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Insurance agencies in Mobile County, AL
The insurance agencies in Mobile County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,255 of 2,272 scored counties
#46 of 54 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 299
- 71 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 146
- −7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $393.1M
- On vehicle insurance · $2,432 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 411,658
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 299 insurance agencies in Mobile County. Of those, 71 are chain locations, or 24%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 18.5 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.
At $2,432 per household (24% above the U.S. average), households in Mobile County spend about $393.1M a year on vehicle insurance. That works out to $1.3M per agency, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
In 2023, official counts showed 146 businesses with payroll in Mobile County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, down 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,107 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $270K have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Mobile County.
Population estimates show Mobile County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Mobile County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #1,255 of 2,272 scored counties and #46 of 54 scored counties in Alabama.
How Mobile 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.
| Measure | Mobile County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 16.2 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,107 | 1,150 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.0% | +1.4% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $2,432 | $2,568 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $58,880 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 157 → 146−7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 756
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $68.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 29971 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 313The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $270K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Mobile 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 Mobile County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 411,658−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 161,665
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 336
- Median household income
- $58,880+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,726
- Median home value
- $190,700
- Jobs located here
- 181,672
- Daytime population
- 421,837Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chilton County, AL | 92 | 16 | 9.0 | $3.2M | +5.9% | #33 of 2,272 |
| 2St. Clair County, AL | 91 | 41 | 11.7 | $2.5M | +7.1% | #51 of 2,272 |
| 3Lawrence County, AL | 90 | 11 | 8.1 | $3.8M | +2.3% | #54 of 2,272 |
| 4Randolph County, AL | 90 | 7 | 7.6 | $3.7M | +4.8% | #55 of 2,272 |
| 5Elmore County, AL | 89 | 29 | 8.8 | $3.2M | +4.2% | #69 of 2,272 |
| 6Cherokee County, AL | 86 | 12 | 11.8 | $2.4M | +5.8% | #117 of 2,272 |
| 7Bibb County, AL | 85 | 5 | 6.5 | $4.4M | +0.4% | #122 of 2,272 |
| 8Blount County, AL | 85 | 24 | 10.8 | $2.7M | +1.8% | #131 of 2,272 |
| 9Limestone County, AL | 85 | 53 | 12.9 | $2.2M | +18.0% | #135 of 2,272 |
| 10Jackson County, AL | 84 | 24 | 11.0 | $2.5M | +3.3% | #146 of 2,272 |
| 46Mobile County, AL | 46 | 299 | 18.5 | $1.3M | −0.7% | #1,255 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Mobile County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many insurance agencies are in Mobile County, AL?
Mobile County has 299 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 71 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 146 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Mobile County, AL spend on vehicle insurance?
About $393.1M a year, or $2,432 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 299 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,665 households in Mobile County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mobile County, AL compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Mobile County has 18.5 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.3M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Mobile County would have about 313, against 299 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,107 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Mobile County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Mobile County at 411,658 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 161,665 households. The median household income in Mobile County is $58,880 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Mobile County scores 46 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,255 of 2,272 scored counties.
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