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Insurance agencies in Clark County, IL

How Clark County, IL 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 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,214 of 2,272 scored counties
#66 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
16
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12M
On vehicle insurance · $1,823 a household
Spending per listing
$747K
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.4
56% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,114
−2.2% 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 Clark County is 13 (low), #2,214 of 2,272 scored counties and #66 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 insurance agencies in Clark County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.4, 56% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Clark County comes to about $12M a year: $1,823 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $747K per agency, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Clark County in 2023. That is one for every 596 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clark County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Clark 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 Clark County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.418.215.6
Spending per listing$747K$795K$1.3M
Households per official establishment596887966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,823$1,450$1,957
Median household income$72,927$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1311

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 11
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
162 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,114−2.2% since 2020
Households
6,555
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
501 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$72,927+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,731
Median home value
$132,400
Jobs located here
4,292
Daytime population
13,525Residents 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 Clark 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
66Clark County, IL131624.4$747K−2.2%#2,214 of 2,272

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Clark County, IL?

There are 16 insurance agencies on map listings in Clark County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

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

About $12M a year, or $1,823 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $747K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,555 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clark County has 24.4 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $747K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Clark County would have about 10, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 596 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 15,114 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,555 households. The median household income in Clark County is $72,927 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Clark County scores 13 for insurance agencies (low), #2,214 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 Clark County

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