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Insurance agencies in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area

The insurance agencies in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #329 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York

Listings
156
33 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
111
+3.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$175.3M
On vehicle insurance · $1,449 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.9
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
285,611
−2.0% 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

The Utica-Rome metro area scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #329 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Utica-Rome metro area spend about $175.3M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,449 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per agency, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The Utica-Rome metro area has 156 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.9, 17% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 111 businesses with payroll in the Utica-Rome metro area classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, up 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,090 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Utica-Rome metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Utica-Rome metro area declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Utica-Rome metro 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 Utica-Rome, NY metro area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureUtica-Rome metro areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.910.715.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,0901,216966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.7%−4.7%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,449$1,132$1,957
Median household income$69,779$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score2628

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
111+3.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
512
Annual payroll, 2023
$31M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
15633 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
140The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$10K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Utica-Rome metro 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 Utica-Rome metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
285,611−2.0% since 2020
Households
120,961
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,623 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$69,779+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,098
Median home value
$172,900
Jobs located here
118,874
Daytime population
283,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in New York, with the Utica-Rome metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New York

Metro areas in New York ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Watertown-Fort Drum, NY55336.9$2.1M−3.9%#159 of 387
2Glens Falls, NY53509.2$1.7M−1.9%#166 of 387
3Kingston, NY517410.0$1.6M+1.1%#178 of 387
4Ithaca, NY49419.5$1.5M−1.4%#188 of 387
5Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY4731112.2$1.3M+3.0%#205 of 387
6Elmira, NY46349.6$1.5M−3.9%#209 of 387
7Binghamton, NY4310810.6$1.3M−1.3%#232 of 387
8Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY4247012.3$1.2M+1.9%#239 of 387
9Rochester, NY3753612.0$1.2M−0.7%#268 of 387
10New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ337,48310.1$1.1M+0.6%#291 of 387
13Utica-Rome, NY2615612.9$1.1M−2.0%#329 of 387

Other business types in the Utica-Rome metro area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 156 insurance agencies in the Utica-Rome metro area. 33 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $175.3M a year, or $1,449 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 156 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 120,961 households in the Utica-Rome metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Utica-Rome, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The Utica-Rome metro area has 12.9 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Utica-Rome metro area would have about 140, against 156 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,090 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Utica-Rome, NY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Utica-Rome metro area at 285,611 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 120,961 households. Median household income in the Utica-Rome metro area is $69,779, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. The Utica-Rome metro area scores 26 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #329 of 387 scored metro areas.

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