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Insurance agencies in the Alamosa, CO area
The insurance agencies in the Alamosa, CO area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #221 of 537 scored small-town markets
#4 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 18
- 7 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.9M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,996 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,896
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,996 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in the Alamosa area spend about $22.9M a year on vehicle insurance. That works out to $1.3M per agency, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
There are 18 insurance agencies on map listings in the Alamosa area as of September 2026. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 15.7 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 15.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Alamosa area was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,274 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Alamosa area grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Alamosa area scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #221 of 537 scored small-town markets and #4 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado.
How the Alamosa area compares
The same measures for Colorado 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.
| Measure | Alamosa area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 19.2 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,274 | 760 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.0% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,996 | $1,936 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $51,237 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 187 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Alamosa 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 Alamosa area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,896+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 11,463
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $51,237
- Average household income
- $69,885
- Median home value
- $217,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,147
- Daytime population
- 26,558Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cañon City, CO | 63 | 24 | 13.4 | $1.5M | +2.4% | #159 of 537 |
| 2Breckenridge, CO | 62 | 13 | 8.4 | $2.3M | +1.1% | #162 of 537 |
| 3Edwards, CO | 58 | 22 | 10.0 | $2.1M | −2.4% | #198 of 537 |
| 4Alamosa, CO | 55 | 18 | 15.7 | $1.3M | +2.1% | #221 of 537 |
| 5Montrose, CO | 54 | 28 | 15.5 | $1.4M | +4.1% | #227 of 537 |
| 6Steamboat Springs, CO | 50 | 23 | 13.8 | $1.5M | +0.9% | #266 of 537 |
| 7Fort Morgan, CO | 48 | 17 | 15.4 | $1.4M | +4.2% | #281 of 537 |
| 8Rifle, CO | 48 | 49 | 15.0 | $1.4M | +1.2% | #282 of 537 |
| 9Durango, CO | 45 | 37 | 15.2 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #305 of 537 |
| 10Sterling, CO | 19 | 18 | 21.9 | $874K | −2.7% | #494 of 537 |
Other business types in the Alamosa area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many insurance agencies are in the Alamosa, CO area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 insurance agencies in the Alamosa area. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.
How much do households in the Alamosa, CO area spend on vehicle insurance?
About $22.9M a year, or $1,996 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,463 households in the Alamosa area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Alamosa, CO area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
The Alamosa area has 15.7 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,274 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.
How fast is the Alamosa, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Alamosa area at 27,896 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,463 households. Median household income in the Alamosa area is $51,237, 37% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Alamosa area scores 55 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #221 of 537 scored small-town markets.
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