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Insurance agencies in Alamosa County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,992 of 2,272 scored counties
#31 of 35 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
17
7 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.5M
On vehicle insurance · $1,882 a household
Spending per listing
$736K
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.6
64% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,688
+1.9% 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, Alamosa County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #1,992 of 2,272 scored counties and #31 of 35 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 insurance agencies in Alamosa County. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.6, 64% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Alamosa County comes to about $12.5M a year: $1,882 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 insurance agencies, that is $736K per agency, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Alamosa County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 739 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Alamosa County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Alamosa County 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.

Insurance agencies in Alamosa County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureAlamosa CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.619.215.6
Spending per listing$736K$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment739760966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,882$1,936$1,957
Median household income$55,397$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score2438

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 9
Employees, 2023
86
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
177 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Alamosa 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 Alamosa County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,688+1.9% since 2020
Households
6,648
Median age
33.3
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
723 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$55,397+47.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,625
Median home value
$239,100
Jobs located here
7,016
Daytime population
16,804Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Alamosa County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Park County, CO8666.7$3.6M+5.1%#110 of 2,272
2Grand County, CO7656.7$3.3M+4.8%#306 of 2,272
3Elbert County, CO751313.0$2.2M+16.5%#337 of 2,272
4Gunnison County, CO6467.1$2.9M+2.9%#640 of 2,272
5Weld County, CO5917814.3$1.5M+14.2%#815 of 2,272
6Routt County, CO55108.9$2.3M+2.0%#938 of 2,272
7Fremont County, CO552413.4$1.5M+2.4%#960 of 2,272
8Archuleta County, CO551016.9$1.3M+6.6%#971 of 2,272
9Eagle County, CO522210.0$2.1M−2.4%#1,033 of 2,272
10Delta County, CO491914.7$1.4M+3.6%#1,141 of 2,272
31Alamosa County, CO241725.6$736K+1.9%#1,992 of 2,272

Other business types in Alamosa County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Alamosa County, CO?

Alamosa County has 17 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (41%) 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 Alamosa County, CO spend on vehicle insurance?

About $12.5M a year, or $1,882 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $736K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,648 households in Alamosa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alamosa County, CO compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Alamosa County has 25.6 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $736K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Alamosa County would have about 10, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 739 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Alamosa County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Alamosa County at 16,688 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,648 households. The median household income in Alamosa County is $55,397 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.7% 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. Alamosa County scores 24 for insurance agencies (low), #1,992 of 2,272 scored counties.

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