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Insurance agencies in Lake County, FL

How Lake County, FL 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 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #292 of 2,272 scored counties
#17 of 61 scored counties in Florida

Listings
167
45 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
140
+18.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$393.9M
On vehicle insurance · $2,394 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
88% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.2
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
456,068
+18.1% 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

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Lake County comes to about $393.9M a year: $2,394 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 88% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 167 insurance agencies on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. 45 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 10.2 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Lake County was 140 in 2023, up 18.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,175 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $335K have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Lake County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County grew 18.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Lake County is 77 (high), #292 of 2,272 scored counties and #17 of 61 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lake County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Lake County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.217.115.6
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,175808966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.6%+13.5%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+18.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,394$2,265$1,957
Median household income$73,161$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score7760

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
118 → 140+18.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
673
Annual payroll, 2023
$49.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
16745 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
314The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$335K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Lake 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 Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
456,068+18.1% since 2020
Households
164,497
Median age
47.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
954 sq. mi.
People per square mile
433
Median household income
$73,161+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,160
Median home value
$318,400
Jobs located here
120,029
Daytime population
357,515Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Florida

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

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wakulla County, FL9664.7$5.9M+12.3%#6 of 2,272
2Santa Rosa County, FL90659.0$3.1M+11.7%#59 of 2,272
3Nassau County, FL89389.7$2.7M+17.4%#73 of 2,272
4Suwannee County, FL88148.7$2.9M+10.6%#84 of 2,272
5Gulf County, FL8658.4$3M+11.7%#113 of 2,272
6Washington County, FL8555.4$5M+5.4%#121 of 2,272
7DeSoto County, FL85107.8$2.9M+8.8%#128 of 2,272
8Putnam County, FL84216.7$3.5M+5.9%#137 of 2,272
9Clay County, FL84809.6$2.8M+9.4%#143 of 2,272
10Sumter County, FL83446.3$3.2M+21.1%#158 of 2,272
17Lake County, FL7716710.2$2.4M+18.1%#292 of 2,272

Other business types in Lake County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Lake County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 167 insurance agencies in Lake County. 45 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 140 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 18.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Lake County, FL spend on vehicle insurance?

About $393.9M a year, or $2,394 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 167 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 164,497 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lake County, FL compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Lake County has 10.2 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2.4M, 88% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Lake County would have about 314, against 167 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,175 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Lake County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 456,068 people in 2025, up 18.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,497 households. Median household income in Lake County is $73,161, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Lake County scores 77 for insurance agencies (high), #292 of 2,272 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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