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Insurance agencies in the Waco, TX metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in the Waco, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #200 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
245
78 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
129
+8.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$277.5M
On vehicle insurance · $2,496 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.0
41% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
308,807
+4.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 245 insurance agencies in the Waco metro area. Of those, 78 are chain locations, or 32%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.0, 41% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

At $2,496 per household (28% above the U.S. average), households in the Waco metro area spend about $277.5M a year on vehicle insurance. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Waco metro area was 129 in 2023, up 8.4% from 2019. That is one for every 862 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $851K have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Waco metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Waco metro area grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in the Waco metro area is 48 (lower middle), #200 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.

How the Waco metro 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 Waco, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWaco metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.020.315.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment862900966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.4%+4.2%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,496$2,466$1,957
Median household income$66,205$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4858

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
129+8.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
524
Annual payroll, 2023
$33.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
24578 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
221The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$851K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
308,807+4.2% since 2020
Households
111,178
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,785 sq. mi.
People per square mile
108
Median household income
$66,205
Average household income
$91,997
Median home value
$234,100
Jobs located here
129,143
Daytime population
295,622Residents 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 metro areas in Texas for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Waco metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Killeen-Temple, TX8821211.9$2.1M+7.2%#11 of 387
2College Station-Bryan, TX7913713.0$1.9M+6.9%#41 of 387
3Midland, TX6911616.7$1.5M+9.8%#88 of 387
4Sherman-Denison, TX6810118.3$1.4M+12.8%#94 of 387
5Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX681,67917.0$1.4M+14.0%#95 of 387
6Odessa, TX5911217.3$1.4M+5.0%#134 of 387
7San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX581,88819.5$1.3M+9.5%#142 of 387
8Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX565,39520.3$1.2M+10.3%#158 of 387
9Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX536,33521.9$1.1M+10.6%#174 of 387
10Longview, TX4822320.6$1.2M+3.8%#197 of 387
12Waco, TX4824522.0$1.1M+4.2%#200 of 387

Other business types in the Waco metro area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Waco, TX metro area?

The Waco metro area has 245 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 78 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 129 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 8.4% from 2019.

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

About $277.5M a year, or $2,496 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 245 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 111,178 households in the Waco metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Waco metro area has 22.0 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.1M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Waco metro area would have about 221, against 245 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 862 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Waco, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Waco metro area at 308,807 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,178 households. The median household income in the Waco metro area is $66,205 a year, 18% below 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 Waco metro area scores 48 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #200 of 387 scored metro areas.

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