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Insurance agencies in Woodford County, IL

The insurance agencies in Woodford County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,056 of 2,272 scored counties
#33 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
29
7 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
19
−5.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$26.7M
On vehicle insurance · $1,816 a household
Spending per listing
$920K
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.7
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,111
−0.8% 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

Woodford County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #2,056 of 2,272 scored counties and #33 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 insurance agencies in Woodford County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 24%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.7, 26% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Woodford County comes to about $26.7M a year: $1,816 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $920K per agency, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Woodford County was 19 in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 773 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Woodford County. Population estimates show Woodford County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Woodford 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 Woodford County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWoodford CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.718.215.6
Spending per listing$920K$795K$1.3M
Households per official establishment773887966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.0%−7.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,816$1,450$1,957
Median household income$91,483$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score2111

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 19−5.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
90
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
297 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$350K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Woodford 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 Woodford County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,111−0.8% since 2020
Households
14,685
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
528 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$91,483+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,925
Median home value
$197,600
Jobs located here
11,396
Daytime population
31,315Residents 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 Woodford 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
33Woodford County, IL212919.7$920K−0.8%#2,056 of 2,272

Other business types in Woodford County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Woodford County, IL?

There are 29 insurance agencies on map listings in Woodford County as of September 2026. 7 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019.

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

About $26.7M a year, or $1,816 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $920K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,685 households in Woodford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Woodford County has 19.7 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $920K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Woodford County would have about 21, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 773 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Woodford County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Woodford County at 38,111 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,685 households. The median household income in Woodford County is $91,483 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Woodford County scores 21 for insurance agencies (low), #2,056 of 2,272 scored counties.

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