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Insurance agencies in Baltimore city, MD

How Baltimore city, MD 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #828 of 2,272 scored counties
#19 of 24 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
149
22 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
80
−18.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$371.4M
On vehicle insurance · $1,453 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
99% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
569,997
−2.3% 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

At $1,453 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Baltimore city spend about $371.4M a year on vehicle insurance. That works out to $2.5M per agency, 99% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 149 insurance agencies on map listings in Baltimore city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Baltimore city was 80 in 2023, down 18.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,196 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Baltimore city.

Population estimates show Baltimore city declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Baltimore city scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #828 of 2,272 scored counties and #19 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.

How Baltimore city compares

The same measures for Maryland 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 Baltimore city, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureBaltimore cityMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.812.315.6
Spending per listing$2.5M$1.9M$1.3M
Households per official establishment3,1961,274966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−18.4%−6.8%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,453$2,340$1,957
Median household income$62,177$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score5873

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
98 → 80−18.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
690
Annual payroll, 2023
$74M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
14922 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
296The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Baltimore city, 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 Baltimore city

Population, 2025 estimate
569,997−2.3% since 2020
Households
255,668
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
48%
Vehicles per household
1.1
Land area
81 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7,082
Median household income
$62,177+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,312
Median home value
$229,600
Jobs located here
344,611
Daytime population
667,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Baltimore city marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Queen Anne’s County, MD92168.0$3.6M+8.8%#30 of 2,272
2Charles County, MD88599.7$2.9M+5.9%#83 of 2,272
3St. Mary’s County, MD87348.0$3.5M+2.4%#98 of 2,272
4Calvert County, MD85298.7$3.6M+1.7%#124 of 2,272
5Cecil County, MD85389.4$2.9M+3.2%#126 of 2,272
6Caroline County, MD82118.8$3.1M+2.5%#178 of 2,272
7Frederick County, MD8013512.9$2.1M+11.0%#229 of 2,272
8Somerset County, MD7667.2$3.4M+1.7%#304 of 2,272
9Worcester County, MD742510.4$2.4M+3.7%#354 of 2,272
10Prince George’s County, MD723279.4$2.4M+0.5%#410 of 2,272
19Baltimore city, MD581495.8$2.5M−2.3%#828 of 2,272

Other business types in Baltimore city

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Baltimore city, MD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 149 insurance agencies in Baltimore city. 22 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 18.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Baltimore city, MD spend on vehicle insurance?

About $371.4M a year, or $1,453 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 149 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 255,668 households in Baltimore city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Baltimore city, MD compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Baltimore city has 5.8 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2.5M, 99% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Baltimore city would have about 296, against 149 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,196 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Baltimore city, MD growing?

Population estimates put Baltimore city at 569,997 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 255,668 households. Median household income in Baltimore city is $62,177, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Baltimore city scores 58 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #828 of 2,272 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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