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Insurance agencies in Douglas County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,150 of 2,272 scored counties
#21 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
543
80 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
428
+3.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$367.6M
On vehicle insurance · $1,542 a household
Spending per listing
$677K
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.8
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
606,460
+3.6% 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, Douglas County has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #2,150 of 2,272 scored counties and #21 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,542 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Douglas County spend about $367.6M a year on vehicle insurance. That works out to $677K per agency, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Douglas County has 543 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 80 are chain locations, or 15%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 22.8 for every 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 428 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, up 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 557 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Douglas County. Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Douglas County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Douglas County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.820.415.6
Spending per listing$677K$859K$1.3M
Households per official establishment557516966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.6%+0.1%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,542$1,750$1,957
Median household income$80,391$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score1722

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
413 → 428+3.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,658
Annual payroll, 2023
$247.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
54380 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
293The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$2.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
606,460+3.6% since 2020
Households
238,430
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
327 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,809
Median household income
$80,391+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,185
Median home value
$266,100
Jobs located here
360,817
Daytime population
660,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE518311.2$1.6M+9.0%#1,069 of 2,272
2Saunders County, NE491011.2$1.8M+6.0%#1,129 of 2,272
3Otoe County, NE42812.5$1.6M+3.9%#1,383 of 2,272
4Cass County, NE371816.6$1.2M+3.9%#1,573 of 2,272
5Dakota County, NE371418.8$989K+0.7%#1,587 of 2,272
6Saline County, NE35917.5$1.3M+1.9%#1,638 of 2,272
7Seward County, NE301217.7$1.1M+2.3%#1,807 of 2,272
8Washington County, NE291619.0$1.1M+1.8%#1,839 of 2,272
9Dawson County, NE281718.6$1.1M+1.5%#1,867 of 2,272
10Platte County, NE282619.0$981K+3.9%#1,871 of 2,272
21Douglas County, NE1754322.8$677K+3.6%#2,150 of 2,272

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Douglas County, NE?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 543 insurance agencies in Douglas County. 80 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 428 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Douglas County, NE spend on vehicle insurance?

About $367.6M a year, or $1,542 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 543 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $677K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 238,430 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Douglas County, NE compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Douglas County has 22.8 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $677K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Douglas County would have about 293, against 543 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 557 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 606,460 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 238,430 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,391, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Douglas County scores 17 for insurance agencies (low), #2,150 of 2,272 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for insurance agencies · All 56 business types in Douglas County

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