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Insurance agencies in Garland County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,743 of 2,272 scored counties
#52 of 59 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
94
18 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
63
−1.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$106.2M
On vehicle insurance · $2,431 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.5
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,695
−0.6% 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

For insurance agencies, Garland County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,743 of 2,272 scored counties and #52 of 59 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 94 insurance agencies in Garland County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 21.5 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Garland County comes to about $106.2M a year: $2,431 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Spread across 94 insurance agencies, that is $1.1M per agency, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Garland County in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 693 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Garland County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Garland 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 Garland County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureGarland CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.517.915.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment693795966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.6%+0.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,431$2,473$1,957
Median household income$57,181$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3256

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
64 → 63−1.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
235
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9418 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
85The 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 Garland 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 Garland County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,695−0.6% since 2020
Households
43,667
Median age
46.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
678 sq. mi.
People per square mile
148
Median household income
$57,181+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,414
Median home value
$194,300
Jobs located here
38,998
Daytime population
100,390Residents 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 Garland 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
52Garland County, AR329421.5$1.1M−0.6%#1,743 of 2,272

Other business types in Garland County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Garland County, AR?

There are 94 insurance agencies on map listings in Garland County as of September 2026. 18 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019.

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

About $106.2M a year, or $2,431 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,667 households in Garland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Garland County has 21.5 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 38% 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 national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Garland County would have about 85, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 693 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Garland County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Garland County at 99,695 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,667 households. The median household income in Garland County is $57,181 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Garland County scores 32 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,743 of 2,272 scored counties.

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