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Insurance agencies in the Bloomington, IN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in the Bloomington, IN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #332 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana

Listings
105
28 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
68
+4.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$102.6M
On vehicle insurance · $1,512 a household
Spending per listing
$977K
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.5
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
165,231
+2.0% 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 the Bloomington metro area is 26 (lower middle), #332 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Bloomington metro area spend about $102.6M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,512 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $977K of household spending for each agency on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The Bloomington metro area has 105 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 27%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 68 businesses with payroll in the Bloomington metro area classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 998 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $787K have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Bloomington metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bloomington metro area grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Bloomington metro area 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 Bloomington, IN metro area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureBloomington metro areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.516.215.6
Spending per listing$977K$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment998916966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.6%−0.4%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,512$1,648$1,957
Median household income$65,543$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score2632

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
68+4.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,132
Annual payroll, 2023
$59M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10528 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
82The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$787K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Bloomington metro 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 Bloomington metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
165,231+2.0% since 2020
Households
67,854
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
780 sq. mi.
People per square mile
208
Median household income
$65,543+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,220
Median home value
$263,700
Jobs located here
71,915
Daytime population
172,576Residents 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 metro areas in Indiana for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bloomington metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Indiana

Metro areas in Indiana ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Michigan City-La Porte, IN505312.1$1.4M−0.9%#184 of 387
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN501,28514.2$1.3M+2.7%#187 of 387
2Elkhart-Goshen, IN478712.0$1.3M+0.9%#202 of 387
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN4794016.8$1.3M+2.9%#203 of 387
3Terre Haute, IN388913.2$1.2M+0.3%#261 of 387
4Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN3413514.9$1.1M+2.1%#283 of 387
5Columbus, IN335917.7$995K+4.3%#295 of 387
6Muncie, IN316814.7$1.1M+1.2%#304 of 387
7Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN291,49817.8$903K+5.4%#317 of 387
8South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI2719415.1$1M+0.1%#324 of 387
9Bloomington, IN2610515.5$977K+2.0%#332 of 387

Other business types in the Bloomington metro area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Bloomington, IN metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 105 insurance agencies in the Bloomington metro area. 28 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Bloomington, IN metro area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $102.6M a year, or $1,512 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $977K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,854 households in the Bloomington metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bloomington, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The Bloomington metro area has 15.5 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $977K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Bloomington metro area would have about 82, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 998 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Bloomington, IN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Bloomington metro area at 165,231 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,854 households. Median household income in the Bloomington metro area is $65,543, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. The Bloomington metro area scores 26 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #332 of 387 scored metro areas.

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