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Insurance agencies in Christian County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Christian County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,130 of 2,272 scored counties
#43 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
24
6 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
17
−22.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$22.2M
On vehicle insurance · $1,631 a household
Spending per listing
$924K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.7
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,443
−1.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Christian County is 17 (low), #2,130 of 2,272 scored counties and #43 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 insurance agencies in Christian County. 6 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 17.7 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

At $1,631 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Christian County spend about $22.2M a year on vehicle insurance. That works out to $924K per agency, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Christian County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, down 22.7% from 2019. That is one for every 799 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Christian County. Population estimates put the population change in Christian County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Christian 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 Christian County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureChristian CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.718.215.6
Spending per listing$924K$795K$1.3M
Households per official establishment799887966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−22.7%−7.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,631$1,450$1,957
Median household income$62,611$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1711

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 17−22.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
246 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$30K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
33,443−1.5% since 2020
Households
13,586
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
710 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$62,611+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,611
Median home value
$115,500
Jobs located here
9,795
Daytime population
28,548Residents 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 Christian 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
43Christian County, IL172417.7$924K−1.5%#2,130 of 2,272

Other business types in Christian County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Christian County, IL?

Christian County has 24 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 22.7% from 2019.

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

About $22.2M a year, or $1,631 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $924K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,586 households in Christian County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Christian County has 17.7 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $924K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Christian County would have about 18, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 799 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Christian County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Christian County at 33,443 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,586 households. The median household income in Christian County is $62,611 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. Christian County scores 17 for insurance agencies (low), #2,130 of 2,272 scored counties.

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