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Insurance agencies in Nassau County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,176 of 2,272 scored counties
#60 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
949
119 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
862
−4.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$763.6M
On vehicle insurance · $1,667 a household
Spending per listing
$805K
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.7
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,398,939
+0.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Nassau County is 15 (low), #2,176 of 2,272 scored counties and #60 of 60 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 949 insurance agencies in Nassau County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.7, 33% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Nassau County comes to about $763.6M a year: $1,667 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $805K per agency, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 862 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Nassau County in 2023, down 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 532 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Nassau County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nassau County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Nassau 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 Nassau County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureNassau CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.710.715.6
Spending per listing$805K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment5321,216966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.4%−4.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,667$1,132$1,957
Median household income$146,202$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score1528

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
902 → 862−4.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
6,487
Annual payroll, 2023
$696.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
949119 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
608The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
22
Amount
$4.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,398,939+0.6% since 2020
Households
458,166
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
285 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,884
Median household income
$146,202+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$191,703
Median home value
$684,700
Jobs located here
639,475
Daytime population
1,328,680Residents 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 Nassau 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
60Nassau County, NY1594920.7$805K+0.6%#2,176 of 2,272

Other business types in Nassau County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Nassau County, NY?

Nassau County has 949 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 119 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 862 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 4.4% from 2019.

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

About $763.6M a year, or $1,667 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 949 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $805K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 458,166 households in Nassau County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nassau County has 20.7 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $805K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Nassau County would have about 608, against 949 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 532 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Nassau County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Nassau County at 1,398,939 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 458,166 households. The median household income in Nassau County is $146,202 a year, 81% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Nassau County scores 15 for insurance agencies (low), #2,176 of 2,272 scored counties.

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