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Insurance agencies in Amador County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #590 of 2,272 scored counties
#7 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
18
2 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$34.4M
On vehicle insurance · $2,136 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
52% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,876
+3.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 insurance agencies in Amador County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 11%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.2, 28% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Households in Amador County spend about $34.4M a year on vehicle insurance, or $2,136 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Amador County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,341 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $118K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Amador County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Amador County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For insurance agencies, Amador County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #590 of 2,272 scored counties and #7 of 53 scored counties in California.

How Amador County compares

The same measures for California 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 Amador County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureAmador CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.217.215.6
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,341973966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,136$1,926$1,957
Median household income$88,044$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6634

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 12
Employees, 2023
53
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
182 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$118K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Amador 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 Amador County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,876+3.2% since 2020
Households
16,091
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
595 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$88,044+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,400
Median home value
$449,800
Jobs located here
12,065
Daytime population
33,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across California

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

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA87103.5$5.9M+8.2%#92 of 2,272
2Calaveras County, CA81137.1$3.3M+2.8%#194 of 2,272
3San Benito County, CA732512.2$2M+8.6%#393 of 2,272
4Lake County, CA72176.3$3.3M−0.6%#407 of 2,272
5Merced County, CA718710.1$2M+5.1%#439 of 2,272
6Yolo County, CA69739.5$2M+3.1%#502 of 2,272
7Amador County, CA661811.2$1.9M+3.2%#590 of 2,272
8Inyo County, CA6556.2$3.1M−4.4%#605 of 2,272
9Colusa County, CA6568.0$2.7M−0.1%#609 of 2,272
10Tehama County, CA64208.1$2.5M−1.7%#643 of 2,272

Other business types in Amador County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Amador County, CA?

Amador County has 18 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in Amador County, CA spend on vehicle insurance?

About $34.4M a year, or $2,136 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,091 households in Amador County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Amador County, CA compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Amador County has 11.2 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.9M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Amador County would have about 27, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,341 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Amador County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Amador County at 41,876 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,091 households. The median household income in Amador County is $88,044 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% 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. Amador County scores 66 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #590 of 2,272 scored counties.

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