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Insurance agencies in the Macomb, IL area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in the Macomb, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #484 of 537 scored small-town markets
#6 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois

Listings
17
3 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.1M
On vehicle insurance · $1,441 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.3
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,916
−4.5% 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

For insurance agencies, the Macomb area has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #484 of 537 scored small-town markets and #6 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Households in the Macomb area spend about $17.1M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,441 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The Macomb area has 17 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 18%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 8% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in the Macomb area classed as insurance agencies and brokerages. That is one for every 988 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Macomb area declined 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Macomb 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 Macomb, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMacomb areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.318.215.6
Spending per listing$1M$795K$1.3M
Households per official establishment988887966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,441$1,450$1,957
Median household income$52,795$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score2011

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12
Employees, 2023
40
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
173 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Macomb 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 Macomb area

Population, 2025 estimate
25,916−4.5% since 2020
Households
11,856
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
589 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$52,795+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,521
Median home value
$107,500
Jobs located here
9,784
Daytime population
25,631Residents 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 Macomb 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

Other business types in the Macomb area

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 insurance agencies in the Macomb area. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

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

About $17.1M a year, or $1,441 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,856 households in the Macomb area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Macomb area has 14.3 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Macomb area would have about 14, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 988 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is the Macomb, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Macomb area at 25,916 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,856 households. Median household income in the Macomb area is $52,795, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.7%, 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 Macomb area scores 20 for insurance agencies (low), #484 of 537 scored small-town markets.

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