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Insurance agencies in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #7 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 52
- 16 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $140.9M
- On vehicle insurance · $2,697 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,692
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area is 89 (high), #7 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for insurance agencies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 insurance agencies in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 31%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 10.0 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.
Household spending on vehicle insurance in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area comes to about $140.9M a year: $2,697 per household, 38% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per agency, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,685 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area 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.
| Measure | Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 12.5 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,685 | 1,234 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.9% | −7.4% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $2,697 | $2,545 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $73,544 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31+6.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 112The 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,692+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 52,233
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,002 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 127
- Median household income
- $73,544+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,893
- Median home value
- $284,500
- Jobs located here
- 51,901
- Daytime population
- 117,298Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 89 | 52 | 10.0 | $2.7M | +3.2% | #7 of 387 |
| 2Winchester, VA-WV | 87 | 64 | 11.5 | $2.4M | +6.5% | #16 of 387 |
| 3Harrisonburg, VA | 85 | 56 | 11.2 | $2.6M | +3.5% | #20 of 387 |
| 4Charlottesville, VA | 83 | 98 | 10.8 | $2.4M | +3.1% | #22 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 80 | 2,518 | 10.6 | $2.1M | +3.3% | #35 of 387 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 78 | 170 | 13.0 | $2M | +2.3% | #43 of 387 |
| 5Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 77 | 90 | 12.8 | $2M | −0.1% | #49 of 387 |
| 6Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 75 | 807 | 11.4 | $2.2M | +0.9% | #58 of 387 |
| 7Lynchburg, VA | 70 | 168 | 16.2 | $1.7M | +2.9% | #77 of 387 |
| 8Richmond, VA | 68 | 849 | 15.9 | $1.6M | +5.5% | #91 of 387 |
Other business types in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area
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 the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area?
The Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area has 52 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area spend on vehicle insurance?
About $140.9M a year, or $2,697 per household. That is 38% above the U.S. average (an index of 138, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,233 households in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
The Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area has 10.0 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2.7M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area would have about 112, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,685 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area at 129,692 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,233 households. The median household income in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area is $73,544 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area scores 89 for insurance agencies (high), #7 of 387 scored metro areas.
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