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Insurance agencies in Lyon County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Lyon County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,197 of 2,272 scored counties
#60 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 26
- 5 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.9M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,676 a household
- Spending per listing
- $652K
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.7
- 65% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,684
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Lyon County is 14 (low), #2,197 of 2,272 scored counties and #60 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Lyon County spend about $16.9M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,676 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $652K per agency, 48% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
There are 26 insurance agencies on map listings in Lyon County as of September 2026. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.7, 65% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Lyon County was 21 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 481 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $431K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Lyon County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lyon County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lyon 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.
| Measure | Lyon County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.7 | 17.3 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $652K | $951K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 481 | 737 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −2.3% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,676 | $1,649 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $75,303 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 210.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 265 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $431K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Lyon 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 Lyon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,684+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,108
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 714 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $75,303+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,405
- Median home value
- $200,700
- Jobs located here
- 20,576
- Daytime population
- 33,035Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, MN | 75 | 5 | 3.9 | $4.7M | +4.2% | #326 of 2,272 |
| 2Isanti County, MN | 70 | 18 | 11.0 | $1.8M | +7.3% | #479 of 2,272 |
| 3Pine County, MN | 69 | 12 | 9.7 | $2M | +5.5% | #504 of 2,272 |
| 4Kanabec County, MN | 65 | 8 | 12.2 | $1.7M | +3.6% | #630 of 2,272 |
| 5Chisago County, MN | 62 | 20 | 9.4 | $2.1M | +4.3% | #719 of 2,272 |
| 6Aitkin County, MN | 61 | 6 | 8.3 | $2.1M | +3.5% | #748 of 2,272 |
| 7Sherburne County, MN | 59 | 36 | 10.1 | $1.9M | +6.8% | #801 of 2,272 |
| 8Mille Lacs County, MN | 56 | 13 | 12.2 | $1.6M | +4.8% | #917 of 2,272 |
| 9Dodge County, MN | 50 | 10 | 12.4 | $1.6M | +2.3% | #1,107 of 2,272 |
| 10Wright County, MN | 48 | 81 | 15.0 | $1.3M | +11.1% | #1,196 of 2,272 |
| 60Lyon County, MN | 14 | 26 | 25.7 | $652K | +1.0% | #2,197 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Lyon County
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Questions
How many insurance agencies are in Lyon County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 insurance agencies in Lyon County. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Lyon County, MN spend on vehicle insurance?
About $16.9M a year, or $1,676 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $652K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,108 households in Lyon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lyon County, MN compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Lyon County has 25.7 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $652K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Lyon County would have about 14, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 481 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Lyon County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Lyon County at 25,684 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,108 households. Median household income in Lyon County is $75,303, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.4%, 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. Lyon County scores 14 for insurance agencies (low), #2,197 of 2,272 scored counties.
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