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Insurance agencies in Snohomish County, WA

How Snohomish County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for insurance agencies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #885 of 2,272 scored counties
#24 of 32 scored counties in Washington

Listings
439
95 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
271
−9.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$642.7M
On vehicle insurance · $2,033 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.9
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
870,656
+4.9% 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 439 insurance agencies in Snohomish County. 95 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 13.9 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Households in Snohomish County spend about $642.7M a year on vehicle insurance, or $2,033 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 439 insurance agencies, that is $1.5M per agency, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

Official counts show 271 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Snohomish County in 2023, down 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,167 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Snohomish County.

Population estimates show Snohomish County grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For insurance agencies, Snohomish County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #885 of 2,272 scored counties and #24 of 32 scored counties in Washington.

How Snohomish 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 Snohomish County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSnohomish CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.912.615.6
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,1671,180966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.7%−4.3%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,033$1,917$1,957
Median household income$111,246$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score5766

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
300 → 271−9.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,054
Annual payroll, 2023
$71.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
43995 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
512The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
870,656+4.9% since 2020
Households
316,212
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,087 sq. mi.
People per square mile
405
Median household income
$111,246+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$142,831
Median home value
$696,000
Jobs located here
295,384
Daytime population
731,489Residents 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 Snohomish 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
24Snohomish County, WA5743913.9$1.5M+4.9%#885 of 2,272

Other business types in Snohomish County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Snohomish County, WA?

Snohomish County has 439 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 95 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 271 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 9.7% from 2019.

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

About $642.7M a year, or $2,033 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 439 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 316,212 households in Snohomish County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Snohomish County has 13.9 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.5M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Snohomish County would have about 512, against 439 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,167 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Snohomish County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Snohomish County at 870,656 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 316,212 households. The median household income in Snohomish County is $111,246 a year, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Snohomish County scores 57 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #885 of 2,272 scored counties.

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