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Insurance agencies in Washington Parish, LA

How Washington Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for insurance agencies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,364 of 2,272 scored counties
#28 of 50 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
30
5 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$38.3M
On vehicle insurance · $2,161 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.9
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,937
−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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 insurance agencies in Washington Parish. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 17%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 16.9 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Households in Washington Parish spend about $38.3M a year on vehicle insurance, or $2,161 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 30 insurance agencies, that is $1.3M per agency, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Washington Parish in 2023. That is one for every 1,181 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Washington Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washington Parish scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #1,364 of 2,272 scored counties and #28 of 50 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Washington Parish 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 Washington Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureWashington ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.917.515.6
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,181845966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,161$2,215$1,957
Median household income$45,380$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4340

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 15
Employees, 2023
62
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
305 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Washington Parish, 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 Washington Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
44,937−0.9% since 2020
Households
17,716
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
670 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$45,380+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,215
Median home value
$155,700
Jobs located here
10,107
Daytime population
37,595Residents 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 counties in Louisiana for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Washington Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Livingston Parish, LA825610.4$2.4M+8.5%#184 of 2,272
2Grant Parish, LA7668.1$3.1M−0.3%#308 of 2,272
3Allen Parish, LA7556.4$3.6M0.0%#328 of 2,272
4West Baton Rouge Parish, LA7598.2$2.7M+5.5%#332 of 2,272
5Ascension Parish, LA756112.8$2M+6.4%#340 of 2,272
6St. Martin Parish, LA74168.2$2.9M−1.0%#351 of 2,272
7LaSalle Parish, LA73713.9$1.9M+2.2%#397 of 2,272
8St. Bernard Parish, LA701811.1$2M+4.1%#473 of 2,272
9St. James Parish, LA69810.6$2.5M−5.9%#493 of 2,272
10Iberville Parish, LA6798.0$2.7M−1.6%#542 of 2,272
28Washington Parish, LA433016.9$1.3M−0.9%#1,364 of 2,272

Other business types in Washington Parish

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Washington Parish, LA?

There are 30 insurance agencies on map listings in Washington Parish as of September 2026. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in Washington Parish, LA spend on vehicle insurance?

About $38.3M a year, or $2,161 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,716 households in Washington Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Washington Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Washington Parish has 16.9 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.3M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Washington Parish would have about 31, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,181 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Washington Parish at 44,937 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,716 households. The median household income in Washington Parish is $45,380 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Washington Parish scores 43 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,364 of 2,272 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for insurance agencies · All 56 business types in Washington Parish

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