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Insurance agencies in Wayne County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,797 of 2,272 scored counties
#50 of 81 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
34
11 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
27
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$42.6M
On vehicle insurance · $1,581 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.6
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,169
−0.5% 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 Wayne County is 30 (lower middle), #1,797 of 2,272 scored counties and #50 of 81 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,581 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Wayne County spend about $42.6M a year on vehicle insurance. That works out to $1.3M per agency, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Wayne County has 34 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 12.6 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Wayne County was 27 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 999 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates show Wayne County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.616.215.6
Spending per listing$1.3M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment999916966
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−0.4%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,581$1,648$1,957
Median household income$55,692$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score3032

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 270.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
118
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3411 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,169−0.5% since 2020
Households
26,975
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
165
Median household income
$55,692+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,425
Median home value
$140,200
Jobs located here
29,039
Daytime population
66,064Residents 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 Wayne 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
50Wayne County, IN303412.6$1.3M−0.5%#1,797 of 2,272

Other business types in Wayne County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Wayne County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 insurance agencies in Wayne County. 11 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

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

About $42.6M a year, or $1,581 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,975 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 12.6 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 999 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Wayne County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 66,169 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,975 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $55,692, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. Wayne County scores 30 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,797 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 Wayne County

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