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Insurance agencies in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #373 of 387 scored metro areas
#15 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
363
63 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
216
+2.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$298.6M
On vehicle insurance · $1,538 a household
Spending per listing
$823K
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.7
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
479,722
+1.4% 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

For insurance agencies, the Lansing-East Lansing metro area has a Groundwork market score of 18 (low): #373 of 387 scored metro areas and #15 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area spend about $298.6M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,538 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 363 insurance agencies, that is $823K per agency, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 363 insurance agencies on map listings in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 63 are chain locations, or 17%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 18.7 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area was 216 in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 899 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lansing-East Lansing metro area grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Lansing-East Lansing metro area 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLansing-East Lansing metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.713.515.6
Spending per listing$823K$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment8991,108966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.4%−3.9%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,538$1,558$1,957
Median household income$72,550$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score1833

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
216+2.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,207
Annual payroll, 2023
$77.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
36363 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
238The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area, 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 the Lansing-East Lansing metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
479,722+1.4% since 2020
Households
194,163
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,699 sq. mi.
People per square mile
278
Median household income
$72,550
Average household income
$94,775
Median home value
$216,700
Jobs located here
232,664
Daytime population
512,361Residents 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 metro areas in Michigan for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Lansing-East Lansing metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Monroe, MI596510.3$1.7M+0.7%#131 of 387
2Midland, MI583810.9$1.5M+0.3%#138 of 387
3Jackson, MI56579.1$1.7M−0.4%#149 of 387
4Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI557911.7$1.4M+1.8%#160 of 387
5Ann Arbor, MI4815510.3$1.5M−0.4%#194 of 387
6Flint, MI4318811.2$1.4M−1.1%#231 of 387
7Traverse City, MI359614.7$1.1M+2.2%#275 of 387
8Niles, MI348513.3$1.2M−1.3%#278 of 387
9Bay City, MI336314.0$1.1M−1.6%#287 of 387
10Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI332,35913.3$1.1M+0.1%#288 of 387
15Lansing-East Lansing, MI1836318.7$823K+1.4%#373 of 387

Other business types in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 363 insurance agencies in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area. 63 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 216 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019.

How much do households in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $298.6M a year, or $1,538 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 363 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $823K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 194,163 households in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The Lansing-East Lansing metro area has 18.7 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $823K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Lansing-East Lansing metro area would have about 238, against 363 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 899 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lansing-East Lansing metro area at 479,722 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 194,163 households. Median household income in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area is $72,550, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Lansing-East Lansing metro area scores 18 for insurance agencies (low), #373 of 387 scored metro areas.

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