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Insurance agencies in the Springfield, MO metro area

The insurance agencies in the Springfield, MO metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #365 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri

Listings
445
73 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
334
+6.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$326.7M
On vehicle insurance · $1,643 a household
Spending per listing
$734K
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.4
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
500,694
+5.1% 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

For insurance agencies, the Springfield metro area has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #365 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Springfield metro area spend about $326.7M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,643 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 445 insurance agencies, that is $734K per agency, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 445 insurance agencies on map listings in the Springfield metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 22.4 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Springfield metro area was 334 in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 595 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $6M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Springfield metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Springfield metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Springfield metro area 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 Springfield, MO metro area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSpringfield metro areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.420.115.6
Spending per listing$734K$810K$1.3M
Households per official establishment595753966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.7%−1.3%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,643$1,625$1,957
Median household income$65,071$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2019

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
334+6.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,206
Annual payroll, 2023
$81M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
44573 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
260The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Springfield metro 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 Springfield metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
500,694+5.1% since 2020
Households
198,884
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,007 sq. mi.
People per square mile
162
Median household income
$65,071+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,400
Median home value
$230,700
Jobs located here
224,104
Daytime population
505,510Residents 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 metro areas in Missouri for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Springfield metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Missouri

Metro areas in Missouri ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Joplin, MO-KS3113817.4$985K+3.9%#307 of 387
2Columbia, MO2218221.1$778K+3.9%#357 of 387
3Kansas City, MO-KS211,80120.1$815K+3.4%#363 of 387
4Springfield, MO2044522.4$734K+5.1%#365 of 387
5Jefferson City, MO1913723.4$769K+2.2%#369 of 387
6Cape Girardeau, MO-IL1410427.2$617K+1.7%#383 of 387
7St. Louis, MO-IL122,25019.4$809K−0.2%#385 of 387
8St. Joseph, MO-KS910422.2$759K−2.0%#386 of 387

Other business types in the Springfield metro area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Springfield, MO metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 445 insurance agencies in the Springfield metro area. 73 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 334 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Springfield, MO metro area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $326.7M a year, or $1,643 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 445 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $734K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 198,884 households in the Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Springfield, MO metro area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The Springfield metro area has 22.4 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $734K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Springfield metro area would have about 260, against 445 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 595 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Springfield, MO metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Springfield metro area at 500,694 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 198,884 households. Median household income in the Springfield metro area is $65,071, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.0%, 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. The Springfield metro area scores 20 for insurance agencies (low), #365 of 387 scored metro areas.

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