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Insurance agencies in Roanoke County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in Roanoke County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,577 of 2,272 scored counties
#85 of 97 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
90
22 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
59
+3.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$104.6M
On vehicle insurance · $2,634 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.7
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,150
+0.2% 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

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Roanoke County comes to about $104.6M a year: $2,634 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per agency, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 90 insurance agencies on map listings in Roanoke County as of September 2026. 22 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 22.7 per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 59 businesses with payroll in Roanoke County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 673 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.9M has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Roanoke County.

Population estimates put the population change in Roanoke County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Roanoke County is 37 (lower middle), #1,577 of 2,272 scored counties and #85 of 97 scored counties in Virginia.

How Roanoke County compares

The same measures for Virginia 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 Roanoke County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRoanoke CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.712.515.6
Spending per listing$1.2M$2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment6731,234966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.5%−7.4%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,634$2,545$1,957
Median household income$83,709$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score3783

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
57 → 59+3.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
326
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9022 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Roanoke 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 Roanoke County

Population, 2025 estimate
97,150+0.2% since 2020
Households
39,725
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
251 sq. mi.
People per square mile
387
Median household income
$83,709+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,750
Median home value
$286,000
Jobs located here
38,065
Daytime population
88,794Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Roanoke County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Louisa County, VA98106.4$5M+13.6%#1 of 2,272
2Stafford County, VA97265.0$6.1M+8.3%#3 of 2,272
3King William County, VA9768.2$3.9M+9.5%#5 of 2,272
4King George County, VA9698.9$3.4M+10.5%#10 of 2,272
5Rockingham County, VA95164.9$6.2M+6.6%#13 of 2,272
6Frederick County, VA95226.2$4.7M+8.8%#15 of 2,272
7Orange County, VA95117.4$4M+10.1%#17 of 2,272
8Spotsylvania County, VA95448.4$3.6M+10.5%#19 of 2,272
9Dinwiddie County, VA9465.6$5.8M+3.6%#22 of 2,272
10Caroline County, VA9475.8$5.3M+11.3%#23 of 2,272
85Roanoke County, VA379022.7$1.2M+0.2%#1,577 of 2,272

Other business types in Roanoke County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Roanoke County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 90 insurance agencies in Roanoke County. 22 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Roanoke County, VA spend on vehicle insurance?

About $104.6M a year, or $2,634 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,725 households in Roanoke County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Roanoke County, VA compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Roanoke County has 22.7 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.2M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Roanoke County would have about 83, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 673 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Roanoke County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Roanoke County at 97,150 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,725 households. Median household income in Roanoke County is $83,709, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. 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. Roanoke County scores 37 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,577 of 2,272 scored counties.

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