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Insurance agencies in Carlton County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,374 of 2,272 scored counties
#15 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
24
4 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.6M
On vehicle insurance · $1,891 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.0
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,711
+1.4% 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 24 insurance agencies in Carlton County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 17%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Carlton County comes to about $26.6M a year: $1,891 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per agency, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Carlton County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,281 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carlton County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Carlton County is 43 (lower middle), #1,374 of 2,272 scored counties and #15 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Carlton County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Carlton County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureCarlton CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.017.315.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$951K$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,281737966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.3%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,891$1,649$1,957
Median household income$80,573$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4322

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 11
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
244 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Carlton 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 Carlton County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,711+1.4% since 2020
Households
14,090
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
861 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$80,573+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,202
Median home value
$245,100
Jobs located here
12,806
Daytime population
32,171Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Carlton County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, MN7553.9$4.7M+4.2%#326 of 2,272
2Isanti County, MN701811.0$1.8M+7.3%#479 of 2,272
3Pine County, MN69129.7$2M+5.5%#504 of 2,272
4Kanabec County, MN65812.2$1.7M+3.6%#630 of 2,272
5Chisago County, MN62209.4$2.1M+4.3%#719 of 2,272
6Aitkin County, MN6168.3$2.1M+3.5%#748 of 2,272
7Sherburne County, MN593610.1$1.9M+6.8%#801 of 2,272
8Mille Lacs County, MN561312.2$1.6M+4.8%#917 of 2,272
9Dodge County, MN501012.4$1.6M+2.3%#1,107 of 2,272
10Wright County, MN488115.0$1.3M+11.1%#1,196 of 2,272
15Carlton County, MN432417.0$1.1M+1.4%#1,374 of 2,272

Other business types in Carlton County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Carlton County, MN?

Carlton County has 24 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) 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 Carlton County, MN spend on vehicle insurance?

About $26.6M a year, or $1,891 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,090 households in Carlton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carlton County, MN compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Carlton County has 17.0 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Carlton County would have about 21, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,281 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Carlton County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Carlton County at 36,711 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,090 households. The median household income in Carlton County is $80,573 a year, in line with 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. Carlton County scores 43 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,374 of 2,272 scored counties.

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

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