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Insurance agencies in Ventura County, CA

How Ventura County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for insurance agencies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,060 of 2,272 scored counties
#51 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
686
137 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
413
−8.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$595.2M
On vehicle insurance · $2,123 a household
Spending per listing
$868K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.5
57% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
830,851
−1.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Ventura County is 21 (low), #2,060 of 2,272 scored counties and #51 of 53 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 686 insurance agencies in Ventura County. Of those, 137 are chain locations, or 20%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 24.5 for every 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Ventura County comes to about $595.2M a year: $2,123 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $868K per agency, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 413 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Ventura County in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 679 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $8.7M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Ventura County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ventura County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Ventura 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 Ventura County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureVentura CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.517.215.6
Spending per listing$868K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment679973966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.6%−4.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,123$1,926$1,957
Median household income$109,797$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score2134

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
452 → 413−8.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,813
Annual payroll, 2023
$167.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
686137 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
474The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$8.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
830,851−1.5% since 2020
Households
280,360
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,841 sq. mi.
People per square mile
455
Median household income
$109,797+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$144,867
Median home value
$822,700
Jobs located here
321,509
Daytime population
755,963Residents 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 Ventura 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
51Ventura County, CA2168624.5$868K−1.5%#2,060 of 2,272

Other business types in Ventura County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Ventura County, CA?

There are 686 insurance agencies on map listings in Ventura County as of September 2026. 137 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 413 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019.

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

About $595.2M a year, or $2,123 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 686 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $868K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 280,360 households in Ventura County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ventura County has 24.5 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $868K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Ventura County would have about 474, against 686 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 679 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Ventura County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Ventura County at 830,851 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 280,360 households. The median household income in Ventura County is $109,797 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Ventura County scores 21 for insurance agencies (low), #2,060 of 2,272 scored counties.

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