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Insurance agencies in Oceana County, MI

The insurance agencies in Oceana County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #374 of 2,272 scored counties
#1 of 73 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.5M
On vehicle insurance · $1,779 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,177
+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

Households in Oceana County spend about $18.5M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,779 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 6 insurance agencies on map listings in Oceana County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 63% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Oceana County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,473 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Oceana County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For insurance agencies, Oceana County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #374 of 2,272 scored counties and #1 of 73 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Oceana 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 Oceana County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureOceana CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.813.515.6
Spending per listing$3.1M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment3,4731,108966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.9%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,779$1,558$1,957
Median household income$62,417$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7333

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 3
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$345K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Oceana 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 Oceana County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,177+1.7% since 2020
Households
10,419
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
538 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$62,417+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,476
Median home value
$190,100
Jobs located here
5,895
Daytime population
22,540Residents 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 Oceana 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

Other business types in Oceana County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Oceana County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 insurance agencies in Oceana County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

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

About $18.5M a year, or $1,779 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,419 households in Oceana County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oceana County has 5.8 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $3.1M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Oceana County would have about 15, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,473 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Oceana County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Oceana County at 27,177 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,419 households. Median household income in Oceana County is $62,417, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Oceana County scores 73 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #374 of 2,272 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for insurance agencies · All 56 business types in Oceana County

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