Groundwork

Auto · County · California

Insurance agencies in Fresno County, CA

The insurance agencies in Fresno County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,582 of 2,272 scored counties
#42 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
607
155 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
351
−0.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$632.1M
On vehicle insurance · $1,947 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.7
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,035,456
+2.6% since 2020

See the insurance agencies around any address in Fresno County

The site report maps the insurance agencies on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Fresno County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Fresno County comes to about $632.1M a year: $1,947 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 607 insurance agencies, that is $1M per agency, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 607 insurance agencies on map listings in Fresno County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.7, 20% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Official counts show 351 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Fresno County in 2023, down 0.3% from 2019. That is one for every 925 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Fresno County.

Population estimates put the population change in Fresno County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Fresno County is 37 (lower middle), #1,582 of 2,272 scored counties and #42 of 53 scored counties in California.

How Fresno 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 Fresno County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureFresno CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.717.215.6
Spending per listing$1M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment925973966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−0.3%−4.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,947$1,926$1,957
Median household income$74,201$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3734

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
352 → 351−0.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,063
Annual payroll, 2023
$165.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
607155 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
503The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$2.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,035,456+2.6% since 2020
Households
324,702
Median age
34.3
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
5,959 sq. mi.
People per square mile
171
Median household income
$74,201+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,641
Median home value
$388,800
Jobs located here
413,154
Daytime population
1,017,627Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Fresno County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the insurance agencies on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Fresno County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Insurance agencies across California

Every California market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in California for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in California, with Fresno 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
42Fresno County, CA3760718.7$1M+2.6%#1,582 of 2,272

Other business types in Fresno County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Fresno County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 607 insurance agencies in Fresno County. 155 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 351 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 0.3% from 2019.

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

About $632.1M a year, or $1,947 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 607 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,702 households in Fresno County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fresno County has 18.7 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Fresno County would have about 503, against 607 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 925 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Fresno County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Fresno County at 1,035,456 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,702 households. Median household income in Fresno County is $74,201, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.5%, 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. Fresno County scores 37 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,582 of 2,272 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Fresno County. 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.

How the score works · Top markets for insurance agencies · All 56 business types in Fresno County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Fresno County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Fresno County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.