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Insurance agencies in Macon County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Macon County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,144 of 2,272 scored counties
#46 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
84
17 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
39
−11.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$63.3M
On vehicle insurance · $1,456 a household
Spending per listing
$753K
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.3
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,300
−4.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Macon County is 17 (low), #2,144 of 2,272 scored counties and #46 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 84 insurance agencies in Macon County. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 20%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 19.3 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Households in Macon County spend about $63.3M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,456 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $753K of household spending for each agency on map listings, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Macon County in 2023, down 11.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,115 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates show Macon County declined 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Macon 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 Macon County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMacon CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.318.215.6
Spending per listing$753K$795K$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,115887966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.4%−7.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,456$1,450$1,957
Median household income$62,666$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1711

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44 → 39−11.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
179
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8417 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
50The 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 Macon 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 Macon County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,300−4.3% since 2020
Households
43,468
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
581 sq. mi.
People per square mile
175
Median household income
$62,666+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,051
Median home value
$127,300
Jobs located here
43,992
Daytime population
103,405Residents 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 Macon 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
46Macon County, IL178419.3$753K−4.3%#2,144 of 2,272

Other business types in Macon County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Macon County, IL?

Macon County has 84 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 11.4% from 2019.

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

About $63.3M a year, or $1,456 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $753K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,468 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Macon County has 19.3 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $753K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Macon County would have about 50, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,115 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Macon County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Macon County at 99,300 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,468 households. The median household income in Macon County is $62,666 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Macon County scores 17 for insurance agencies (low), #2,144 of 2,272 scored counties.

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