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Insurance agencies in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #330 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
259
48 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
169
−7.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$271M
On vehicle insurance · $1,621 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.5
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
400,246
−0.2% 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 Canton-Massillon metro area scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #330 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Canton-Massillon metro area spend about $271M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,621 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per agency, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The Canton-Massillon metro area has 259 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 15.5 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 169 businesses with payroll in the Canton-Massillon metro area classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, down 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 989 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Canton-Massillon metro area. Population estimates show the Canton-Massillon metro area declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Canton-Massillon metro area compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Canton-Massillon, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCanton-Massillon metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.514.215.6
Spending per listing$1M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment9891,110966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.6%−6.8%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,621$1,579$1,957
Median household income$67,801$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score2634

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
169−7.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
984
Annual payroll, 2023
$80.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
25948 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
216The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$1.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
400,246−0.2% since 2020
Households
167,161
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
970 sq. mi.
People per square mile
413
Median household income
$67,801+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,722
Median home value
$186,200
Jobs located here
167,864
Daytime population
384,518Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Ohio

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Canton-Massillon metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Springfield, OH62488.6$1.9M−0.4%#120 of 387
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH5321814.3$1.6M−2.6%#167 of 387
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN501,28514.2$1.3M+2.7%#187 of 387
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH486112.3$1.5M−3.6%#193 of 387
3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH4444012.8$1.2M+1.5%#224 of 387
4Sandusky, OH416713.1$1.3M−2.6%#243 of 387
5Columbus, OH391,30715.1$1M+4.7%#257 of 387
Wheeling, WV-OH359917.1$1.1M−3.6%#276 of 387
6Lima, OH316215.0$1.1M−1.2%#303 of 387
7Akron, OH2841614.0$1.1M0.0%#319 of 387
8Canton-Massillon, OH2625915.5$1M−0.2%#330 of 387

Other business types in the Canton-Massillon metro area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 259 insurance agencies in the Canton-Massillon metro area. 48 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 169 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 7.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $271M a year, or $1,621 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 259 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,161 households in the Canton-Massillon metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The Canton-Massillon metro area has 15.5 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Canton-Massillon metro area would have about 216, against 259 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 989 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Canton-Massillon metro area at 400,246 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,161 households. Median household income in the Canton-Massillon metro area is $67,801, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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 Canton-Massillon metro area scores 26 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #330 of 387 scored metro areas.

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