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Insurance agencies in Cass County, IL

The insurance agencies in Cass County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,789 of 2,272 scored counties
#12 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.8M
On vehicle insurance · $1,719 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
40% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.8
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,463
−4.0% 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

Cass County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #1,789 of 2,272 scored counties and #12 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Cass County spend about $8.8M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,719 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per agency, 40% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 5 insurance agencies on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 9.8 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Cass County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages. That is one for every 570 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates show Cass County declined 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Cass County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Cass County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.818.215.6
Spending per listing$1.8M$795K$1.3M
Households per official establishment570887966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,719$1,450$1,957
Median household income$68,125$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3011

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,463−4.0% since 2020
Households
5,128
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
376 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$68,125+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,028
Median home value
$97,100
Jobs located here
5,444
Daytime population
11,588Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL595612.3$1.5M+9.9%#816 of 2,272
2Boone County, IL482110.8$1.7M+0.4%#1,169 of 2,272
3Will County, IL4037215.2$1.2M+2.2%#1,464 of 2,272
4DeKalb County, IL394711.9$1.3M+1.5%#1,499 of 2,272
5Piatt County, IL361014.4$1.3M+0.6%#1,598 of 2,272
6Mercer County, IL35710.7$1.8M−2.6%#1,630 of 2,272
7Grundy County, IL353517.0$1.1M+2.9%#1,654 of 2,272
8McHenry County, IL3520917.8$1M+2.5%#1,660 of 2,272
9Menard County, IL3459.6$1.8M−3.3%#1,667 of 2,272
10Jo Daviess County, IL331110.6$1.6M−2.2%#1,698 of 2,272
12Cass County, IL3059.8$1.8M−4.0%#1,789 of 2,272

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Cass County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 insurance agencies in Cass County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in Cass County, IL spend on vehicle insurance?

About $8.8M a year, or $1,719 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,128 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, IL compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Cass County has 9.8 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.8M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Cass County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 570 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 12,463 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,128 households. Median household income in Cass County is $68,125, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Cass County scores 30 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,789 of 2,272 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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