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Insurance agencies in Jackson County, MI
The insurance agencies in Jackson County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,130 of 2,272 scored counties
#20 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 57
- 10 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $99.3M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,588 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 159,552
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,588 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $99.3M a year on vehicle insurance. That works out to $1.7M per agency, 39% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
There are 57 insurance agencies on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.
Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Jackson County in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,390 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $206K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Jackson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Jackson County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #1,130 of 2,272 scored counties and #20 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.
How Jackson 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.
| Measure | Jackson County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 13.5 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,390 | 1,108 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.3% | −3.9% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,588 | $1,558 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $66,073 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 45+2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 220
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5710 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $206K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 159,552−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 62,540
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 702 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $66,073+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,666
- Median home value
- $193,700
- Jobs located here
- 59,579
- Daytime population
- 159,707Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oceana County, MI | 73 | 6 | 5.8 | $3.1M | +1.7% | #374 of 2,272 |
| 2Antrim County, MI | 69 | 9 | 8.1 | $2.1M | +5.3% | #498 of 2,272 |
| 3Manistee County, MI | 68 | 6 | 5.7 | $3M | +2.3% | #516 of 2,272 |
| 4Kalkaska County, MI | 67 | 5 | 6.4 | $2.7M | +4.3% | #541 of 2,272 |
| 5Gladwin County, MI | 67 | 8 | 7.1 | $2.3M | +2.8% | #553 of 2,272 |
| 6Allegan County, MI | 63 | 42 | 9.2 | $2M | +2.1% | #686 of 2,272 |
| 7Newaygo County, MI | 63 | 20 | 10.2 | $1.7M | +3.1% | #699 of 2,272 |
| 8Barry County, MI | 61 | 24 | 9.8 | $1.9M | +2.2% | #755 of 2,272 |
| 9Missaukee County, MI | 60 | 5 | 8.5 | $2M | +1.4% | #774 of 2,272 |
| 10Cass County, MI | 58 | 18 | 8.5 | $2.1M | +0.2% | #831 of 2,272 |
| 20Jackson County, MI | 49 | 57 | 9.1 | $1.7M | −0.4% | #1,130 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Jackson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many insurance agencies are in Jackson County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 insurance agencies in Jackson County. 10 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Jackson County, MI spend on vehicle insurance?
About $99.3M a year, or $1,588 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 62,540 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, MI compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Jackson County has 9.1 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.7M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Jackson County would have about 79, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,390 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Jackson County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 159,552 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 62,540 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $66,073, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Jackson County scores 49 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,130 of 2,272 scored counties.
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