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Insurance agencies in Alcona County, MI

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.5M
On vehicle insurance · $1,599 a household
Spending per listing
$8.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,556
+3.7% 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 1 insurance agency in Alcona County. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Alcona County comes to about $8.5M a year: $1,599 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.5M per agency.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Alcona County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,326 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Alcona County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 insurance agency on map listings, Alcona County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Alcona County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Alcona County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureAlcona CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.913.515.6
Spending per listing$8.5M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,3261,108966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.9%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,599$1,558$1,957
Median household income$54,993$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored33

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$329K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Alcona 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 Alcona County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,556+3.7% since 2020
Households
5,305
Median age
59.0
Homes lived in by their owners
90%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
675 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$54,993+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,179
Median home value
$162,800
Jobs located here
1,273
Daytime population
8,748Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Michigan

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oceana County, MI7365.8$3.1M+1.7%#374 of 2,272
2Antrim County, MI6998.1$2.1M+5.3%#498 of 2,272
3Manistee County, MI6865.7$3M+2.3%#516 of 2,272
4Kalkaska County, MI6756.4$2.7M+4.3%#541 of 2,272
5Gladwin County, MI6787.1$2.3M+2.8%#553 of 2,272
6Allegan County, MI63429.2$2M+2.1%#686 of 2,272
7Newaygo County, MI632010.2$1.7M+3.1%#699 of 2,272
8Barry County, MI61249.8$1.9M+2.2%#755 of 2,272
9Missaukee County, MI6058.5$2M+1.4%#774 of 2,272
10Cass County, MI58188.5$2.1M+0.2%#831 of 2,272
Alcona County, MINot scored11.9$8.5M+3.7%

Other business types in Alcona County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Alcona County, MI?

There is 1 insurance agency on map listings in Alcona County as of September 2026. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in Alcona County, MI spend on vehicle insurance?

About $8.5M a year, or $1,599 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 insurance agency on map listings, it comes to $8.5M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,305 households in Alcona County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alcona County, MI compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Alcona County has 1 insurance agency on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Alcona County would have about 7, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,326 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Alcona County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Alcona County at 10,556 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,305 households. The median household income in Alcona County is $54,993 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Alcona County has no market score for insurance agencies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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 Alcona County

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