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Insurance agencies in Winnebago County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Winnebago County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 6 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,270 of 2,272 scored counties
#71 of 71 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.7M
On vehicle insurance · $1,668 a household
Spending per listing
$645K
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.9
66% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,251
−3.8% 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

Winnebago County scores 6 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #2,270 of 2,272 scored counties and #71 of 71 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Winnebago County comes to about $7.7M a year: $1,668 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $645K per agency, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Winnebago County has 12 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.9, 66% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Winnebago County in 2023. That is one for every 516 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Winnebago County declined 3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Winnebago 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 Winnebago County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWinnebago CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.917.715.6
Spending per listing$645K$984K$1.3M
Households per official establishment516660966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.8%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,668$1,738$1,957
Median household income$67,642$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score620

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
122 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,251−3.8% since 2020
Households
4,641
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$67,642+35.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,071
Median home value
$135,000
Jobs located here
3,897
Daytime population
9,377Residents 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 Winnebago 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
71Winnebago County, IA61225.9$645K−3.8%#2,270 of 2,272

Other business types in Winnebago County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Winnebago County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 insurance agencies in Winnebago County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

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

About $7.7M a year, or $1,668 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $645K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,641 households in Winnebago County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Winnebago County has 25.9 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $645K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Winnebago County would have about 6, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 516 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Winnebago County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Winnebago County at 10,251 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,641 households. Median household income in Winnebago County is $67,642, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.6%, 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. Winnebago County scores 6 for insurance agencies (very low), #2,270 of 2,272 scored counties.

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