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Insurance agencies in Wheatland County, MT

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.2M
On vehicle insurance · $2,526 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
22.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
2,100
+1.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 insurance agencies in Wheatland County. That is 22.7 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Wheatland County comes to about $2.2M a year: $2,526 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2 insurance agencies, that is $1.1M per agency.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Wheatland County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages. That is one for every 294 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wheatland County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Wheatland County compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Wheatland County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureWheatland CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.716.515.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment294711966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.5%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,526$2,106$1,957
Median household income$49,489$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$230K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Wheatland 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 Wheatland County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,100+1.2% since 2020
Households
883
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.6
Land area
1,423 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$49,489
Average household income
$65,328
Median home value
$180,800
Jobs located here
615
Daytime population
2,016Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Montana

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

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lake County, MT83108.0$2.8M+6.9%#161 of 2,272
2Carbon County, MT74510.7$2.2M+9.1%#358 of 2,272
3Sanders County, MT67814.7$1.5M+12.9%#573 of 2,272
4Ravalli County, MT652010.7$2.1M+9.4%#616 of 2,272
5Park County, MT591214.3$1.5M+5.7%#819 of 2,272
6Lincoln County, MT511415.4$1.3M+13.1%#1,095 of 2,272
7Flathead County, MT486915.6$1.3M+10.1%#1,192 of 2,272
8Fergus County, MT47713.2$1.7M+3.1%#1,212 of 2,272
9Gallatin County, MT448316.2$1.3M+7.7%#1,324 of 2,272
10Silver Bow County, MT432214.3$1.3M+2.6%#1,360 of 2,272
Wheatland County, MTNot scored222.7$1.1M+1.2%

Other business types in Wheatland County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Wheatland County, MT?

There are 2 insurance agencies on map listings in Wheatland County as of September 2026. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in Wheatland County, MT spend on vehicle insurance?

About $2.2M a year, or $2,526 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 883 households in Wheatland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Wheatland County, MT compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Wheatland County has 2 insurance agencies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 294 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Wheatland County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Wheatland County at 2,100 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 883 households. The median household income in Wheatland County is $49,489 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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