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Insurance agencies in St. Louis city, MO

How St. Louis city, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for insurance agencies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,489 of 2,272 scored counties
#25 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
106
17 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
88
−12.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$157.1M
On vehicle insurance · $1,084 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
278,144
−7.4% 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 106 insurance agencies in St. Louis city. 17 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Households in St. Louis city spend about $157.1M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,084 per household, 45% below the U.S. average. Spread across 106 insurance agencies, that is $1.5M per agency, 18% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in St. Louis city in 2023, down 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,646 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $104K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in St. Louis city.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Louis city declined 7.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. Louis city scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #1,489 of 2,272 scored counties and #25 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.

How St. Louis city 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 St. Louis city, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Louis cityMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.320.115.6
Spending per listing$1.5M$810K$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,646753966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.9%−1.3%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,084$1,625$1,957
Median household income$56,160$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3919

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
101 → 88−12.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
519
Annual payroll, 2023
$41.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10617 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
125The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$104K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in St. Louis city, 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 St. Louis city

Population, 2025 estimate
278,144−7.4% since 2020
Households
144,891
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
45%
Vehicles per household
1.3
Land area
62 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,675
Median household income
$56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,764
Median home value
$197,500
Jobs located here
229,379
Daytime population
378,059Residents 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 St. Louis city 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
25St. Louis city, MO391067.3$1.5M−7.4%#1,489 of 2,272

Other business types in St. Louis city

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in St. Louis city, MO?

St. Louis city has 106 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 12.9% from 2019.

How much do households in St. Louis city, MO spend on vehicle insurance?

About $157.1M a year, or $1,084 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

St. Louis city has 7.3 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.5M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 125, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,646 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?

Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. 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. St. Louis city scores 39 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,489 of 2,272 scored counties.

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