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Insurance agencies in Chickasaw County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,209 of 2,272 scored counties
#62 of 71 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
12
4 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.9M
On vehicle insurance · $1,972 a household
Spending per listing
$821K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.0
54% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,663
−2.8% 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 Chickasaw County is 13 (low), #2,209 of 2,272 scored counties and #62 of 71 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,972 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Chickasaw County spend about $9.9M a year on vehicle insurance. That is about $821K of household spending for each agency on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 12 insurance agencies on map listings in Chickasaw County as of September 2026. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 24.0 per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Chickasaw County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages. That is one for every 384 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates show Chickasaw County declined 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Chickasaw 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.

Insurance agencies in Chickasaw County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureChickasaw CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.017.715.6
Spending per listing$821K$984K$1.3M
Households per official establishment384660966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,972$1,738$1,957
Median household income$75,675$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score1320

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 13
Employees, 2023
53
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
124 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,663−2.8% since 2020
Households
4,997
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$75,675+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,114
Median home value
$182,600
Jobs located here
4,976
Daytime population
10,766Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Chickasaw County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, IA532512.1$1.6M+9.0%#1,014 of 2,272
2Marion County, IA522015.0$1.3M+2.3%#1,055 of 2,272
3Johnson County, IA51629.8$1.6M+4.6%#1,073 of 2,272
4Madison County, IA48710.5$1.9M+3.8%#1,165 of 2,272
5Benton County, IA461211.8$1.8M+1.8%#1,240 of 2,272
6Mills County, IA45713.0$1.5M+2.6%#1,277 of 2,272
7Jasper County, IA442214.7$1.3M+0.9%#1,329 of 2,272
8Grundy County, IA40611.7$1.6M+0.2%#1,438 of 2,272
9Story County, IA405012.9$1.3M+2.7%#1,457 of 2,272
10Boone County, IA381412.8$1.5M+0.4%#1,522 of 2,272
62Chickasaw County, IA131224.0$821K−2.8%#2,209 of 2,272

Other business types in Chickasaw County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Chickasaw County, IA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 insurance agencies in Chickasaw County. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in Chickasaw County, IA spend on vehicle insurance?

About $9.9M a year, or $1,972 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $821K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,997 households in Chickasaw County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chickasaw County, IA compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Chickasaw County has 24.0 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $821K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Chickasaw County would have about 8, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 384 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Chickasaw County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Chickasaw County at 11,663 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,997 households. Median household income in Chickasaw County is $75,675, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. Chickasaw County scores 13 for insurance agencies (low), #2,209 of 2,272 scored counties.

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