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Insurance agencies in Spartanburg County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Spartanburg County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #226 of 2,272 scored counties
#13 of 43 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 151
- 29 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 107
- +0.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $346.3M
- On vehicle insurance · $2,630 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 83% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 380,857
- +15.6% since 2020
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What this means
Spartanburg County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #226 of 2,272 scored counties and #13 of 43 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for insurance agencies.
Households in Spartanburg County spend about $346.3M a year on vehicle insurance, or $2,630 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. Spread across 151 insurance agencies, that is $2.3M per agency, 83% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
There are 151 insurance agencies on map listings in Spartanburg County as of September 2026. 29 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Spartanburg County was 107 in 2023, up 0.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,231 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Spartanburg County. Population estimates show Spartanburg County grew 15.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Spartanburg 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.
| Measure | Spartanburg County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 13.9 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.8M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,231 | 1,037 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.9% | +3.0% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $2,630 | $2,491 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $66,234 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 106 → 107+0.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 393
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15129 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 276The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 380,857+15.6% since 2020
- Households
- 131,672
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 808 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 430
- Median household income
- $66,234+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,467
- Median home value
- $233,300
- Jobs located here
- 159,818
- Daytime population
- 349,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Edgefield County, SC | 96 | 8 | 8.2 | $3.4M | +16.1% | #11 of 2,272 |
| 2Saluda County, SC | 88 | 8 | 10.4 | $2.8M | +4.1% | #85 of 2,272 |
| 3Laurens County, SC | 88 | 26 | 9.6 | $2.8M | +6.2% | #87 of 2,272 |
| 4Abbeville County, SC | 86 | 8 | 8.2 | $3.3M | +2.3% | #111 of 2,272 |
| 5Berkeley County, SC | 86 | 86 | 9.2 | $2.8M | +18.7% | #114 of 2,272 |
| 6Lancaster County, SC | 83 | 42 | 10.5 | $2.4M | +18.3% | #167 of 2,272 |
| 7Oconee County, SC | 81 | 32 | 9.3 | $2.9M | +6.3% | #196 of 2,272 |
| 8Chester County, SC | 81 | 12 | 9.1 | $2.8M | +2.2% | #198 of 2,272 |
| 9Pickens County, SC | 81 | 51 | 9.7 | $2.7M | +5.7% | #201 of 2,272 |
| 10Cherokee County, SC | 81 | 21 | 9.5 | $2.7M | +3.7% | #203 of 2,272 |
| 13Spartanburg County, SC | 80 | 151 | 11.5 | $2.3M | +15.6% | #226 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 151 insurance agencies in Spartanburg County. 29 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 107 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 0.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Spartanburg County, SC spend on vehicle insurance?
About $346.3M a year, or $2,630 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 151 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 131,672 households in Spartanburg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Spartanburg County, SC compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Spartanburg County has 11.5 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 26% 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, Spartanburg County would have about 276, against 151 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,231 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Spartanburg County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Spartanburg County at 380,857 people in 2025, up 15.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 131,672 households. Median household income in Spartanburg County is $66,234, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Spartanburg County scores 80 for insurance agencies (high), #226 of 2,272 scored counties.
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