Market rankings · Alaska
Insurance agencies in Alaska
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alaska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 249
- 63 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 177
- −6.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $495.6M
- On vehicle insurance
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 41% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 59% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #8 of 51
- Market score 71 · Upper middle
A site report maps the insurance agencies on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 249 insurance agencies on map listings in Alaska as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 9.2 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.
At $1,832 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Alaska spend about $495.6M a year on vehicle insurance. Spread across 249 insurance agencies, that is $2M per agency, 59% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Alaska was 177 in 2023, down 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,528 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 1.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $926K have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Alaska.
Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #8 for insurance agencies, with a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest (65). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area scores highest (60).
Every market in Alaska for insurance agencies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anchorage, AK | 65 | 167 | 11.2 | $1.7M | +1.9% | #103 of 387 |
| 2Fairbanks-College, AK | 62 | 35 | 9.6 | $2M | −1.4% | #119 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juneau, AK | 60 | 9 | 6.8 | $2.6M | −1.8% | #187 of 537 |
| 2Ketchikan, AK | 40 | 6 | 10.5 | $1.6M | −2.6% | #350 of 537 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 72 | 46 | 11.5 | $1.9M | +10.4% | #418 of 2,272 |
| 2Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 71 | 22 | 9.0 | $2.3M | +5.1% | #431 of 2,272 |
| 3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 56 | 35 | 9.6 | $2M | −1.4% | #900 of 2,272 |
| 4Juneau City and Borough, AK | 55 | 9 | 6.8 | $2.6M | −1.8% | #937 of 2,272 |
| 5Anchorage Municipality, AK | 49 | 121 | 11.1 | $1.6M | −1.3% | #1,134 of 2,272 |
| 6Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 36 | 6 | 10.5 | $1.6M | −2.6% | #1,591 of 2,272 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $3.3M | −1.5% | |
| Kodiak Island Borough, AK | Not scored | 3 | 6.5 | $2.7M | −5.0% | |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 3 | 8.7 | $1.9M | −1.3% | |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.0% | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.5% | |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.5% | |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $4.2M | +0.6% | |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.2% | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.1% | |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% | |
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 7.3 | $2.3M | −0.1% | |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.6% | |
| Haines Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Denali Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Not scored | 1 | 22.2 | $824K | −10.7% | |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.2% | |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 insurance agencies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many insurance agencies are in Alaska?
As of September 2026, map listings count 249 insurance agencies in Alaska. 63 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 177 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 6.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Alaska spend on vehicle insurance?
About $495.6M a year, or $1,832 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 249 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Alaska has 9.2 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Alaska would have about 395, against 249 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,528 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for insurance agencies?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area scores highest, at 60 (upper middle). Among 6 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Alaska scores 71 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #8 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the insurance agencies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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