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Insurance agencies in Delaware County, PA
The insurance agencies in Delaware County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,003 of 2,272 scored counties
#59 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 321
- 69 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 250
- −0.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $314.9M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,451 a household
- Spending per listing
- $981K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 580,937
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Delaware County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #2,003 of 2,272 scored counties and #59 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 321 insurance agencies in Delaware County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 14.8 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.
Household spending on vehicle insurance in Delaware County comes to about $314.9M a year: $1,451 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $981K per agency, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
Official counts show 250 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Delaware County in 2023, down 0.4% from 2019. That is one for every 868 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $6.3M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Delaware County. Population estimates show Delaware County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Delaware 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 | Delaware County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 13.4 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $981K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 868 | 1,105 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.4% | −5.1% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,451 | $1,514 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $89,546 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 251 → 250−0.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,462
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $139.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32169 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 251The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $6.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 580,937+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 216,946
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 184 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,151
- Median household income
- $89,546+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,494
- Median home value
- $332,200
- Jobs located here
- 228,791
- Daytime population
- 526,642Residents 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 |
| 59Delaware County, PA | 23 | 321 | 14.8 | $981K | +0.8% | #2,003 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 Delaware County, PA?
Delaware County has 321 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 69 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 250 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 0.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Delaware County, PA spend on vehicle insurance?
About $314.9M a year, or $1,451 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 321 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $981K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 216,946 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, PA compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Delaware County has 14.8 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $981K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Delaware County would have about 251, against 321 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 868 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 580,937 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 216,946 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $89,546 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Delaware County scores 23 for insurance agencies (low), #2,003 of 2,272 scored counties.
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