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Insurance agencies in Clinton County, IA
The insurance agencies in Clinton County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,091 of 2,272 scored counties
#45 of 71 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 35
- 7 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +16.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $34M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,742 a household
- Spending per listing
- $971K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.9
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,002
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Clinton County is 19 (low), #2,091 of 2,272 scored counties and #45 of 71 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 insurance agencies in Clinton County. 7 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 17.9 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.
Household spending on vehicle insurance in Clinton County comes to about $34M a year: $1,742 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $971K per agency, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Clinton County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, up 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 673 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Clinton County. Population estimates put the population change in Clinton County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clinton 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 | Clinton County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.9 | 17.7 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $971K | $984K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 673 | 660 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.0% | −5.7% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,742 | $1,738 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $66,981 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 29+16.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 357 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,002−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,506
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $66,981+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,373
- Median home value
- $160,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,215
- Daytime population
- 42,953Residents 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 |
| 45Clinton County, IA | 19 | 35 | 17.9 | $971K | −0.9% | #2,091 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Clinton 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 Clinton County, IA?
Clinton County has 35 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 16.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Clinton County, IA spend on vehicle insurance?
About $34M a year, or $1,742 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $971K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,506 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, IA compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Clinton County has 17.9 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $971K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Clinton County would have about 27, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 673 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 46,002 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,506 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $66,981 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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. Clinton County scores 19 for insurance agencies (low), #2,091 of 2,272 scored counties.
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