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Insurance agencies in Hancock County, OH

The insurance agencies in Hancock County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,895 of 2,272 scored counties
#73 of 87 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
49
15 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
37
−2.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$53.3M
On vehicle insurance · $1,686 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.5
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
75,034
+0.1% 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

For insurance agencies, Hancock County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #1,895 of 2,272 scored counties and #73 of 87 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 insurance agencies in Hancock County. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 31%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 15.6.

At $1,686 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $53.3M a year on vehicle insurance. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Hancock County in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 854 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hancock County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Hancock County 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 Hancock County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureHancock CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.514.215.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment8541,110966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.6%−6.8%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,686$1,579$1,957
Median household income$73,141$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score2734

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
38 → 37−2.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
135
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4915 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County

Population, 2025 estimate
75,034+0.1% since 2020
Households
31,615
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
141
Median household income
$73,141+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,920
Median home value
$204,700
Jobs located here
44,531
Daytime population
83,823Residents 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 counties in Ohio for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Hancock County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Brown County, OH75127.0$2.8M+1.6%#331 of 2,272
2Morrow County, OH73118.2$2.5M+3.7%#380 of 2,272
3Perry County, OH69128.9$2.1M+1.3%#497 of 2,272
4Pickaway County, OH68198.7$2.1M+7.4%#521 of 2,272
5Holmes County, OH6775.2$2.8M+1.7%#540 of 2,272
6Meigs County, OH6455.5$3.2M−2.6%#637 of 2,272
7Champaign County, OH611610.2$1.8M+0.2%#756 of 2,272
8Adams County, OH59109.6$1.9M+1.5%#800 of 2,272
9Clermont County, OH5910111.9$1.5M+3.9%#818 of 2,272
10Madison County, OH582113.4$1.4M+7.1%#855 of 2,272
73Hancock County, OH274915.5$1.1M+0.1%#1,895 of 2,272

Other business types in Hancock County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Hancock County, OH?

There are 49 insurance agencies on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. 15 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Hancock County, OH spend on vehicle insurance?

About $53.3M a year, or $1,686 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,615 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hancock County, OH compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Hancock County has 15.5 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Hancock County would have about 43, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 854 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Hancock County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Hancock County at 75,034 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,615 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $73,141 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Hancock County scores 27 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,895 of 2,272 scored counties.

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