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Insurance agencies in Eaton County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,907 of 2,272 scored counties
#58 of 73 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
87
18 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
41
−8.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$74.7M
On vehicle insurance · $1,644 a household
Spending per listing
$858K
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.2
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
109,581
+0.4% 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

Eaton County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #1,907 of 2,272 scored counties and #58 of 73 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 87 insurance agencies in Eaton County. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 21%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.2, 23% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Eaton County comes to about $74.7M a year: $1,644 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $858K of household spending for each agency on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Eaton County in 2023, down 8.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,108 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Eaton County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Eaton County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Eaton 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 Eaton County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureEaton CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.213.515.6
Spending per listing$858K$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,1081,108966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.9%−3.9%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,644$1,558$1,957
Median household income$79,597$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score2733

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45 → 41−8.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
196
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8718 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Eaton 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 Eaton County

Population, 2025 estimate
109,581+0.4% since 2020
Households
45,428
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
190
Median household income
$79,597+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,970
Median home value
$216,900
Jobs located here
46,164
Daytime population
108,771Residents 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 Eaton 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
58Eaton County, MI278719.2$858K+0.4%#1,907 of 2,272

Other business types in Eaton County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Eaton County, MI?

There are 87 insurance agencies on map listings in Eaton County as of September 2026. 18 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 8.9% from 2019.

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

About $74.7M a year, or $1,644 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $858K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,428 households in Eaton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Eaton County has 19.2 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $858K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Eaton County would have about 60, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,108 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Eaton County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Eaton County at 109,581 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,428 households. The median household income in Eaton County is $79,597 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Eaton County scores 27 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,907 of 2,272 scored counties.

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