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Insurance agencies in Buena Vista County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Buena Vista County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,173 of 2,272 scored counties
#55 of 71 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $13.9M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,843 a household
- Spending per listing
- $927K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.9
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,449
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Buena Vista County is 15 (low), #2,173 of 2,272 scored counties and #55 of 71 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 insurance agencies in Buena Vista County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 19.9 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.
At $1,843 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Buena Vista County spend about $13.9M a year on vehicle insurance. That is about $927K of household spending for each agency on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Buena Vista County in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 377 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates show Buena Vista County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Buena Vista County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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.
| Measure | Buena Vista County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.9 | 17.7 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $927K | $984K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 377 | 660 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.7% | −5.7% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,843 | $1,738 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $71,719 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 20−16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,449−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,546
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $71,719+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,361
- Median home value
- $159,500
- Jobs located here
- 11,467
- Daytime population
- 22,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, IA | 53 | 25 | 12.1 | $1.6M | +9.0% | #1,014 of 2,272 |
| 2Marion County, IA | 52 | 20 | 15.0 | $1.3M | +2.3% | #1,055 of 2,272 |
| 3Johnson County, IA | 51 | 62 | 9.8 | $1.6M | +4.6% | #1,073 of 2,272 |
| 4Madison County, IA | 48 | 7 | 10.5 | $1.9M | +3.8% | #1,165 of 2,272 |
| 5Benton County, IA | 46 | 12 | 11.8 | $1.8M | +1.8% | #1,240 of 2,272 |
| 6Mills County, IA | 45 | 7 | 13.0 | $1.5M | +2.6% | #1,277 of 2,272 |
| 7Jasper County, IA | 44 | 22 | 14.7 | $1.3M | +0.9% | #1,329 of 2,272 |
| 8Grundy County, IA | 40 | 6 | 11.7 | $1.6M | +0.2% | #1,438 of 2,272 |
| 9Story County, IA | 40 | 50 | 12.9 | $1.3M | +2.7% | #1,457 of 2,272 |
| 10Boone County, IA | 38 | 14 | 12.8 | $1.5M | +0.4% | #1,522 of 2,272 |
| 55Buena Vista County, IA | 15 | 15 | 19.9 | $927K | −1.7% | #2,173 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Buena Vista County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many insurance agencies are in Buena Vista County, IA?
There are 15 insurance agencies on map listings in Buena Vista County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Buena Vista County, IA spend on vehicle insurance?
About $13.9M a year, or $1,843 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $927K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,546 households in Buena Vista County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buena Vista County, IA compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Buena Vista County has 19.9 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $927K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Buena Vista County would have about 11, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 377 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Buena Vista County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Buena Vista County at 20,449 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,546 households. The median household income in Buena Vista County is $71,719 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Buena Vista County scores 15 for insurance agencies (low), #2,173 of 2,272 scored counties.
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