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Insurance agencies in Woodbury County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,143 of 2,272 scored counties
#52 of 71 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
93
23 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
65
+18.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$70.1M
On vehicle insurance · $1,723 a household
Spending per listing
$754K
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.9
47% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,649
+0.7% 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

Woodbury County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #2,143 of 2,272 scored counties and #52 of 71 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 93 insurance agencies in Woodbury County. 23 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.9, 47% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Households in Woodbury County spend about $70.1M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,723 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 93 insurance agencies, that is $754K per agency, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Woodbury County in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 626 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates show Woodbury County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Woodbury 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 Woodbury County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWoodbury CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.917.715.6
Spending per listing$754K$984K$1.3M
Households per official establishment626660966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.2%−5.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,723$1,738$1,957
Median household income$73,658$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score1720

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
55 → 65+18.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
270
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9323 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The 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 Woodbury 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 Woodbury County

Population, 2025 estimate
106,649+0.7% since 2020
Households
40,699
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
873 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$73,658+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,682
Median home value
$183,200
Jobs located here
50,646
Daytime population
104,991Residents 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 Woodbury 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
52Woodbury County, IA179322.9$754K+0.7%#2,143 of 2,272

Other business types in Woodbury County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Woodbury County, IA?

Woodbury County has 93 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019.

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

About $70.1M a year, or $1,723 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $754K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,699 households in Woodbury County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Woodbury County has 22.9 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $754K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Woodbury County would have about 56, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 626 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Woodbury County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Woodbury County at 106,649 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,699 households. The median household income in Woodbury County is $73,658 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Woodbury County scores 17 for insurance agencies (low), #2,143 of 2,272 scored counties.

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