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Insurance agencies in Los Angeles County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,032 of 2,272 scored counties
#50 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
6,331
1,300 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
3,866
−1.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$6.2B
On vehicle insurance · $1,803 a household
Spending per listing
$973K
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.5
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,694,934
−3.0% 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, Los Angeles County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #2,032 of 2,272 scored counties and #50 of 53 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Los Angeles County spend about $6.2B a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,803 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $973K per agency, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 6,331 insurance agencies on map listings in Los Angeles County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 18.5 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Los Angeles County was 3,866 in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 884 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 103 SBA-backed loans worth $76.1M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Los Angeles County. Population estimates put the population change in Los Angeles County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureLos Angeles CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.517.215.6
Spending per listing$973K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment884973966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.6%−4.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,803$1,926$1,957
Median household income$90,112$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score2234

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3,930 → 3,866−1.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
19,151
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9B
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6,3311,300 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4,906The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
103
Amount
$76.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
9,694,934−3.0% since 2020
Households
3,416,449
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
46%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
4,060 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,416
Median household income
$90,112+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,768
Median home value
$834,200
Jobs located here
4,875,632
Daytime population
10,082,231Residents 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 Los Angeles 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
50Los Angeles County, CA226,33118.5$973K−3.0%#2,032 of 2,272

Other business types in Los Angeles County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Los Angeles County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6,331 insurance agencies in Los Angeles County. 1,300 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 3,866 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019.

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

About $6.2B a year, or $1,803 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6,331 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $973K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,416,449 households in Los Angeles County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Los Angeles County has 18.5 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $973K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Los Angeles County would have about 4,906, against 6,331 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 884 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 Los Angeles County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Los Angeles County at 9,694,934 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,416,449 households. Median household income in Los Angeles County is $90,112, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Los Angeles County scores 22 for insurance agencies (low), #2,032 of 2,272 scored counties.

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