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Insurance agencies in the Alexandria, LA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in the Alexandria, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #241 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana

Listings
95
23 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
58
−13.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$125.9M
On vehicle insurance · $2,232 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.8
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
147,952
−2.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 95 insurance agencies in the Alexandria metro area. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.8, 8% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in the Alexandria metro area comes to about $125.9M a year: $2,232 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Alexandria metro area was 58 in 2023, down 13.4% from 2019. That is one for every 972 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $256K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Alexandria metro area.

Population estimates show the Alexandria metro area declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in the Alexandria metro area is 41 (lower middle), #241 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.

How the Alexandria metro area compares

The same measures for Louisiana 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 Alexandria, LA metro area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureAlexandria metro areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.817.515.6
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment972845966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.4%−0.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,232$2,215$1,957
Median household income$56,353$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4140

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
58−13.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
274
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9523 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$256K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Alexandria 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 Alexandria metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
147,952−2.5% since 2020
Households
56,394
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,968 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$56,353+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,924
Median home value
$175,200
Jobs located here
57,169
Daytime population
151,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Alexandria metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Louisiana

Metro areas in Louisiana ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hammond, LA657815.0$1.6M+5.8%#104 of 387
2Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA4622421.3$1.2M+5.3%#213 of 387
3Lake Charles, LA4516217.6$1.3M−3.8%#216 of 387
4Lafayette, LA4329517.9$1.2M+3.8%#235 of 387
5Baton Rouge, LA4362818.9$1.2M+2.1%#236 of 387
6Alexandria, LA419516.8$1.3M−2.5%#241 of 387
7Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA3614017.5$1.3M−3.5%#271 of 387
8Shreveport-Bossier City, LA3328017.8$1.2M−2.3%#285 of 387
9Monroe, LA3016018.4$1.2M−1.9%#308 of 387
10New Orleans-Metairie, LA2769517.4$1.1M−3.4%#321 of 387

Other business types in the Alexandria metro area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Alexandria, LA metro area?

The Alexandria metro area has 95 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 13.4% from 2019.

How much do households in the Alexandria, LA metro area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $125.9M a year, or $2,232 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 56,394 households in the Alexandria metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Alexandria, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The Alexandria metro area has 16.8 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Alexandria metro area would have about 100, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 972 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Alexandria, LA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Alexandria metro area at 147,952 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 56,394 households. The median household income in the Alexandria metro area is $56,353 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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 Alexandria metro area scores 41 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #241 of 387 scored metro areas.

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