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Insurance agencies in Ashley County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,544 of 2,272 scored counties
#44 of 59 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
15
6 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17M
On vehicle insurance · $2,316 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.4
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,831
−5.9% 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

Households in Ashley County spend about $17M a year on vehicle insurance, or $2,316 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 15 insurance agencies, that is $1.1M per agency, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 15 insurance agencies on map listings in Ashley County as of September 2026. 6 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 20.4 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Ashley County in 2023. That is one for every 1,226 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Ashley County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Ashley County is 38 (lower middle), #1,544 of 2,272 scored counties and #44 of 59 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Ashley County compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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 Ashley County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureAshley CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.417.915.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,226795966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.9%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,316$2,473$1,957
Median household income$44,266$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3856

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$765K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
156 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 Ashley 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 Ashley County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,831−5.9% since 2020
Households
7,356
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
926 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$44,266−1.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,274
Median home value
$91,900
Jobs located here
5,531
Daytime population
17,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Ashley County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, AR9369.3$3.2M+11.2%#27 of 2,272
2Marion County, AR9156.5$4.2M+4.3%#43 of 2,272
3Logan County, AR761011.7$2.4M+2.5%#316 of 2,272
4Conway County, AR70910.9$2.4M+3.2%#459 of 2,272
5Sevier County, AR70712.5$2.1M−0.1%#467 of 2,272
6Johnson County, AR6998.7$3M+2.0%#489 of 2,272
7Carroll County, AR671614.1$2M+3.6%#560 of 2,272
8Lawrence County, AR67913.6$1.8M+0.3%#565 of 2,272
9Hot Spring County, AR66129.7$2.7M+1.1%#578 of 2,272
10Polk County, AR66911.4$2.2M+1.6%#585 of 2,272
44Ashley County, AR381520.4$1.1M−5.9%#1,544 of 2,272

Other business types in Ashley County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Ashley County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 insurance agencies in Ashley County. 6 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in Ashley County, AR spend on vehicle insurance?

About $17M a year, or $2,316 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,356 households in Ashley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ashley County, AR compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Ashley County has 20.4 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.1M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Ashley County would have about 14, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,226 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Ashley County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Ashley County at 17,831 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,356 households. Median household income in Ashley County is $44,266, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 1.1%, 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. Ashley County scores 38 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,544 of 2,272 scored counties.

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