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Insurance agencies in Oswego County, NY

How Oswego 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #940 of 2,272 scored counties
#11 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
37
6 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
33
−8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$74.3M
On vehicle insurance · $1,572 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
60% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
118,569
+1.0% 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 37 insurance agencies in Oswego County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 16%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Households in Oswego County spend about $74.3M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,572 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 37 insurance agencies, that is $2M per agency, 60% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Oswego County in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,431 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Oswego County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Oswego County is 55 (upper middle), #940 of 2,272 scored counties and #11 of 60 scored counties in New York.

How Oswego 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 Oswego County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOswego CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.810.715.6
Spending per listing$2M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,4311,216966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.3%−4.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,572$1,132$1,957
Median household income$69,183$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5528

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 33−8.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
176
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
376 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
59The 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 Oswego 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 Oswego County

Population, 2025 estimate
118,569+1.0% since 2020
Households
47,239
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
952 sq. mi.
People per square mile
124
Median household income
$69,183+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,184
Median home value
$151,700
Jobs located here
32,047
Daytime population
98,594Residents 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 Oswego 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
11Oswego County, NY55377.8$2M+1.0%#940 of 2,272

Other business types in Oswego County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Oswego County, NY?

There are 37 insurance agencies on map listings in Oswego County as of September 2026. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019.

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

About $74.3M a year, or $1,572 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,239 households in Oswego County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oswego County has 7.8 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Oswego County would have about 59, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,431 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Oswego County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Oswego County at 118,569 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,239 households. The median household income in Oswego County is $69,183 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Oswego County scores 55 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #940 of 2,272 scored counties.

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