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Insurance agencies in Elbert County, CO

How Elbert County, CO 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 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #337 of 2,272 scored counties
#3 of 35 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
13
4 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.3M
On vehicle insurance · $2,824 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
73% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.0
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,534
+16.5% 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

Households in Elbert County spend about $28.3M a year on vehicle insurance, or $2,824 per household, 44% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per agency, 73% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 13 insurance agencies on map listings in Elbert County as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.0, 17% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Elbert County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages. That is one for every 909 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Elbert County grew 16.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Elbert County is 75 (high), #337 of 2,272 scored counties and #3 of 35 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Elbert 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 Elbert County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureElbert CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.019.215.6
Spending per listing$2.2M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment909760966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.5%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,824$1,936$1,957
Median household income$132,685$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score7538

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 11
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Elbert 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 Elbert County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,534+16.5% since 2020
Households
10,004
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
95%
Vehicles per household
2.8
Land area
1,851 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$132,685+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$161,186
Median home value
$709,800
Jobs located here
4,921
Daytime population
17,161Residents 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 Elbert 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

Other business types in Elbert County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Elbert County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 insurance agencies in Elbert County. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in Elbert County, CO spend on vehicle insurance?

About $28.3M a year, or $2,824 per household. That is 44% above the U.S. average (an index of 144, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,004 households in Elbert County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Elbert County has 13.0 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2.2M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Elbert County would have about 23, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 909 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Elbert County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Elbert County at 30,534 people in 2025, up 16.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,004 households. Median household income in Elbert County is $132,685, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. Elbert County scores 75 for insurance agencies (high), #337 of 2,272 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for insurance agencies · All 56 business types in Elbert County

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