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Insurance agencies in the Fresno, CA metro area

The insurance agencies in the Fresno, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #255 of 387 scored metro areas
#18 of 25 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
672
171 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
387
−0.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$730.8M
On vehicle insurance · $1,975 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.2
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,203,383
+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

Households in the Fresno metro area spend about $730.8M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,975 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 672 insurance agencies on map listings in the Fresno metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 171 are chain locations, or 25%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.2, 17% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Fresno metro area was 387 in 2023, down 0.5% from 2019. That is one for every 956 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Fresno metro area.

Population estimates show the Fresno metro area grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Fresno metro area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #255 of 387 scored metro areas and #18 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.

How the Fresno metro area 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, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureFresno metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.217.215.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment956973966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−0.5%−4.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,975$1,926$1,957
Median household income$74,468$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3934

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
387−0.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,198
Annual payroll, 2023
$173.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
672171 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
582The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$3.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Fresno metro area, 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 the Fresno metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,203,383+3.2% since 2020
Households
370,081
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
8,095 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$74,468
Average household income
$100,662
Median home value
$389,400
Jobs located here
466,033
Daytime population
1,171,895Residents 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 metro areas in California for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in California, with the Fresno metro area marked.

Top metro areas in California

Metro areas in California ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Merced, CA788710.1$2M+5.1%#45 of 387
2Stockton-Lodi, CA7232613.3$1.6M+5.5%#70 of 387
3Yuba City, CA717612.3$1.7M+3.3%#73 of 387
4Vallejo, CA6919312.3$1.7M+0.6%#85 of 387
5Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA652,14214.8$1.5M+3.5%#106 of 387
6Hanford-Corcoran, CA645512.5$1.6M+1.0%#108 of 387
7Bakersfield-Delano, CA6236913.0$1.5M+2.3%#123 of 387
8Visalia, CA5721314.9$1.4M+2.4%#145 of 387
9Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA5325913.6$1.5M−0.4%#168 of 387
10San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA5015013.7$1.5M0.0%#181 of 387
18Fresno, CA3967218.2$1.1M+3.2%#255 of 387

Other business types in the Fresno metro area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Fresno, CA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 672 insurance agencies in the Fresno metro area. 171 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 387 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 0.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Fresno, CA metro area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $730.8M a year, or $1,975 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 672 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 370,081 households in the Fresno metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Fresno metro area has 18.2 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Fresno metro area would have about 582, against 672 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 956 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Fresno, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Fresno metro area at 1,203,383 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 370,081 households. Median household income in the Fresno metro area is $74,468, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Fresno metro area scores 39 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #255 of 387 scored metro areas.

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