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Insurance agencies in Jefferson County, IL
The insurance agencies in Jefferson County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,223 of 2,272 scored counties
#70 of 87 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 30
- 5 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.9M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,681 a household
- Spending per listing
- $831K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.2
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,147
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Jefferson County is 12 (low), #2,223 of 2,272 scored counties and #70 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 insurance agencies in Jefferson County. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 20.2 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.
Household spending on vehicle insurance in Jefferson County comes to about $24.9M a year: $1,681 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $831K per agency, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 644 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $5M has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Jefferson County. Population estimates show Jefferson County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson 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.
| Measure | Jefferson County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.2 | 18.2 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $831K | $795K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 644 | 887 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.2% | −7.0% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,681 | $1,450 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $63,118 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 23−4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 305 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
- 1
- Amount
- $5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,147−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 14,820
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $63,118+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,324
- Median home value
- $126,000
- Jobs located here
- 20,339
- Daytime population
- 40,708Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 59 | 56 | 12.3 | $1.5M | +9.9% | #816 of 2,272 |
| 2Boone County, IL | 48 | 21 | 10.8 | $1.7M | +0.4% | #1,169 of 2,272 |
| 3Will County, IL | 40 | 372 | 15.2 | $1.2M | +2.2% | #1,464 of 2,272 |
| 4DeKalb County, IL | 39 | 47 | 11.9 | $1.3M | +1.5% | #1,499 of 2,272 |
| 5Piatt County, IL | 36 | 10 | 14.4 | $1.3M | +0.6% | #1,598 of 2,272 |
| 6Mercer County, IL | 35 | 7 | 10.7 | $1.8M | −2.6% | #1,630 of 2,272 |
| 7Grundy County, IL | 35 | 35 | 17.0 | $1.1M | +2.9% | #1,654 of 2,272 |
| 8McHenry County, IL | 35 | 209 | 17.8 | $1M | +2.5% | #1,660 of 2,272 |
| 9Menard County, IL | 34 | 5 | 9.6 | $1.8M | −3.3% | #1,667 of 2,272 |
| 10Jo Daviess County, IL | 33 | 11 | 10.6 | $1.6M | −2.2% | #1,698 of 2,272 |
| 70Jefferson County, IL | 12 | 30 | 20.2 | $831K | −2.3% | #2,223 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Jefferson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many insurance agencies are in Jefferson County, IL?
There are 30 insurance agencies on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson County, IL spend on vehicle insurance?
About $24.9M a year, or $1,681 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $831K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,820 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, IL compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Jefferson County has 20.2 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $831K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 20, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 644 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 36,147 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,820 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $63,118 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Jefferson County scores 12 for insurance agencies (low), #2,223 of 2,272 scored counties.
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