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Insurance agencies in Shasta County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,682 of 2,272 scored counties
#44 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
125
30 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
74
−1.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$139.5M
On vehicle insurance · $1,958 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.5
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
181,648
−0.3% 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 125 insurance agencies in Shasta County. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 24%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 17.5 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Shasta County comes to about $139.5M a year: $1,958 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 125 insurance agencies, that is $1.1M per agency, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Shasta County was 74 in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 963 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $579K have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Shasta County.

Population estimates put the population change in Shasta County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For insurance agencies, Shasta County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,682 of 2,272 scored counties and #44 of 53 scored counties in California.

How Shasta 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 Shasta County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureShasta CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.517.215.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment963973966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.3%−4.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,958$1,926$1,957
Median household income$72,636$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3434

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
75 → 74−1.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
338
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
12530 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
111The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$579K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
181,648−0.3% since 2020
Households
71,232
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,776 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$72,636+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,245
Median home value
$366,400
Jobs located here
65,820
Daytime population
181,391Residents 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 Shasta 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
44Shasta County, CA3412517.5$1.1M−0.3%#1,682 of 2,272

Other business types in Shasta County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Shasta County, CA?

Shasta County has 125 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019.

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

About $139.5M a year, or $1,958 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 125 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,232 households in Shasta County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Shasta County has 17.5 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Shasta County would have about 111, against 125 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 963 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Shasta County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Shasta County at 181,648 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 71,232 households. The median household income in Shasta County is $72,636 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. Shasta County scores 34 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,682 of 2,272 scored counties.

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