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Insurance agencies in Newaygo County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Newaygo County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #699 of 2,272 scored counties
#7 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 20
- 3 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.8M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,772 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,622
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,772 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Newaygo County spend about $34.8M a year on vehicle insurance. That works out to $1.7M per agency, 39% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
There are 20 insurance agencies on map listings in Newaygo County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 15%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 10.2 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Newaygo County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages. That is one for every 1,786 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $72K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Newaygo County.
Population estimates put the population change in Newaygo County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Newaygo County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #699 of 2,272 scored counties and #7 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.
How Newaygo 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 | Newaygo County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 13.5 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,786 | 1,108 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.9% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,772 | $1,558 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $63,304 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 203 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $72K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Newaygo 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 Newaygo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,622+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,651
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $63,304+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,003
- Median home value
- $186,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,466
- Daytime population
- 41,120Residents 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 |
Other business types in Newaygo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many insurance agencies are in Newaygo County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 insurance agencies in Newaygo County. 3 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.
How much do households in Newaygo County, MI spend on vehicle insurance?
About $34.8M a year, or $1,772 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,651 households in Newaygo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newaygo County, MI compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Newaygo County has 10.2 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 35% 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, Newaygo County would have about 28, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,786 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.
How fast is Newaygo County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Newaygo County at 51,622 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,651 households. Median household income in Newaygo County is $63,304, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Newaygo County scores 63 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #699 of 2,272 scored counties.
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