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Insurance agencies in Rio Grande County, CO

The insurance agencies in Rio Grande County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.3M
On vehicle insurance · $1,997 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
Twice the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,087
−3.9% since 2020

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What this means

At $1,997 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Rio Grande County spend about $10.3M a year on vehicle insurance. That works out to $2.6M per agency, twice the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 4 insurance agencies on map listings in Rio Grande County as of September 2026. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Rio Grande County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages. That is one for every 1,027 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Rio Grande County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 insurance agencies on map listings, Rio Grande County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureRio Grande CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.819.215.6
Spending per listing$2.6M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,027760966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.9%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,997$1,936$1,957
Median household income$64,411$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,087−3.9% since 2020
Households
5,133
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
912 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$64,411+64.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,497
Median home value
$239,500
Jobs located here
3,889
Daytime population
10,204Residents 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 Rio Grande 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
Rio Grande County, CONot scored47.8$2.6M−3.9%

Other business types in Rio Grande County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Rio Grande County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 insurance agencies in Rio Grande County. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

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

About $10.3M a year, or $1,997 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,133 households in Rio Grande County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rio Grande County has 7.8 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2.6M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Rio Grande County would have about 8, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,027 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Rio Grande County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Rio Grande County at 11,087 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,133 households. Median household income in Rio Grande County is $64,411, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 64.6%, 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. Rio Grande County has no market score for insurance agencies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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

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