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Insurance agencies in Callaway County, MO

The insurance agencies in Callaway County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,243 of 2,272 scored counties
#12 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
20
5 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$31.2M
On vehicle insurance · $1,895 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.1
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,765
+3.2% 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

Households in Callaway County spend about $31.2M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,895 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 insurance agencies, that is $1.6M per agency, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 20 insurance agencies on map listings in Callaway County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 25%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 12.1 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Callaway County in 2023. That is one for every 785 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Callaway County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Callaway County is 46 (lower middle), #1,243 of 2,272 scored counties and #12 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.

How Callaway County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Callaway County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCallaway CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.120.115.6
Spending per listing$1.6M$810K$1.3M
Households per official establishment785753966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.3%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,895$1,625$1,957
Median household income$74,176$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4619

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 21
Employees, 2023
58
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
205 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Callaway 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 Callaway County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,765+3.2% since 2020
Households
16,485
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
835 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$74,176+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,804
Median home value
$201,600
Jobs located here
15,131
Daytime population
39,815Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, MO6677.8$2.2M+1.6%#584 of 2,272
2Lincoln County, MO623013.1$1.5M+11.4%#736 of 2,272
3McDonald County, MO601011.7$1.5M+3.1%#786 of 2,272
4Andrew County, MO59710.0$1.9M+0.7%#802 of 2,272
5Dallas County, MO57811.8$1.6M+5.2%#881 of 2,272
6Crawford County, MO561010.4$1.7M−0.4%#909 of 2,272
7Newton County, MO552712.2$1.5M+6.1%#961 of 2,272
8Pulaski County, MO531911.3$1.5M+0.8%#1,019 of 2,272
9Ray County, MO531415.4$1.2M+1.1%#1,029 of 2,272
10Ste. Genevieve County, MO521014.0$1.5M+1.1%#1,044 of 2,272
12Callaway County, MO462012.1$1.6M+3.2%#1,243 of 2,272

Other business types in Callaway County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Callaway County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 insurance agencies in Callaway County. 5 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in Callaway County, MO spend on vehicle insurance?

About $31.2M a year, or $1,895 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,485 households in Callaway County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Callaway County, MO compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Callaway County has 12.1 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.6M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Callaway County would have about 25, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 785 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Callaway County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Callaway County at 45,765 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,485 households. Median household income in Callaway County is $74,176, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.3%, 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. Callaway County scores 46 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,243 of 2,272 scored counties.

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

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