL8556.5$4.4M+0.4%#122 of 2,272
8Blount County, AL852410.8$2.7M+1.8%#131 of 2,272
9Limestone County, AL855312.9$2.2M+18.0%#135 of 2,272
10Jackson County, AL842411.0$2.5M+3.3%#146 of 2,272
24Baldwin County, AL7016116.3$1.6M+14.8%#483 of 2,272

Other business types in Baldwin County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Baldwin County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 161 insurance agencies in Baldwin County. 34 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Baldwin County, AL spend on vehicle insurance?

About $259.1M a year, or $2,629 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 161 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 98,574 households in Baldwin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Baldwin County, AL compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Baldwin County has 16.3 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.6M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Baldwin County would have about 206, against 161 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,120 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Baldwin County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Baldwin County at 267,761 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,574 households. Median household income in Baldwin County is $78,775, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, 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. Baldwin County scores 70 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #483 of 2,272 scored counties.

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