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Insurance agencies in the Winona, MN area

The insurance agencies in the Winona, MN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #385 of 537 scored small-town markets
#7 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota

Listings
32
6 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
21
−8.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$34.1M
On vehicle insurance · $1,685 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.8
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,523
+1.8% 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 32 insurance agencies in the Winona area. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 15.8 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Households in the Winona area spend about $34.1M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,685 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Winona area in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 964 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Winona area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Winona area scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #385 of 537 scored small-town markets and #7 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota.

How the Winona area 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 Winona, MN area compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWinona areaMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.817.315.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$951K$1.3M
Households per official establishment964737966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.7%−2.3%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,685$1,649$1,957
Median household income$70,744$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score3722

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21−8.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
92
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
326 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 the Winona area, 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 the Winona area

Population, 2025 estimate
50,523+1.8% since 2020
Households
20,253
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
626 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$70,744+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,678
Median home value
$235,400
Jobs located here
25,458
Daytime population
50,349Residents 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 small-town markets in Minnesota for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with the Winona area marked.

Top small-town markets in Minnesota

Small-town markets in Minnesota ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Grand Rapids, MN512211.9$1.5M+0.9%#255 of 537
2Brainerd, MN456014.2$1.3M+4.3%#308 of 537
3Austin, MN452314.6$1.2M+2.3%#309 of 537
4Detroit Lakes, MN392013.9$1.4M+0.9%#360 of 537
5Albert Lea, MN381612.5$1.4M−1.5%#365 of 537
6Faribault-Northfield, MN383514.9$1.2M+4.2%#369 of 537
7Winona, MN373215.8$1.1M+1.8%#385 of 537
8Bemidji, MN353217.6$990K+1.8%#402 of 537
9Worthington, MN321114.3$1.2M+0.6%#423 of 537
10Alexandria, MN283922.3$797K+2.6%#447 of 537

Other business types in the Winona area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Winona, MN area?

The Winona area has 32 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 6 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, down 8.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Winona, MN area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $34.1M a year, or $1,685 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,253 households in the Winona area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Winona, MN area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The Winona area has 15.8 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.1M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Winona area would have about 27, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 964 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Winona, MN area growing?

Population estimates put the Winona area at 50,523 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,253 households. The median household income in the Winona area is $70,744 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.2% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Winona area scores 37 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #385 of 537 scored small-town markets.

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