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Insurance agencies in Blackford County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 10 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,243 of 2,272 scored counties
#81 of 81 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
12
5 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.3M
On vehicle insurance · $1,600 a household
Spending per listing
$690K
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.2
49% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,730
−3.1% 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

For insurance agencies, Blackford County has a Groundwork market score of 10 (low): #2,243 of 2,272 scored counties and #81 of 81 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Blackford County comes to about $8.3M a year: $1,600 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $690K per agency, 45% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 12 insurance agencies on map listings in Blackford County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 23.2 for every 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Blackford County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 739 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blackford County declined 3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Blackford County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Blackford County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureBlackford CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.216.215.6
Spending per listing$690K$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment739916966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.4%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,600$1,648$1,957
Median household income$51,326$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score1032

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$477K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Blackford 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 Blackford County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,730−3.1% since 2020
Households
5,173
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
165 sq. mi.
People per square mile
72
Median household income
$51,326+18.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,505
Median home value
$107,500
Jobs located here
2,942
Daytime population
9,553Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Blackford County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Owen County, IN60910.4$1.8M+2.6%#780 of 2,272
2Sullivan County, IN58810.2$1.8M+0.1%#841 of 2,272
3Dearborn County, IN572311.3$1.7M+1.7%#878 of 2,272
4LaGrange County, IN56129.3$1.6M+1.9%#914 of 2,272
5Morgan County, IN563412.0$1.6M+4.4%#918 of 2,272
6Noble County, IN522011.0$1.6M+1.0%#1,041 of 2,272
7Clark County, IN496512.7$1.3M+7.5%#1,155 of 2,272
8Hancock County, IN495014.9$1.2M+13.5%#1,157 of 2,272
9Putnam County, IN481712.0$1.5M+3.2%#1,178 of 2,272
10Washington County, IN481513.4$1.5M+0.5%#1,179 of 2,272
81Blackford County, IN101223.2$690K−3.1%#2,243 of 2,272

Other business types in Blackford County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Blackford County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 insurance agencies in Blackford County. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in Blackford County, IN spend on vehicle insurance?

About $8.3M a year, or $1,600 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $690K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,173 households in Blackford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Blackford County, IN compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Blackford County has 23.2 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $690K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Blackford County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 739 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Blackford County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Blackford County at 11,730 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,173 households. Median household income in Blackford County is $51,326, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.0%, 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. Blackford County scores 10 for insurance agencies (low), #2,243 of 2,272 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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