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Insurance agencies in Madera County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #707 of 2,272 scored counties
#12 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
65
16 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
36
−2.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$98.8M
On vehicle insurance · $2,176 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.3
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
167,927
+7.4% 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

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Madera County comes to about $98.8M a year: $2,176 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Madera County has 65 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 25%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 14.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Madera County was 36 in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,261 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $336K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Madera County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madera County grew 7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For insurance agencies, Madera County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #707 of 2,272 scored counties and #12 of 53 scored counties in California.

How Madera 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 Madera County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureMadera CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.317.215.6
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,261973966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.7%−4.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,176$1,926$1,957
Median household income$76,627$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6334

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 36−2.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
135
Annual payroll, 2023
$8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6516 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$336K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
167,927+7.4% since 2020
Households
45,379
Median age
35.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,137 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$76,627+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,809
Median home value
$393,200
Jobs located here
52,879
Daytime population
154,268Residents 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 Madera 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
12Madera County, CA636514.3$1.5M+7.4%#707 of 2,272

Other business types in Madera County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Madera County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 insurance agencies in Madera County. 16 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019.

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

About $98.8M a year, or $2,176 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,379 households in Madera County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madera County has 14.3 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.5M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Madera County would have about 79, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,261 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Madera County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Madera County at 167,927 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,379 households. Median household income in Madera County is $76,627, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. Madera County scores 63 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #707 of 2,272 scored counties.

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