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Insurance agencies in the Lumberton, NC area

The insurance agencies in the Lumberton, NC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #47 of 537 scored small-town markets
#8 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina

Listings
55
10 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
33
+6.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$111.4M
On vehicle insurance · $2,582 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
61% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.8
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
119,941
+3.4% 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 Lumberton area scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #47 of 537 scored small-town markets and #8 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for insurance agencies.

At $2,582 per household (32% above the U.S. average), households in the Lumberton area spend about $111.4M a year on vehicle insurance. That is about $2M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 61% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The Lumberton area has 55 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.8, 18% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Lumberton area in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,307 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Lumberton area. Population estimates show the Lumberton area grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Lumberton area compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Lumberton, NC area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureLumberton areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.813.015.6
Spending per listing$2M$2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,3071,094966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.5%+0.1%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,582$2,564$1,957
Median household income$41,978$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score8184

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33+6.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
119
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5510 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$200K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Lumberton 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 Lumberton area

Population, 2025 estimate
119,941+3.4% since 2020
Households
43,134
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
947 sq. mi.
People per square mile
123
Median household income
$41,978+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,210
Median home value
$94,500
Jobs located here
39,575
Daytime population
113,327Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Lumberton area marked.

Top small-town markets in North Carolina

Small-town markets in North Carolina ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anderson Creek, NC91489.6$2.9M+12.3%#10 of 537
2Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC914010.3$2.7M+3.4%#11 of 537
3Morehead City, NC89288.8$2.9M+4.1%#14 of 537
4Forest City, NC89259.4$2.9M+2.1%#15 of 537
5Marion, NC88179.1$3M+1.5%#19 of 537
6Albemarle, NC872610.3$2.8M+9.8%#24 of 537
7North Wilkesboro, NC83259.2$3M+0.6%#38 of 537
8Lumberton, NC815512.8$2M+3.4%#47 of 537
9Boone, NC80188.5$3M+0.6%#49 of 537
10New Bern, NC806312.0$2.1M+3.6%#51 of 537

Other business types in the Lumberton area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Lumberton, NC area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 insurance agencies in the Lumberton area. 10 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Lumberton, NC area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $111.4M a year, or $2,582 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,134 households in the Lumberton area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lumberton, NC area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The Lumberton area has 12.8 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Lumberton area would have about 89, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,307 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lumberton, NC area growing?

Population estimates put the Lumberton area at 119,941 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,134 households. Median household income in the Lumberton area is $41,978, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Lumberton area scores 81 for insurance agencies (high), #47 of 537 scored small-town markets.

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