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Insurance agencies in the Williamsport, PA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in the Williamsport, PA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #320 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania

Listings
63
15 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
51
−3.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$75M
On vehicle insurance · $1,601 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.4
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,587
−1.3% 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 Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in the Williamsport metro area is 27 (lower middle), #320 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Williamsport metro area spend about $75M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,601 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The Williamsport metro area has 63 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.4, 14% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Williamsport metro area was 51 in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 919 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Williamsport metro area declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Williamsport metro area 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.

Insurance agencies in Williamsport, PA metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureWilliamsport metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.413.415.6
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment9191,105966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.8%−5.1%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,601$1,514$1,957
Median household income$63,917$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score2731

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
51−3.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
206
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6315 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The 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 the Williamsport 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 Williamsport metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
112,587−1.3% since 2020
Households
46,861
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$63,917+17.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,003
Median home value
$202,200
Jobs located here
49,055
Daytime population
110,643Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Williamsport metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areas in Pennsylvania ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gettysburg, PA81235.6$3.4M+3.6%#29 of 387
2Lebanon, PA71478.3$2M+2.2%#71 of 387
3Chambersburg, PA696710.5$1.8M+3.0%#83 of 387
4York-Hanover, PA6619310.6$1.7M+3.6%#100 of 387
5Reading, PA5919311.8$1.4M+2.7%#133 of 387
6Lancaster, PA5624711.6$1.4M+1.9%#153 of 387
7Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ5442612.5$1.3M+3.0%#164 of 387
8Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA4832013.0$1.2M+4.2%#196 of 387
9State College, PA396511.0$1.4M−0.4%#250 of 387
10Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA3830312.9$1.2M+1.4%#262 of 387
12Williamsport, PA276313.4$1.2M−1.3%#320 of 387

Other business types in the Williamsport metro area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Williamsport, PA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 insurance agencies in the Williamsport metro area. 15 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Williamsport, PA metro area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $75M a year, or $1,601 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,861 households in the Williamsport metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Williamsport, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The Williamsport metro area has 13.4 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.2M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Williamsport metro area would have about 60, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 919 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Williamsport, PA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Williamsport metro area at 112,587 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 46,861 households. Median household income in the Williamsport metro area is $63,917, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.8%, 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 Williamsport metro area scores 27 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #320 of 387 scored metro areas.

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