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Insurance agencies in the Dubuque, IA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in the Dubuque, IA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #376 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa
- Listings
- 71
- 9 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 61
- −14.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $67.9M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,658 a household
- Spending per listing
- $957K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.3
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,381
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Dubuque metro area scores 16 (low) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #376 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 71 insurance agencies in the Dubuque metro area. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 17.3 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.
At $1,658 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Dubuque metro area spend about $67.9M a year on vehicle insurance. That is about $957K of household spending for each agency on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
In 2023, official counts showed 61 businesses with payroll in the Dubuque metro area classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, down 14.1% from 2019. That is one for every 672 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Dubuque metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Dubuque metro area 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 | Dubuque metro area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.3 | 17.7 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $957K | $984K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 672 | 660 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.1% | −5.7% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,658 | $1,738 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $77,630 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61−14.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 946
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $101.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 719 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 the Dubuque metro area, 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 the Dubuque metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,381+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 40,989
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 163
- Median household income
- $77,630+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,177
- Median home value
- $237,300
- Jobs located here
- 58,941
- Daytime population
- 105,695Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Iowa for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Iowa (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Dubuque metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Iowa City, IA | 47 | 80 | 11.1 | $1.4M | +4.1% | #201 of 387 |
| 2Ames, IA | 44 | 64 | 12.8 | $1.3M | +2.2% | #223 of 387 |
| 3Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 26 | 573 | 19.4 | $866K | +6.7% | #336 of 387 |
| 4Cedar Rapids, IA | 25 | 182 | 16.0 | $1.1M | +1.0% | #338 of 387 |
| 5Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 22 | 114 | 16.4 | $1M | +0.5% | #351 of 387 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 22 | 743 | 19.1 | $867K | +4.2% | #356 of 387 |
| 6Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 18 | 265 | 16.4 | $969K | −0.9% | #370 of 387 |
| 7Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 17 | 118 | 21.3 | $834K | +1.0% | #375 of 387 |
| 8Dubuque, IA | 16 | 71 | 17.3 | $957K | +0.1% | #376 of 387 |
Other business types in the Dubuque metro area
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 the Dubuque, IA metro area?
The Dubuque metro area has 71 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 14.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Dubuque, IA metro area spend on vehicle insurance?
About $67.9M a year, or $1,658 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $957K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,989 households in the Dubuque metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Dubuque, IA metro area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
The Dubuque metro area has 17.3 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $957K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Dubuque metro area would have about 54, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 672 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Dubuque, IA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Dubuque metro area at 99,381 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,989 households. The median household income in the Dubuque metro area is $77,630 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. The Dubuque metro area scores 16 for insurance agencies (low), #376 of 387 scored metro areas.
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