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Insurance agencies in Livingston County, MI

How Livingston 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,745 of 2,272 scored counties
#50 of 73 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
125
21 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
97
+9.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$139.6M
On vehicle insurance · $1,826 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.4
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
197,315
+1.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Livingston County is 32 (lower middle), #1,745 of 2,272 scored counties and #50 of 73 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Livingston County comes to about $139.6M a year: $1,826 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per agency, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 125 insurance agencies on map listings in Livingston County as of September 2026. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 17%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 16.4 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 97 businesses with payroll in Livingston County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, up 9.0% from 2019. That is one for every 788 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $680K have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Livingston County. Population estimates put the population change in Livingston County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Livingston 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 Livingston County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLivingston CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.413.515.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7881,108966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.0%−3.9%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,826$1,558$1,957
Median household income$103,039$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3233

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
89 → 97+9.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
426
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
12521 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
111The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$680K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
197,315+1.7% since 2020
Households
76,445
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
565 sq. mi.
People per square mile
346
Median household income
$103,039+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,893
Median home value
$356,800
Jobs located here
61,513
Daytime population
172,103Residents 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 Livingston 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
50Livingston County, MI3212516.4$1.1M+1.7%#1,745 of 2,272

Other business types in Livingston County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Livingston County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 125 insurance agencies in Livingston County. 21 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 9.0% from 2019.

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

About $139.6M a year, or $1,826 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 125 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,445 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Livingston County has 16.4 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Livingston County would have about 111, against 125 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 788 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Livingston County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Livingston County at 197,315 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,445 households. Median household income in Livingston County is $103,039, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Livingston County scores 32 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,745 of 2,272 scored counties.

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