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Insurance agencies in Saline County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 6 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,269 of 2,272 scored counties
#86 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
22
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.6M
On vehicle insurance · $1,561 a household
Spending per listing
$711K
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.9
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,772
−4.1% 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

Saline County scores 6 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #2,269 of 2,272 scored counties and #86 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Saline County spend about $15.6M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,561 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $711K per agency, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Saline County has 22 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 21% across the U.S. That is 21.9 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Saline County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 627 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Saline County declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Saline 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 Saline County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureSaline CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.918.215.6
Spending per listing$711K$795K$1.3M
Households per official establishment627887966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,561$1,450$1,957
Median household income$53,117$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score611

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 16
Employees, 2023
57
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
221 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Saline 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 Saline County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,772−4.1% since 2020
Households
10,024
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
380 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$53,117+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,197
Median home value
$94,300
Jobs located here
8,022
Daytime population
21,366Residents 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 Saline 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
86Saline County, IL62221.9$711K−4.1%#2,269 of 2,272

Other business types in Saline County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Saline County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 insurance agencies in Saline County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

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

About $15.6M a year, or $1,561 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $711K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,024 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saline County has 21.9 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $711K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Saline County would have about 13, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 627 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Saline County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Saline County at 22,772 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,024 households. Median household income in Saline County is $53,117, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Saline County scores 6 for insurance agencies (very low), #2,269 of 2,272 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for insurance agencies · All 56 business types in Saline County

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