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Insurance agencies in Jackson County, AL

How Jackson County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for insurance agencies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 84 out of 100: High

Ranked #146 of 2,272 scored counties
#10 of 54 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
24
7 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$59.9M
On vehicle insurance · $2,749 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
99% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.0
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,281
+3.3% 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

Jackson County scores 84 (high) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #146 of 2,272 scored counties and #10 of 54 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for insurance agencies.

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 insurance agencies in Jackson County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 29%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.0, 29% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Jackson County comes to about $59.9M a year: $2,749 per household, 40% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per agency, 99% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Jackson County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,981 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Jackson County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.016.215.6
Spending per listing$2.5M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,9811,150966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.4%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,749$2,568$1,957
Median household income$51,908$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score8474

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 11
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
247 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
54,281+3.3% since 2020
Households
21,795
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,078 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$51,908+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,531
Median home value
$159,500
Jobs located here
15,481
Daytime population
47,263Residents 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 Jackson 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

Other business types in Jackson County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Jackson County, AL?

Jackson County has 24 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

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

About $59.9M a year, or $2,749 per household. That is 40% above the U.S. average (an index of 140, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,795 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 11.0 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2.5M, 99% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Jackson County would have about 48, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,981 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 54,281 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,795 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $51,908 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Jackson County scores 84 for insurance agencies (high), #146 of 2,272 scored counties.

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