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Insurance agencies in Whitley County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,456 of 2,272 scored counties
#24 of 81 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
20
5 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.8M
On vehicle insurance · $1,839 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.3
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,046
+2.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 insurance agencies in Whitley County. 5 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 8% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Households in Whitley County spend about $25.8M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,839 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 insurance agencies, that is $1.3M per agency, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Whitley County in 2023. That is one for every 935 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Whitley County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Whitley County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #1,456 of 2,272 scored counties and #24 of 81 scored counties in Indiana.

How Whitley 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 Whitley County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureWhitley CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.316.215.6
Spending per listing$1.3M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment935916966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.4%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,839$1,648$1,957
Median household income$78,083$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4032

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 15
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
205 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Whitley 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 Whitley County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,046+2.1% since 2020
Households
14,029
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
336 sq. mi.
People per square mile
103
Median household income
$78,083+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,006
Median home value
$219,400
Jobs located here
13,433
Daytime population
31,218Residents 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 Whitley 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
24Whitley County, IN402014.3$1.3M+2.1%#1,456 of 2,272

Other business types in Whitley County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Whitley County, IN?

Whitley County has 20 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

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

About $25.8M a year, or $1,839 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,029 households in Whitley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Whitley County has 14.3 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.3M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Whitley County would have about 21, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 935 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Whitley County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Whitley County at 35,046 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,029 households. The median household income in Whitley County is $78,083 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Whitley County scores 40 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,456 of 2,272 scored counties.

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

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