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Insurance agencies in Vernon County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Vernon County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,062 of 2,272 scored counties
#60 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
16
5 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.7M
On vehicle insurance · $1,766 a household
Spending per listing
$856K
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.6
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,946
+1.5% since 2020

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What this means

Vernon County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #2,062 of 2,272 scored counties and #60 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 insurance agencies in Vernon County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 31%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 20.6 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Households in Vernon County spend about $13.7M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,766 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $856K per agency, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Vernon County in 2023. That is one for every 646 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $250K have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Vernon County. Population estimates show Vernon County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Vernon 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 Vernon County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureVernon CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.620.115.6
Spending per listing$856K$810K$1.3M
Households per official establishment646753966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.3%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,766$1,625$1,957
Median household income$52,230$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2119

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 12
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
165 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$250K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Vernon 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 Vernon County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,946+1.5% since 2020
Households
7,754
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
826 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$52,230+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,264
Median home value
$158,800
Jobs located here
6,588
Daytime population
17,757Residents 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 Vernon 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
60Vernon County, MO211620.6$856K+1.5%#2,062 of 2,272

Other business types in Vernon County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Vernon County, MO?

Vernon County has 16 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

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

About $13.7M a year, or $1,766 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $856K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,754 households in Vernon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Vernon County has 20.6 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $856K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Vernon County would have about 11, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 646 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Vernon County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Vernon County at 19,946 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,754 households. The median household income in Vernon County is $52,230 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. Vernon County scores 21 for insurance agencies (low), #2,062 of 2,272 scored counties.

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