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Insurance agencies in DuPage County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 11 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,241 of 2,272 scored counties
#76 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
951
191 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
607
−7.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$562.6M
On vehicle insurance · $1,604 a household
Spending per listing
$592K
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.1
74% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
934,298
+0.3% 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

DuPage County scores 11 (low) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #2,241 of 2,272 scored counties and #76 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 951 insurance agencies in DuPage County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.1, 74% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in DuPage County comes to about $562.6M a year: $1,604 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 951 insurance agencies, that is $592K per agency, 53% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 607 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in DuPage County in 2023, down 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 578 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in DuPage County. Population estimates show DuPage County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How DuPage 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 DuPage County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureDuPage CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.118.215.6
Spending per listing$592K$795K$1.3M
Households per official establishment578887966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.5%−7.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,604$1,450$1,957
Median household income$112,096$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1111

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
656 → 607−7.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,881
Annual payroll, 2023
$400.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
951191 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
448The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
17
Amount
$3.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
934,298+0.3% since 2020
Households
350,758
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
328 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,836
Median household income
$112,096+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$152,117
Median home value
$391,400
Jobs located here
643,931
Daytime population
1,099,611Residents 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 DuPage 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
76DuPage County, IL1195127.1$592K+0.3%#2,241 of 2,272

Other business types in DuPage County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in DuPage County, IL?

DuPage County has 951 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 191 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 607 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 7.5% from 2019.

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

About $562.6M a year, or $1,604 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 951 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $592K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 350,758 households in DuPage County and national spending patterns by income.

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

DuPage County has 27.1 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $592K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, DuPage County would have about 448, against 951 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 578 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is DuPage County, IL growing?

Population estimates put DuPage County at 934,298 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 350,758 households. The median household income in DuPage County is $112,096 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. DuPage County scores 11 for insurance agencies (low), #2,241 of 2,272 scored counties.

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