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Insurance agencies in Anderson County, SC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #268 of 2,272 scored counties
#16 of 43 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
96
23 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
71
−1.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$220.1M
On vehicle insurance · $2,623 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
83% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.4
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
219,930
+7.7% 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

Households in Anderson County spend about $220.1M a year on vehicle insurance, or $2,623 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 83% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 96 insurance agencies on map listings in Anderson County as of September 2026. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 24%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 11.4 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Anderson County in 2023, down 1.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,182 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $291K have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Anderson County.

Population estimates put the population change in Anderson County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For insurance agencies, Anderson County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #268 of 2,272 scored counties and #16 of 43 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Anderson County compares

The same measures for South Carolina 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 Anderson County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAnderson CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.413.915.6
Spending per listing$2.3M$1.8M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,1821,037966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.4%+3.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,623$2,491$1,957
Median household income$66,651$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score7881

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
72 → 71−1.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
283
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9623 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
175The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$291K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Anderson 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 Anderson County

Population, 2025 estimate
219,930+7.7% since 2020
Households
83,904
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
714 sq. mi.
People per square mile
295
Median household income
$66,651+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,043
Median home value
$231,900
Jobs located here
74,539
Daytime population
189,213Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Anderson County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Edgefield County, SC9688.2$3.4M+16.1%#11 of 2,272
2Saluda County, SC88810.4$2.8M+4.1%#85 of 2,272
3Laurens County, SC88269.6$2.8M+6.2%#87 of 2,272
4Abbeville County, SC8688.2$3.3M+2.3%#111 of 2,272
5Berkeley County, SC86869.2$2.8M+18.7%#114 of 2,272
6Lancaster County, SC834210.5$2.4M+18.3%#167 of 2,272
7Oconee County, SC81329.3$2.9M+6.3%#196 of 2,272
8Chester County, SC81129.1$2.8M+2.2%#198 of 2,272
9Pickens County, SC81519.7$2.7M+5.7%#201 of 2,272
10Cherokee County, SC81219.5$2.7M+3.7%#203 of 2,272
16Anderson County, SC789611.4$2.3M+7.7%#268 of 2,272

Other business types in Anderson County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Anderson County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 96 insurance agencies in Anderson County. 23 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 1.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Anderson County, SC spend on vehicle insurance?

About $220.1M a year, or $2,623 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,904 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Anderson County, SC compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Anderson County has 11.4 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2.3M, 83% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Anderson County would have about 175, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,182 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Anderson County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Anderson County at 219,930 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,904 households. Median household income in Anderson County is $66,651, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Anderson County scores 78 for insurance agencies (high), #268 of 2,272 scored counties.

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