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Insurance agencies in DeKalb County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in DeKalb County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 8 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,260 of 2,272 scored counties
#83 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 11
- 5 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.9M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,859 a household
- Spending per listing
- $631K
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.5
- 89% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,795
- −15.6% since 2020
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What this means
DeKalb County scores 8 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #2,260 of 2,272 scored counties and #83 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle insurance in DeKalb County comes to about $6.9M a year: $1,859 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $631K per agency, 50% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
There are 11 insurance agencies on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. 5 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 29.5 per 10,000 households, 89% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in DeKalb County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 339 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in DeKalb County from 2020 to 2025 at −15.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How DeKalb 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.
| Measure | DeKalb County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.5 | 20.1 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $631K | $810K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 339 | 753 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −15.6% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,859 | $1,625 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $69,826 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 8 | 19 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 115 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,795−15.6% since 2020
- Households
- 3,732
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $69,826+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,578
- Median home value
- $169,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,800
- Daytime population
- 9,220Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, MO | 66 | 7 | 7.8 | $2.2M | +1.6% | #584 of 2,272 |
| 2Lincoln County, MO | 62 | 30 | 13.1 | $1.5M | +11.4% | #736 of 2,272 |
| 3McDonald County, MO | 60 | 10 | 11.7 | $1.5M | +3.1% | #786 of 2,272 |
| 4Andrew County, MO | 59 | 7 | 10.0 | $1.9M | +0.7% | #802 of 2,272 |
| 5Dallas County, MO | 57 | 8 | 11.8 | $1.6M | +5.2% | #881 of 2,272 |
| 6Crawford County, MO | 56 | 10 | 10.4 | $1.7M | −0.4% | #909 of 2,272 |
| 7Newton County, MO | 55 | 27 | 12.2 | $1.5M | +6.1% | #961 of 2,272 |
| 8Pulaski County, MO | 53 | 19 | 11.3 | $1.5M | +0.8% | #1,019 of 2,272 |
| 9Ray County, MO | 53 | 14 | 15.4 | $1.2M | +1.1% | #1,029 of 2,272 |
| 10Ste. Genevieve County, MO | 52 | 10 | 14.0 | $1.5M | +1.1% | #1,044 of 2,272 |
| 83DeKalb County, MO | 8 | 11 | 29.5 | $631K | −15.6% | #2,260 of 2,272 |
Other business types in DeKalb County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many insurance agencies are in DeKalb County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 insurance agencies in DeKalb County. 5 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.
How much do households in DeKalb County, MO spend on vehicle insurance?
About $6.9M a year, or $1,859 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $631K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,732 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, MO compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
DeKalb County has 29.5 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 89% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $631K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 339 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, MO growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 9,795 people in 2025, down 15.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,732 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $69,826, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. DeKalb County scores 8 for insurance agencies (very low), #2,260 of 2,272 scored counties.
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