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Insurance agencies in Monroe County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,957 of 2,272 scored counties
#69 of 81 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
96
26 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
62
+6.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$86.8M
On vehicle insurance · $1,466 a household
Spending per listing
$905K
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.2
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
143,345
+1.9% 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

Monroe County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #1,957 of 2,272 scored counties and #69 of 81 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 insurance agencies in Monroe County. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 27%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 16.2 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

At $1,466 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $86.8M a year on vehicle insurance. That works out to $905K per agency, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Monroe County was 62 in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 955 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 Monroe County. Population estimates show Monroe County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.216.215.6
Spending per listing$905K$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment955916966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.9%−0.4%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,466$1,648$1,957
Median household income$65,868$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score2532

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
58 → 62+6.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,122
Annual payroll, 2023
$58.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9626 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
69The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
143,345+1.9% since 2020
Households
59,236
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
395 sq. mi.
People per square mile
357
Median household income
$65,868+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,438
Median home value
$285,200
Jobs located here
65,975
Daytime population
154,742Residents 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 Monroe 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
69Monroe County, IN259616.2$905K+1.9%#1,957 of 2,272

Other business types in Monroe County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Monroe County, IN?

There are 96 insurance agencies on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. 26 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019.

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

About $86.8M a year, or $1,466 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $905K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 59,236 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 16.2 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $905K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Monroe County would have about 69, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 955 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Monroe County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 143,345 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,236 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $65,868 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.2% 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. Monroe County scores 25 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,957 of 2,272 scored counties.

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

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