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Insurance agencies in Tuscola County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Tuscola County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,053 of 2,272 scored counties
#68 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 39
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −18.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.3M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,734 a household
- Spending per listing
- $956K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.1
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,680
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Tuscola County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #2,053 of 2,272 scored counties and #68 of 73 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 insurance agencies in Tuscola County. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.1, 16% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.
Household spending on vehicle insurance in Tuscola County comes to about $37.3M a year: $1,734 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $956K of household spending for each agency on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Tuscola County was 26 in 2023, down 18.7% from 2019. That is one for every 827 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Tuscola County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Tuscola 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 | Tuscola County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.1 | 13.5 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $956K | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 827 | 1,108 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.7% | −3.9% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,734 | $1,558 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $63,811 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 26−18.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 393 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Tuscola 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 Tuscola County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,680−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 21,498
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 805 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $63,811+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,133
- Median home value
- $149,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,757
- Daytime population
- 44,077Residents 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 |
| 68Tuscola County, MI | 21 | 39 | 18.1 | $956K | −1.2% | #2,053 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Tuscola County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many insurance agencies are in Tuscola County, MI?
There are 39 insurance agencies on map listings in Tuscola County as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 18.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Tuscola County, MI spend on vehicle insurance?
About $37.3M a year, or $1,734 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $956K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,498 households in Tuscola County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tuscola County, MI compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Tuscola County has 18.1 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $956K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Tuscola County would have about 30, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 827 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Tuscola County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Tuscola County at 52,680 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,498 households. The median household income in Tuscola County is $63,811 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Tuscola County scores 21 for insurance agencies (low), #2,053 of 2,272 scored counties.
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