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Insurance agencies in the Jacksonville, IL area

The insurance agencies in the Jacksonville, IL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 12 out of 100: Low

Ranked #525 of 537 scored small-town markets
#16 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois

Listings
35
8 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
20
−9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$25.1M
On vehicle insurance · $1,659 a household
Spending per listing
$717K
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.1
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,381
−3.1% 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 Jacksonville area scores 12 (low) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #525 of 537 scored small-town markets and #16 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 insurance agencies in the Jacksonville area. 8 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 23.1 for every 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in the Jacksonville area comes to about $25.1M a year: $1,659 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $717K per agency, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in the Jacksonville area classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 756 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Jacksonville area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Jacksonville area 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 Jacksonville, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureJacksonville areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.118.215.6
Spending per listing$717K$795K$1.3M
Households per official establishment756887966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.1%−7.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,659$1,450$1,957
Median household income$66,353$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1211

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20−9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
621
Annual payroll, 2023
$99.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
358 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 the Jacksonville area, 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 the Jacksonville area

Population, 2025 estimate
37,381−3.1% since 2020
Households
15,122
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
820 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$66,353+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,058
Median home value
$125,500
Jobs located here
14,940
Daytime population
35,211Residents 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 small-town markets in Illinois for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Jacksonville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Illinois

Small-town markets in Illinois ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Canton, IL271813.0$1.3M−2.0%#448 of 537
2Danville, IL264414.6$994K−3.7%#458 of 537
3Ottawa, IL259615.5$1.1M−1.6%#463 of 537
4Charleston-Mattoon, IL253014.4$997K−1.0%#464 of 537
5Rochelle, IL243315.8$1.1M−0.7%#470 of 537
6Macomb, IL201714.3$1M−4.5%#484 of 537
7Carbondale, IL194318.7$756K−1.5%#498 of 537
8Taylorville, IL182417.7$924K−1.5%#500 of 537
9Marion-Herrin, IL186221.4$743K+0.2%#504 of 537
10Effingham, IL164725.9$696K−0.9%#511 of 537
16Jacksonville, IL123523.1$717K−3.1%#525 of 537

Other business types in the Jacksonville area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Jacksonville, IL area?

There are 35 insurance agencies on map listings in the Jacksonville area as of September 2026. 8 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the Jacksonville, IL area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $25.1M a year, or $1,659 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $717K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,122 households in the Jacksonville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jacksonville, IL area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The Jacksonville area has 23.1 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $717K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Jacksonville area would have about 20, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 756 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Jacksonville, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Jacksonville area at 37,381 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,122 households. The median household income in the Jacksonville area is $66,353 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Jacksonville area scores 12 for insurance agencies (low), #525 of 537 scored small-town markets.

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