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Insurance agencies in Hawaii County, HI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Hawaii County, HI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #192 of 2,272 scored counties
#1 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii
- Listings
- 34
- 9 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $148M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,998 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 3.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 71% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 210,043
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
Hawaii County scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #192 of 2,272 scored counties and #1 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for insurance agencies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 insurance agencies in Hawaii County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.
At $1,998 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Hawaii County spend about $148M a year on vehicle insurance. That works out to $4.4M per agency, 3.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in Hawaii County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,807 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hawaii County grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hawaii County compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Hawaii County | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 8.0 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $2.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,807 | 1,279 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +1.6% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,998 | $1,869 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $78,639 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 410.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 162
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 349 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 118The 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 Hawaii 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 Hawaii County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 210,043+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 74,072
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,028 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $78,639+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,737
- Median home value
- $519,300
- Jobs located here
- 69,607
- Daytime population
- 224,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hawaii County, HI | 81 | 34 | 4.6 | $4.4M | +4.6% | #192 of 2,272 |
| 2Kauai County, HI | 68 | 16 | 6.8 | $3.3M | +0.3% | #515 of 2,272 |
| 3Maui County, HI | 64 | 32 | 5.7 | $3.6M | −2.5% | #635 of 2,272 |
| 4Honolulu County, HI | 49 | 312 | 9.2 | $1.9M | −2.3% | #1,126 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Hawaii County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many insurance agencies are in Hawaii County, HI?
Hawaii County has 34 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Hawaii County, HI spend on vehicle insurance?
About $148M a year, or $1,998 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $4.4M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,072 households in Hawaii County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hawaii County, HI compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Hawaii County has 4.6 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $4.4M, 3.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Hawaii County would have about 118, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,807 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Hawaii County, HI growing?
Population estimates put Hawaii County at 210,043 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,072 households. The median household income in Hawaii County is $78,639 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Hawaii County scores 81 for insurance agencies (high), #192 of 2,272 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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