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Insurance agencies in Lauderdale County, AL

How Lauderdale 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,154 of 2,272 scored counties
#45 of 54 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
79
23 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
50
−7.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$103.6M
On vehicle insurance · $2,639 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.1
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,135
+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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 79 insurance agencies in Lauderdale County. 23 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 20.1 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

At $2,639 per household (35% above the U.S. average), households in Lauderdale County spend about $103.6M a year on vehicle insurance. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

In 2023, official counts showed 50 businesses with payroll in Lauderdale County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, down 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 785 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Lauderdale County.

Population estimates show Lauderdale County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For insurance agencies, Lauderdale County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,154 of 2,272 scored counties and #45 of 54 scored counties in Alabama.

How Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureLauderdale CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.116.215.6
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7851,150966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.4%+1.4%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,639$2,568$1,957
Median household income$62,649$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4974

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
54 → 50−7.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
231
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7923 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$250K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
97,135+3.3% since 2020
Households
39,258
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
668 sq. mi.
People per square mile
143
Median household income
$62,649+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,306
Median home value
$200,300
Jobs located here
30,814
Daytime population
90,942Residents 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 Lauderdale 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
45Lauderdale County, AL497920.1$1.3M+3.3%#1,154 of 2,272

Other business types in Lauderdale County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Lauderdale County, AL?

There are 79 insurance agencies on map listings in Lauderdale County as of September 2026. 23 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019.

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

About $103.6M a year, or $2,639 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,258 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lauderdale County has 20.1 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.3M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 83, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 785 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Lauderdale County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 97,135 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,258 households. The median household income in Lauderdale County is $62,649 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Lauderdale County scores 49 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,154 of 2,272 scored counties.

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