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Insurance agencies in Bristol County, MA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #778 of 2,272 scored counties
#4 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
193
22 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
143
−9.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$362.5M
On vehicle insurance · $1,550 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
593,640
+2.9% 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

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Bristol County comes to about $362.5M a year: $1,550 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 193 insurance agencies, that is $1.9M per agency, 50% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 193 insurance agencies on map listings in Bristol County as of September 2026. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 11%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Official counts show 143 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Bristol County in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,635 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bristol County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Bristol County is 60 (upper middle), #778 of 2,272 scored counties and #4 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts.

How Bristol County compares

The same measures for Massachusetts 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 Bristol County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureBristol CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.310.015.6
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,6351,349966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.5%−7.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,550$1,445$1,957
Median household income$85,625$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score6055

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
158 → 143−9.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
833
Annual payroll, 2023
$67.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
19322 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
289The 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 Bristol 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 Bristol County

Population, 2025 estimate
593,640+2.9% since 2020
Households
233,825
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
553 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,053
Median household income
$85,625+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,533
Median home value
$451,200
Jobs located here
230,662
Daytime population
523,584Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Bristol County marked.

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hampshire County, MA75284.5$3.4M+10.4%#329 of 2,272
2Franklin County, MA66123.8$4.1M−0.3%#576 of 2,272
3Dukes County, MA6556.6$2.8M+3.1%#607 of 2,272
4Bristol County, MA601938.3$1.9M+2.9%#778 of 2,272
5Worcester County, MA592868.5$1.9M+3.7%#803 of 2,272
6Barnstable County, MA55948.9$1.8M+2.4%#943 of 2,272
7Berkshire County, MA53417.1$2M−1.2%#1,004 of 2,272
8Essex County, MA4832110.3$1.5M+2.3%#1,180 of 2,272
9Plymouth County, MA4824211.9$1.4M+3.5%#1,184 of 2,272
10Middlesex County, MA4667310.6$1.4M+2.8%#1,250 of 2,272

Other business types in Bristol County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Bristol County, MA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 193 insurance agencies in Bristol County. 22 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 143 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Bristol County, MA spend on vehicle insurance?

About $362.5M a year, or $1,550 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 193 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 233,825 households in Bristol County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bristol County, MA compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Bristol County has 8.3 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.9M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Bristol County would have about 289, against 193 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,635 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Bristol County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Bristol County at 593,640 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 233,825 households. Median household income in Bristol County is $85,625, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Bristol County scores 60 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #778 of 2,272 scored counties.

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