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Insurance agencies in Sullivan County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,068 of 2,272 scored counties
#14 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
30
5 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
24
−11.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$48.4M
On vehicle insurance · $1,540 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,586
+2.7% 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 30 insurance agencies in Sullivan County. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Sullivan County comes to about $48.4M a year: $1,540 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 30 insurance agencies, that is $1.6M per agency, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Sullivan County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,310 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Sullivan County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For insurance agencies, Sullivan County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,068 of 2,272 scored counties and #14 of 60 scored counties in New York.

How Sullivan 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 Sullivan County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSullivan CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.510.715.6
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,3101,216966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.1%−4.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,540$1,132$1,957
Median household income$72,382$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5128

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 24−11.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
215
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
305 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan County

Population, 2025 estimate
80,586+2.7% since 2020
Households
31,434
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
968 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$72,382+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,703
Median home value
$249,000
Jobs located here
27,765
Daytime population
75,219Residents 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 Sullivan 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
14Sullivan County, NY51309.5$1.6M+2.7%#1,068 of 2,272

Other business types in Sullivan County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Sullivan County, NY?

There are 30 insurance agencies on map listings in Sullivan County as of September 2026. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019.

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

About $48.4M a year, or $1,540 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,434 households in Sullivan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sullivan County has 9.5 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.6M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Sullivan County would have about 39, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,310 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Sullivan County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Sullivan County at 80,586 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,434 households. The median household income in Sullivan County is $72,382 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Sullivan County scores 51 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #1,068 of 2,272 scored counties.

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