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Insurance agencies in Mecosta County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,216 of 2,272 scored counties
#27 of 73 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
18
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$27.9M
On vehicle insurance · $1,669 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.8
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,320
+4.7% 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

At $1,669 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Mecosta County spend about $27.9M a year on vehicle insurance. Spread across 18 insurance agencies, that is $1.5M per agency, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Mecosta County has 18 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.8, 31% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Mecosta County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 928 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mecosta County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Mecosta County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #1,216 of 2,272 scored counties and #27 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.

How Mecosta 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 Mecosta County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMecosta CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.813.515.6
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment9281,108966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.9%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,669$1,558$1,957
Median household income$60,951$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4733

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 18
Employees, 2023
70
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
181 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Mecosta 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 Mecosta County

Population, 2025 estimate
42,320+4.7% since 2020
Households
16,708
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
555 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$60,951+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,230
Median home value
$178,900
Jobs located here
11,143
Daytime population
38,247Residents 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 Mecosta 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
27Mecosta County, MI471810.8$1.5M+4.7%#1,216 of 2,272

Other business types in Mecosta County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Mecosta County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 insurance agencies in Mecosta County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

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

About $27.9M a year, or $1,669 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,708 households in Mecosta County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mecosta County has 10.8 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.5M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Mecosta County would have about 22, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 928 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Mecosta County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Mecosta County at 42,320 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,708 households. Median household income in Mecosta County is $60,951, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Mecosta County scores 47 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,216 of 2,272 scored counties.

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