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Insurance agencies in Boulder County, CO
The insurance agencies in Boulder County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,926 of 2,272 scored counties
#30 of 35 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 251
- 56 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 152
- −4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $248.3M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,812 a household
- Spending per listing
- $989K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.3
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,560
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Boulder County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #1,926 of 2,272 scored counties and #30 of 35 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,812 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Boulder County spend about $248.3M a year on vehicle insurance. That works out to $989K per agency, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
There are 251 insurance agencies on map listings in Boulder County as of September 2026. 56 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 18.3 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.
Official counts show 152 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Boulder County in 2023, down 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 901 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Boulder County. Population estimates put the population change in Boulder County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Boulder 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.
| Measure | Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.3 | 19.2 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $989K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 901 | 760 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.4% | −1.0% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,812 | $1,936 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $103,994 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 159 → 152−4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 528
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25156 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 198The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Boulder 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 Boulder County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,560−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,008
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 453
- Median household income
- $103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,846
- Median home value
- $756,300
- Jobs located here
- 190,563
- Daytime population
- 376,803Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Park County, CO | 86 | 6 | 6.7 | $3.6M | +5.1% | #110 of 2,272 |
| 2Grand County, CO | 76 | 5 | 6.7 | $3.3M | +4.8% | #306 of 2,272 |
| 3Elbert County, CO | 75 | 13 | 13.0 | $2.2M | +16.5% | #337 of 2,272 |
| 4Gunnison County, CO | 64 | 6 | 7.1 | $2.9M | +2.9% | #640 of 2,272 |
| 5Weld County, CO | 59 | 178 | 14.3 | $1.5M | +14.2% | #815 of 2,272 |
| 6Routt County, CO | 55 | 10 | 8.9 | $2.3M | +2.0% | #938 of 2,272 |
| 7Fremont County, CO | 55 | 24 | 13.4 | $1.5M | +2.4% | #960 of 2,272 |
| 8Archuleta County, CO | 55 | 10 | 16.9 | $1.3M | +6.6% | #971 of 2,272 |
| 9Eagle County, CO | 52 | 22 | 10.0 | $2.1M | −2.4% | #1,033 of 2,272 |
| 10Delta County, CO | 49 | 19 | 14.7 | $1.4M | +3.6% | #1,141 of 2,272 |
| 30Boulder County, CO | 26 | 251 | 18.3 | $989K | −0.7% | #1,926 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Boulder County
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Questions
How many insurance agencies are in Boulder County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 251 insurance agencies in Boulder County. 56 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 152 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 4.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Boulder County, CO spend on vehicle insurance?
About $248.3M a year, or $1,812 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 251 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $989K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,008 households in Boulder County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boulder County, CO compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Boulder County has 18.3 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $989K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Boulder County would have about 198, against 251 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 901 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Boulder County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Boulder County at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. Median household income in Boulder County is $103,994, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Boulder County scores 26 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,926 of 2,272 scored counties.
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