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Insurance agencies in Otter Tail County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Otter Tail County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,057 of 2,272 scored counties
#50 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 52
- 8 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- +2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.3M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,842 a household
- Spending per listing
- $891K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.7
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,041
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Otter Tail County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #2,057 of 2,272 scored counties and #50 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Otter Tail County spend about $46.3M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,842 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 52 insurance agencies, that is $891K per agency, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
There are 52 insurance agencies on map listings in Otter Tail County as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 15%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.7, 33% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.
Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Otter Tail County in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 484 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Otter Tail County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Otter Tail 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 | Otter Tail County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.7 | 17.3 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $891K | $951K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 484 | 737 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.0% | −2.3% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,842 | $1,649 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $72,255 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 52+2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 528 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,041+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 25,157
- Median age
- 45.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,972 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $72,255+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,523
- Median home value
- $273,000
- Jobs located here
- 23,068
- Daytime population
- 55,886Residents 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 |
| 50Otter Tail County, MN | 21 | 52 | 20.7 | $891K | +1.6% | #2,057 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Otter Tail County
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Questions
How many insurance agencies are in Otter Tail County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 insurance agencies in Otter Tail County. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Otter Tail County, MN spend on vehicle insurance?
About $46.3M a year, or $1,842 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $891K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,157 households in Otter Tail County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Otter Tail County, MN compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Otter Tail County has 20.7 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $891K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Otter Tail County would have about 37, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 484 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Otter Tail County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Otter Tail County at 61,041 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,157 households. Median household income in Otter Tail County is $72,255, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Otter Tail County scores 21 for insurance agencies (low), #2,057 of 2,272 scored counties.
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