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Insurance agencies in Hidalgo County, TX
The insurance agencies in Hidalgo County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,437 of 2,272 scored counties
#128 of 156 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 699
- 241 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 345
- +13.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $663.9M
- On vehicle insurance · $2,457 a household
- Spending per listing
- $950K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.9
- 66% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hidalgo County spend about $663.9M a year on vehicle insurance, or $2,457 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. Spread across 699 insurance agencies, that is $950K per agency, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
There are 699 insurance agencies on map listings in Hidalgo County as of September 2026. 241 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 25.9 per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Hidalgo County was 345 in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 783 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $214K have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Hidalgo County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hidalgo County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Hidalgo County is 41 (lower middle), #1,437 of 2,272 scored counties and #128 of 156 scored counties in Texas.
How Hidalgo County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Hidalgo County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.9 | 20.3 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $950K | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 783 | 900 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.5% | +4.2% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $2,457 | $2,466 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 304 → 345+13.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,419
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $63.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 699241 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 529The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $214K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waller County, TX | 96 | 11 | 6.0 | $4.8M | +21.9% | #7 of 2,272 |
| 2Bandera County, TX | 95 | 7 | 7.6 | $3.7M | +9.0% | #18 of 2,272 |
| 3Chambers County, TX | 93 | 19 | 11.0 | $2.5M | +22.6% | #29 of 2,272 |
| 4Grimes County, TX | 92 | 8 | 7.8 | $3.5M | +16.3% | #31 of 2,272 |
| 5Caldwell County, TX | 92 | 16 | 9.6 | $2.9M | +20.0% | #37 of 2,272 |
| 6Bastrop County, TX | 92 | 40 | 10.8 | $2.6M | +21.3% | #39 of 2,272 |
| 7Blanco County, TX | 89 | 6 | 11.6 | $2.4M | +18.6% | #77 of 2,272 |
| 8Coryell County, TX | 84 | 20 | 7.4 | $3.4M | +3.0% | #138 of 2,272 |
| 9Wilson County, TX | 83 | 22 | 12.1 | $2.5M | +12.2% | #165 of 2,272 |
| 10Guadalupe County, TX | 83 | 76 | 11.6 | $2.4M | +15.8% | #168 of 2,272 |
| 128Hidalgo County, TX | 41 | 699 | 25.9 | $950K | +5.6% | #1,437 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 699 insurance agencies in Hidalgo County. 241 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 345 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on vehicle insurance?
About $663.9M a year, or $2,457 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 699 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $950K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Hidalgo County has 25.9 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $950K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 529, against 699 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 783 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Hidalgo County scores 41 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,437 of 2,272 scored counties.
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