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Insurance agencies in Morris County, NJ

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,716 of 2,272 scored counties
#19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
286
44 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
236
−8.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$327.7M
On vehicle insurance · $1,696 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.8
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
524,251
+3.2% 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

For insurance agencies, Morris County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,716 of 2,272 scored counties and #19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Morris County spend about $327.7M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,696 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 286 insurance agencies, that is $1.1M per agency, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Morris County has 286 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 44 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.8, 5% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Morris County was 236 in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 819 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $200K have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Morris County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Morris County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Morris County compares

The same measures for New Jersey 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 Morris County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureMorris CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.89.815.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment8191,355966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.2%−2.5%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,696$1,491$1,957
Median household income$137,326$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score3359

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
257 → 236−8.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,206
Annual payroll, 2023
$292.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
28644 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
261The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$200K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
524,251+3.2% since 2020
Households
193,245
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
461 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,116
Median household income
$137,326+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$186,467
Median home value
$582,500
Jobs located here
316,491
Daytime population
565,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Morris County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sussex County, NJ78284.8$3.8M+2.9%#259 of 2,272
2Warren County, NJ76255.5$3.2M+3.2%#307 of 2,272
3Gloucester County, NJ68887.8$2.2M+3.3%#520 of 2,272
4Ocean County, NJ671757.2$2.2M+5.6%#554 of 2,272
5Salem County, NJ64187.2$2.3M+2.3%#648 of 2,272
6Cumberland County, NJ64438.0$2M+2.2%#654 of 2,272
7Middlesex County, NJ582849.2$1.7M+2.6%#845 of 2,272
8Hudson County, NJ571474.9$1.7M+1.8%#875 of 2,272
9Passaic County, NJ541367.6$1.9M+1.6%#980 of 2,272
10Somerset County, NJ531309.9$1.7M+3.5%#1,008 of 2,272
19Morris County, NJ3328614.8$1.1M+3.2%#1,716 of 2,272

Other business types in Morris County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Morris County, NJ?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 286 insurance agencies in Morris County. 44 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 236 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Morris County, NJ spend on vehicle insurance?

About $327.7M a year, or $1,696 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 286 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 193,245 households in Morris County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Morris County, NJ compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Morris County has 14.8 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.1M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Morris County would have about 261, against 286 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 819 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Morris County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Morris County at 524,251 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 193,245 households. Median household income in Morris County is $137,326, 70% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Morris County scores 33 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,716 of 2,272 scored counties.

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