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Insurance agencies in Island County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #487 of 2,272 scored counties
#14 of 32 scored counties in Washington

Listings
23
4 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
20
−9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$75.3M
On vehicle insurance · $2,093 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
59% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
85,657
−1.5% 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 23 insurance agencies in Island County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Island County comes to about $75.3M a year: $2,093 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per agency, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Island County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,799 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Island County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For insurance agencies, Island County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #487 of 2,272 scored counties and #14 of 32 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Island County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Island County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureIsland CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.412.615.6
Spending per listing$3.3M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,7991,180966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.1%−4.3%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,093$1,917$1,957
Median household income$90,551$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6966

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 20−9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
89
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
234 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The 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 Island 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 Island County

Population, 2025 estimate
85,657−1.5% since 2020
Households
35,972
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
209 sq. mi.
People per square mile
416
Median household income
$90,551+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,035
Median home value
$593,300
Jobs located here
16,025
Daytime population
70,254Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Mason County, WA87186.9$3.3M+7.8%#101 of 2,272
2Stevens County, WA87147.2$3.3M+6.6%#102 of 2,272
3Klickitat County, WA8366.1$3.7M+6.6%#154 of 2,272
4Franklin County, WA813010.0$2.3M+5.6%#209 of 2,272
5Pacific County, WA8054.6$4.4M+3.6%#216 of 2,272
6Kittitas County, WA80136.5$3.3M+4.2%#219 of 2,272
7Jefferson County, WA7984.9$4M+2.7%#233 of 2,272
8Okanogan County, WA79126.8$3.2M+7.3%#235 of 2,272
9San Juan County, WA7977.8$2.6M+4.2%#240 of 2,272
10Grays Harbor County, WA77175.6$3.7M+3.0%#285 of 2,272
14Island County, WA69236.4$3.3M−1.5%#487 of 2,272

Other business types in Island County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Island County, WA?

Island County has 23 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Island County, WA spend on vehicle insurance?

About $75.3M a year, or $2,093 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,972 households in Island County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Island County, WA compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Island County has 6.4 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $3.3M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Island County would have about 60, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,799 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Island County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Island County at 85,657 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,972 households. The median household income in Island County is $90,551 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Island County scores 69 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #487 of 2,272 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for insurance agencies · All 56 business types in Island County

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