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Insurance agencies in Olmsted County, MN
How Olmsted County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for insurance agencies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,876 of 2,272 scored counties
#38 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 112
- 30 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- −5.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $106.4M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,589 a household
- Spending per listing
- $950K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 166,731
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Olmsted County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #1,876 of 2,272 scored counties and #38 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 112 insurance agencies in Olmsted County. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 27%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 16.7 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.
Households in Olmsted County spend about $106.4M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,589 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 112 insurance agencies, that is $950K per agency, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Olmsted County in 2023, down 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 943 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Olmsted County. Population estimates put the population change in Olmsted County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Olmsted 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 | Olmsted County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 17.3 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $950K | $951K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 943 | 737 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.3% | −2.3% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,589 | $1,649 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $95,406 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 75 → 71−5.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 277
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11230 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Olmsted 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 Olmsted County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 166,731+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 66,918
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 654 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $95,406+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,916
- Median home value
- $331,700
- Jobs located here
- 111,121
- Daytime population
- 185,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Olmsted County marked.
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 |
| 38Olmsted County, MN | 28 | 112 | 16.7 | $950K | +2.3% | #1,876 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Olmsted County
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Questions
How many insurance agencies are in Olmsted County, MN?
Olmsted County has 112 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 5.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Olmsted County, MN spend on vehicle insurance?
About $106.4M a year, or $1,589 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 112 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $950K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 66,918 households in Olmsted County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Olmsted County, MN compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Olmsted County has 16.7 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $950K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Olmsted County would have about 85, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 943 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Olmsted County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Olmsted County at 166,731 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,918 households. The median household income in Olmsted County is $95,406 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Olmsted County scores 28 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,876 of 2,272 scored counties.
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