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Insurance agencies in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #236 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana

Listings
628
153 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
379
−1.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$761.1M
On vehicle insurance · $2,288 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.9
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
888,699
+2.1% 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 628 insurance agencies in the Baton Rouge metro area. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 18.9 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Households in the Baton Rouge metro area spend about $761.1M a year on vehicle insurance, or $2,288 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Baton Rouge metro area was 379 in 2023, down 1.0% from 2019. That is one for every 878 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Baton Rouge metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Baton Rouge metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For insurance agencies, the Baton Rouge metro area has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #236 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.

How the Baton Rouge 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 Baton Rouge, LA metro area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureBaton Rouge metro areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.917.515.6
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment878845966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.0%−0.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,288$2,215$1,957
Median household income$69,599$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4340

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
379−1.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,361
Annual payroll, 2023
$274.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
628153 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
606The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$2.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
888,699+2.1% since 2020
Households
332,585
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
4,368 sq. mi.
People per square mile
200
Median household income
$69,599+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,334
Median home value
$241,100
Jobs located here
407,162
Daytime population
909,836Residents 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 Baton Rouge 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 Baton Rouge metro area

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

Questions

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

The Baton Rouge metro area has 628 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 153 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 379 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 1.0% from 2019.

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

About $761.1M a year, or $2,288 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 628 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 332,585 households in the Baton Rouge metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Baton Rouge metro area has 18.9 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.2M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Baton Rouge metro area would have about 606, against 628 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 878 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Baton Rouge, LA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Baton Rouge metro area at 888,699 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 332,585 households. The median household income in the Baton Rouge metro area is $69,599 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.1% 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 Baton Rouge metro area scores 43 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #236 of 387 scored metro areas.

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