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Insurance agencies in Wright County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,089 of 2,272 scored counties
#44 of 71 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
10
5 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.9M
On vehicle insurance · $1,844 a household
Spending per listing
$987K
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.7
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,801
−0.9% 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 Wright County is 19 (low), #2,089 of 2,272 scored counties and #44 of 71 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 insurance agencies in Wright County. 5 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 18.7 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

At $1,844 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Wright County spend about $9.9M a year on vehicle insurance. That is about $987K of household spending for each agency on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Wright County in 2023. That is one for every 535 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wright County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Wright 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 Wright County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWright CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.717.715.6
Spending per listing$987K$984K$1.3M
Households per official establishment535660966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,844$1,738$1,957
Median household income$67,190$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score1920

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 10
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
105 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 Wright 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 Wright County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,801−0.9% since 2020
Households
5,353
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
580 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$67,190+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,511
Median home value
$119,600
Jobs located here
6,209
Daytime population
13,549Residents 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 Wright 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
44Wright County, IA191018.7$987K−0.9%#2,089 of 2,272

Other business types in Wright County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Wright County, IA?

Wright County has 10 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

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

About $9.9M a year, or $1,844 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $987K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,353 households in Wright County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wright County has 18.7 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $987K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Wright County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 535 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Wright County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Wright County at 12,801 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,353 households. The median household income in Wright County is $67,190 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Wright County scores 19 for insurance agencies (low), #2,089 of 2,272 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for insurance agencies · All 56 business types in Wright County

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