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Insurance agencies in Chester County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Chester County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,880 of 2,272 scored counties
#50 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 388
- 83 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 280
- −11.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $354.5M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,731 a household
- Spending per listing
- $914K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.9
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 557,116
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
For insurance agencies, Chester County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,880 of 2,272 scored counties and #50 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 388 insurance agencies in Chester County. 83 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 18.9 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.
At $1,731 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Chester County spend about $354.5M a year on vehicle insurance. Spread across 388 insurance agencies, that is $914K per agency, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
In 2023, official counts showed 280 businesses with payroll in Chester County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, down 11.4% from 2019. That is one for every 731 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Chester County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chester County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chester County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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.
| Measure | Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.9 | 13.4 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $914K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 731 | 1,105 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.4% | −5.1% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,731 | $1,514 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $127,208 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 316 → 280−11.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,607
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $151.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 38883 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 282The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Chester 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 Chester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 557,116+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 204,774
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 751 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 730
- Median household income
- $127,208+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $168,836
- Median home value
- $485,600
- Jobs located here
- 267,811
- Daytime population
- 548,659Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, PA | 80 | 23 | 5.6 | $3.4M | +3.6% | #218 of 2,272 |
| 2Pike County, PA | 71 | 17 | 7.0 | $2.4M | +7.2% | #428 of 2,272 |
| 3Perry County, PA | 66 | 17 | 9.3 | $2.1M | +2.1% | #587 of 2,272 |
| 4Fulton County, PA | 65 | 5 | 7.9 | $2.5M | −0.6% | #611 of 2,272 |
| 5Lebanon County, PA | 64 | 47 | 8.3 | $2M | +2.2% | #653 of 2,272 |
| 6Carbon County, PA | 64 | 24 | 8.8 | $1.9M | +1.7% | #656 of 2,272 |
| 7Franklin County, PA | 63 | 67 | 10.5 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #698 of 2,272 |
| 8York County, PA | 58 | 193 | 10.6 | $1.7M | +3.6% | #846 of 2,272 |
| 9Schuylkill County, PA | 57 | 53 | 9.1 | $1.8M | +1.5% | #870 of 2,272 |
| 10Juniata County, PA | 55 | 10 | 11.1 | $1.7M | −0.3% | #946 of 2,272 |
| 50Chester County, PA | 28 | 388 | 18.9 | $914K | +4.2% | #1,880 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Chester County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many insurance agencies are in Chester County, PA?
There are 388 insurance agencies on map listings in Chester County as of September 2026. 83 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 280 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 11.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Chester County, PA spend on vehicle insurance?
About $354.5M a year, or $1,731 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 388 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $914K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 204,774 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chester County, PA compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Chester County has 18.9 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $914K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Chester County would have about 282, against 388 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 731 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Chester County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Chester County at 557,116 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 204,774 households. The median household income in Chester County is $127,208 a year, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Chester County scores 28 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,880 of 2,272 scored counties.
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