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Insurance agencies in Porter County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,500 of 2,272 scored counties
#27 of 81 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
91
28 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
65
−3.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$116.8M
On vehicle insurance · $1,702 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.3
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
176,049
+1.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 insurance agencies in Porter County. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 31%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 13.3 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Porter County comes to about $116.8M a year: $1,702 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per agency, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Porter County was 65 in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,056 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Porter County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Porter County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Porter County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #1,500 of 2,272 scored counties and #27 of 81 scored counties in Indiana.

How Porter 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 Porter County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasurePorter CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.316.215.6
Spending per listing$1.3M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,056916966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.0%−0.4%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,702$1,648$1,957
Median household income$87,972$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score3932

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67 → 65−3.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
263
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9128 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$300K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
176,049+1.6% since 2020
Households
68,639
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
418 sq. mi.
People per square mile
418
Median household income
$87,972+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,512
Median home value
$281,500
Jobs located here
65,198
Daytime population
160,058Residents 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 Porter 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
27Porter County, IN399113.3$1.3M+1.6%#1,500 of 2,272

Other business types in Porter County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Porter County, IN?

There are 91 insurance agencies on map listings in Porter County as of September 2026. 28 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019.

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

About $116.8M a year, or $1,702 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,639 households in Porter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Porter County has 13.3 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.3M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Porter County would have about 93, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,056 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Porter County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Porter County at 176,049 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,639 households. The median household income in Porter County is $87,972 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Porter County scores 39 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,500 of 2,272 scored counties.

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