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Insurance agencies in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #316 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota

Listings
219
31 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
219
+3.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$213.6M
On vehicle insurance · $1,744 a household
Spending per listing
$975K
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.9
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
314,638
+9.5% 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 Sioux Falls metro area is 29 (lower middle), #316 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Sioux Falls metro area spend about $213.6M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,744 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $975K of household spending for each agency on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 219 insurance agencies on map listings in the Sioux Falls metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 14%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 17.9 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 219 businesses with payroll in the Sioux Falls metro area classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, up 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 559 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Sioux Falls metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sioux Falls metro area grew 9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Sioux Falls metro area compares

The same measures for South Dakota 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 Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureSioux Falls metro areaSouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.919.115.6
Spending per listing$975K$957K$1.3M
Households per official establishment559491966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.8%+3.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,744$1,827$1,957
Median household income$82,754$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score2929

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
219+3.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,087
Annual payroll, 2023
$93.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21931 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
170The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Sioux Falls 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 Sioux Falls metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
314,638+9.5% since 2020
Households
122,517
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,058 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$82,754
Average household income
$108,829
Median home value
$295,900
Jobs located here
172,822
Daytime population
308,393Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring metro areas in South Dakota for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in South Dakota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sioux Falls metro area marked.

Top metro areas in South Dakota

Metro areas in South Dakota ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rapid City, SD3410516.7$1.1M+6.2%#282 of 387
2Sioux Falls, SD-MN2921917.9$975K+9.5%#316 of 387
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD1711821.3$834K+1.0%#375 of 387

Other business types in the Sioux Falls metro area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 219 insurance agencies in the Sioux Falls metro area. 31 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 219 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $213.6M a year, or $1,744 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 219 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $975K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 122,517 households in the Sioux Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The Sioux Falls metro area has 17.9 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $975K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Sioux Falls metro area would have about 170, against 219 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 559 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Sioux Falls metro area at 314,638 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,517 households. Median household income in the Sioux Falls metro area is $82,754, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Sioux Falls metro area scores 29 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #316 of 387 scored metro areas.

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