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Insurance agencies in the Auburn, NY area

How the Auburn, NY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for insurance agencies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #313 of 537 scored small-town markets
#6 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
33
11 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
21
−12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$47.8M
On vehicle insurance · $1,517 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,365
−2.3% 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 33 insurance agencies in the Auburn area. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Households in the Auburn area spend about $47.8M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,517 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in the Auburn area classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,501 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Auburn area declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For insurance agencies, the Auburn area has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #313 of 537 scored small-town markets and #6 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.

How the Auburn area compares

The same measures for New York 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 Auburn, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureAuburn areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.510.715.6
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,5011,216966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.5%−4.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,517$1,132$1,957
Median household income$67,904$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4428

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21−12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
88
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3311 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The 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 the Auburn area, 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 the Auburn area

Population, 2025 estimate
74,365−2.3% since 2020
Households
31,524
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$67,904+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,583
Median home value
$171,000
Jobs located here
25,171
Daytime population
65,706Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across New York

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New York for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in New York, with the Auburn area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Seneca Falls, NY6375.1$3M−1.7%#151 of 537
2Monticello, NY57309.5$1.6M+2.7%#206 of 537
3Batavia, NY55239.2$1.7M+0.2%#216 of 537
4Hudson, NY482710.1$1.6M−2.1%#278 of 537
5Oneonta, NY463012.9$1.2M+3.8%#297 of 537
6Auburn, NY443310.5$1.4M−2.3%#313 of 537
7Gloversville, NY442410.5$1.4M−1.6%#315 of 537
8Massena-Ogdensburg, NY43368.6$1.7M−2.5%#320 of 537
9Corning, NY434210.7$1.4M−1.6%#324 of 537
10Plattsburgh, NY403811.3$1.3M−2.0%#352 of 537

Other business types in the Auburn area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Auburn, NY area?

The Auburn area has 33 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Auburn, NY area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $47.8M a year, or $1,517 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,524 households in the Auburn area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Auburn, NY area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The Auburn area has 10.5 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.4M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Auburn area would have about 38, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,501 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Auburn, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Auburn area at 74,365 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,524 households. The median household income in the Auburn area is $67,904 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Auburn area scores 44 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #313 of 537 scored small-town markets.

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