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Insurance agencies in Chenango County, NY

How Chenango County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for insurance agencies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #858 of 2,272 scored counties
#8 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
13
4 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$31.6M
On vehicle insurance · $1,591 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
94% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
58% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,715
−2.9% 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 13 insurance agencies in Chenango County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 31%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Chenango County comes to about $31.6M a year: $1,591 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per agency, 94% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Chenango County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages. That is one for every 1,989 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Chenango County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Chenango County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #858 of 2,272 scored counties and #8 of 60 scored counties in New York.

How Chenango County 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 Chenango County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureChenango CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.510.715.6
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,9891,216966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,591$1,132$1,957
Median household income$62,948$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5728

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 10
Employees, 2023
41
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Chenango 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 Chenango County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,715−2.9% since 2020
Households
19,890
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
893 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$62,948+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,321
Median home value
$137,900
Jobs located here
17,111
Daytime population
43,231Residents 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 counties in New York for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in New York, with Chenango County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tioga County, NY63104.9$3.3M−1.9%#677 of 2,272
2Allegany County, NY62126.8$2.3M+0.9%#714 of 2,272
3Seneca County, NY6175.1$3M−1.7%#742 of 2,272
4Wayne County, NY61236.0$2.7M+0.1%#744 of 2,272
5Washington County, NY60124.9$3.3M−2.9%#770 of 2,272
6Orleans County, NY59116.8$2.4M−0.5%#792 of 2,272
7Richmond County, NY581126.6$2M+1.3%#835 of 2,272
8Chenango County, NY57136.5$2.4M−2.9%#858 of 2,272
9Yates County, NY5766.3$2.3M−0.8%#860 of 2,272
10Rensselaer County, NY57497.3$2M−0.2%#866 of 2,272

Other business types in Chenango County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Chenango County, NY?

There are 13 insurance agencies on map listings in Chenango County as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in Chenango County, NY spend on vehicle insurance?

About $31.6M a year, or $1,591 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,890 households in Chenango County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chenango County, NY compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Chenango County has 6.5 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2.4M, 94% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Chenango County would have about 25, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,989 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Chenango County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Chenango County at 45,715 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,890 households. The median household income in Chenango County is $62,948 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.1% 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. Chenango County scores 57 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #858 of 2,272 scored counties.

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