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Insurance agencies in Berrien County, MI

How Berrien County, MI 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,771 of 2,272 scored counties
#51 of 73 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
85
23 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
52
−3.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$98.3M
On vehicle insurance · $1,536 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.3
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
152,444
−1.3% 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

For insurance agencies, Berrien County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,771 of 2,272 scored counties and #51 of 73 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 85 insurance agencies in Berrien County. 23 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 13.3 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Berrien County comes to about $98.3M a year: $1,536 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per agency, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Berrien County was 52 in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,231 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates show Berrien County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Berrien 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 Berrien County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureBerrien CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.313.515.6
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,2311,108966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.7%−3.9%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,536$1,558$1,957
Median household income$65,425$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3133

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
54 → 52−3.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
162
Annual payroll, 2023
$10M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8523 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
78The 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 Berrien 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 Berrien County

Population, 2025 estimate
152,444−1.3% since 2020
Households
63,999
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
270
Median household income
$65,425+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,826
Median home value
$224,300
Jobs located here
53,306
Daytime population
143,817Residents 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 Berrien 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
51Berrien County, MI318513.3$1.2M−1.3%#1,771 of 2,272

Other business types in Berrien County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Berrien County, MI?

Berrien County has 85 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019.

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

About $98.3M a year, or $1,536 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 85 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,999 households in Berrien County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Berrien County has 13.3 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Berrien County would have about 78, against 85 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,231 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Berrien County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Berrien County at 152,444 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 63,999 households. The median household income in Berrien County is $65,425 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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. Berrien County scores 31 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,771 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 Berrien County

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