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Insurance agencies in the Vernon, TX area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in the Vernon, TX area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #460 of 537 scored small-town markets
#40 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas

Listings
13
4 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.2M
On vehicle insurance · $2,564 a household
Spending per listing
$942K
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.2
74% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,481
−2.8% 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 Vernon area scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #460 of 537 scored small-town markets and #40 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Households in the Vernon area spend about $12.2M a year on vehicle insurance, or $2,564 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. That is about $942K of household spending for each agency on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The Vernon area has 13 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.2, 74% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in the Vernon area classed as insurance agencies and brokerages. That is one for every 478 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Vernon area declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Vernon area 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.

Insurance agencies in Vernon, TX area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureVernon areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.220.315.6
Spending per listing$942K$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment478900966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,564$2,466$1,957
Median household income$54,102$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2658

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$895K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
12,481−2.8% since 2020
Households
4,778
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
971 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$54,102+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,486
Median home value
$89,400
Jobs located here
5,461
Daytime population
11,849Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Texas

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Vernon area marked.

Top small-town markets in Texas

Small-town markets in Texas ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Athens, TX883911.6$2.3M+7.5%#21 of 537
2Gainesville, TX802917.5$1.6M+6.5%#53 of 537
3Bonham, TX791411.0$2.6M+9.2%#54 of 537
4Jacksonville, TX782312.6$2M+5.4%#61 of 537
5Kerrville, TX782812.4$2M+2.5%#62 of 537
6Bay City, TX771610.4$2.3M+0.5%#64 of 537
7Andrews, TX741116.1$1.7M+1.6%#79 of 537
8Fredericksburg, TX732017.4$1.5M+6.6%#86 of 537
9Port Lavaca, TX711213.8$1.9M−2.3%#94 of 537
10Brenham, TX712314.9$1.6M+7.0%#99 of 537
40Vernon, TX261327.2$942K−2.8%#460 of 537

Other business types in the Vernon area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Vernon, TX area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 insurance agencies in the Vernon area. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in the Vernon, TX area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $12.2M a year, or $2,564 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $942K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,778 households in the Vernon area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Vernon, TX area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The Vernon area has 27.2 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $942K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Vernon area would have about 10, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 478 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is the Vernon, TX area growing?

Population estimates put the Vernon area at 12,481 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,778 households. Median household income in the Vernon area is $54,102, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.4%, 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 Vernon area scores 26 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #460 of 537 scored small-town markets.

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