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Insurance agencies in the Newberry, SC area

The insurance agencies in the Newberry, SC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #43 of 537 scored small-town markets
#3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina

Listings
17
3 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$40.8M
On vehicle insurance · $2,664 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
91% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.1
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,561
+4.8% 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 Newberry area scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #43 of 537 scored small-town markets and #3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for insurance agencies.

Households in the Newberry area spend about $40.8M a year on vehicle insurance, or $2,664 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per agency, 91% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 17 insurance agencies on map listings in the Newberry area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 11.1 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in the Newberry area classed as insurance agencies and brokerages. That is one for every 1,095 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $108K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Newberry area. Population estimates show the Newberry area grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Newberry area 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 Newberry, SC area compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureNewberry areaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.113.915.6
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.8M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,0951,037966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,664$2,491$1,957
Median household income$61,780$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score8281

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
173 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$108K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Newberry 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 Newberry area

Population, 2025 estimate
39,561+4.8% since 2020
Households
15,325
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
630 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$61,780+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,240
Median home value
$173,300
Jobs located here
15,662
Daytime population
36,412Residents 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 small-town markets in South Carolina for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with the Newberry area marked.

Top small-town markets in South Carolina

Small-town markets in South Carolina ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gaffney, SC88219.5$2.7M+3.7%#20 of 537
2Seneca, SC86329.3$2.9M+6.3%#28 of 537
3Newberry, SC821711.1$2.4M+4.8%#43 of 537
4Greenwood, SC744913.0$1.9M+1.7%#76 of 537
5Orangeburg, SC644413.3$1.8M−0.9%#145 of 537
6Murrells Inlet, SC604315.9$1.6M+3.8%#190 of 537

Other business types in the Newberry area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Newberry, SC area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 insurance agencies in the Newberry area. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in the Newberry, SC area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $40.8M a year, or $2,664 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,325 households in the Newberry area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Newberry, SC area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The Newberry area has 11.1 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2.4M, 91% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Newberry area would have about 33, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,095 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is the Newberry, SC area growing?

Population estimates put the Newberry area at 39,561 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,325 households. Median household income in the Newberry area is $61,780, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Newberry area scores 82 for insurance agencies (high), #43 of 537 scored small-town markets.

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How the score works · Top markets for insurance agencies · All 56 business types in the Newberry area

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