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Insurance agencies in Marengo County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Marengo County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #747 of 2,272 scored counties
#32 of 54 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
8
4 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.6M
On vehicle insurance · $2,232 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
76% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.1
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,311
−5.0% 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 8 insurance agencies in Marengo County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 50%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.1, 35% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

At $2,232 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Marengo County spend about $17.6M a year on vehicle insurance. That works out to $2.2M per agency, 76% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Marengo County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages. That is one for every 1,580 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marengo County declined 5.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Marengo County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #747 of 2,272 scored counties and #32 of 54 scored counties in Alabama.

How Marengo 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 Marengo County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMarengo CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.116.215.6
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,5801,150966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.4%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,232$2,568$1,957
Median household income$43,825$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6174

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
84 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 insurance agencies and brokerages in Marengo 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 Marengo County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,311−5.0% since 2020
Households
7,898
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
977 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$43,825+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,748
Median home value
$107,400
Jobs located here
7,402
Daytime population
17,810Residents 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 Marengo 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
32Marengo County, AL61810.1$2.2M−5.0%#747 of 2,272

Other business types in Marengo County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Marengo County, AL?

There are 8 insurance agencies on map listings in Marengo County as of September 2026. 4 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

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

About $17.6M a year, or $2,232 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,898 households in Marengo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marengo County has 10.1 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2.2M, 76% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Marengo County would have about 14, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,580 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Marengo County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Marengo County at 18,311 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,898 households. The median household income in Marengo County is $43,825 a year, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Marengo County scores 61 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #747 of 2,272 scored counties.

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