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Insurance agencies in St. Clair County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,275 of 2,272 scored counties
#31 of 73 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
72
13 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
54
−8.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$112.4M
On vehicle insurance · $1,657 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
160,486
+0.1% 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

Household spending on vehicle insurance in St. Clair County comes to about $112.4M a year: $1,657 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per agency, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

St. Clair County has 72 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.6, 32% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in St. Clair County in 2023, down 8.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,256 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates show St. Clair County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For insurance agencies, St. Clair County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,275 of 2,272 scored counties and #31 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.

How St. Clair 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 St. Clair County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Clair CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.613.515.6
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,2561,108966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.5%−3.9%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,657$1,558$1,957
Median household income$71,270$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4533

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59 → 54−8.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
233
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7213 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
90The 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 St. Clair 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 St. Clair County

Population, 2025 estimate
160,486+0.1% since 2020
Households
67,816
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
722 sq. mi.
People per square mile
222
Median household income
$71,270+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,621
Median home value
$224,600
Jobs located here
41,623
Daytime population
129,372Residents 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 St. Clair 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
31St. Clair County, MI457210.6$1.6M+0.1%#1,275 of 2,272

Other business types in St. Clair County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in St. Clair County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 insurance agencies in St. Clair County. 13 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 8.5% from 2019.

How much do households in St. Clair County, MI spend on vehicle insurance?

About $112.4M a year, or $1,657 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,816 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Clair County has 10.6 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.6M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 90, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,256 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Clair County, MI growing?

Population estimates put St. Clair County at 160,486 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,816 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $71,270, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. St. Clair County scores 45 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,275 of 2,272 scored counties.

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