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Insurance agencies in Washington County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Washington County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,533 of 2,272 scored counties
#9 of 11 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 32
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −17.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $39.8M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,540 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,652
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Washington County spend about $39.8M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,540 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each agency on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
There are 32 insurance agencies on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 12.4 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Washington County was 19 in 2023, down 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,361 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washington County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #1,533 of 2,272 scored counties and #9 of 11 scored counties in Vermont.
How Washington County compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Washington County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 9.8 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,361 | 1,315 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.4% | −11.5% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,540 | $1,570 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $83,449 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 19−17.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 121
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 324 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,652−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 25,855
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 687 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $83,449+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,553
- Median home value
- $315,000
- Jobs located here
- 30,099
- Daytime population
- 61,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 70 | 8 | 6.3 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #454 of 2,272 |
| 2Addison County, VT | 59 | 15 | 10.0 | $1.7M | +1.8% | #808 of 2,272 |
| 3Windsor County, VT | 54 | 17 | 6.7 | $2.4M | −0.7% | #972 of 2,272 |
| 4Windham County, VT | 54 | 15 | 7.6 | $2M | −1.4% | #974 of 2,272 |
| 5Orleans County, VT | 53 | 8 | 6.6 | $2.4M | +0.7% | #1,000 of 2,272 |
| 6Franklin County, VT | 51 | 20 | 10.0 | $1.6M | +2.3% | #1,067 of 2,272 |
| 7Caledonia County, VT | 45 | 13 | 9.9 | $1.6M | +0.8% | #1,273 of 2,272 |
| 8Bennington County, VT | 39 | 15 | 10.0 | $1.5M | −1.8% | #1,486 of 2,272 |
| 9Washington County, VT | 38 | 32 | 12.4 | $1.2M | −0.2% | #1,533 of 2,272 |
| 10Chittenden County, VT | 37 | 88 | 12.3 | $1.2M | +0.4% | #1,570 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Washington 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 Washington County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 insurance agencies in Washington County. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 17.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Washington County, VT spend on vehicle insurance?
About $39.8M a year, or $1,540 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,855 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, VT compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Washington County has 12.4 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,361 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 59,652 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,855 households. Median household income in Washington County is $83,449, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.9%, 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. Washington County scores 38 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,533 of 2,272 scored counties.
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