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Insurance agencies in Midland County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,078 of 2,272 scored counties
#18 of 73 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
38
9 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
19
−17.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$57.8M
On vehicle insurance · $1,653 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,754
+0.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 38 insurance agencies in Midland County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 24%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Midland County comes to about $57.8M a year: $1,653 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per agency, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Midland County was 19 in 2023, down 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,842 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Midland County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Midland County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #1,078 of 2,272 scored counties and #18 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.

How Midland 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 Midland County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMidland CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.913.515.6
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,8421,108966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−17.4%−3.9%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,653$1,558$1,957
Median household income$77,705$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5133

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 19−17.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
125
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
389 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The 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 Midland 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 Midland County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,754+0.3% since 2020
Households
34,993
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
518 sq. mi.
People per square mile
162
Median household income
$77,705+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,160
Median home value
$195,400
Jobs located here
33,850
Daytime population
84,932Residents 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 Midland 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
18Midland County, MI513810.9$1.5M+0.3%#1,078 of 2,272

Other business types in Midland County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Midland County, MI?

Midland County has 38 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 17.4% from 2019.

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

About $57.8M a year, or $1,653 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,993 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Midland County has 10.9 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.5M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Midland County would have about 46, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,842 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Midland County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Midland County at 83,754 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,993 households. The median household income in Midland County is $77,705 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Midland County scores 51 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #1,078 of 2,272 scored counties.

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