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Insurance agencies in Mingo County, WV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #973 of 2,272 scored counties
#19 of 42 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
9
3 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19M
On vehicle insurance · $2,035 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
68% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,455
−8.7% 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 9 insurance agencies in Mingo County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 33%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.7, 38% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

At $2,035 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Mingo County spend about $19M a year on vehicle insurance. Spread across 9 insurance agencies, that is $2.1M per agency, 68% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Mingo County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,331 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Mingo County from 2020 to 2025 at −8.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Mingo County is 54 (upper middle), #973 of 2,272 scored counties and #19 of 42 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Mingo County compares

The same measures for West 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 Mingo County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMingo CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.714.215.6
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,3311,144966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.9%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−8.7%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,035$2,331$1,957
Median household income$38,119$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score5461

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
93 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Mingo 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 Mingo County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,455−8.7% since 2020
Households
9,317
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
423 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$38,119+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,265
Median home value
$90,500
Jobs located here
4,165
Daytime population
20,516Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across West Virginia

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

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV92418.0$3.4M+13.7%#32 of 2,272
2Morgan County, WV9279.5$3M+5.5%#36 of 2,272
3Jefferson County, WV862812.3$2.3M+9.2%#118 of 2,272
4Hampshire County, WV791112.7$2.1M+4.4%#251 of 2,272
5Preston County, WV7597.0$3.6M−0.6%#327 of 2,272
6Mineral County, WV701210.8$2.3M−0.4%#462 of 2,272
7Wyoming County, WV6956.2$3.9M−7.1%#485 of 2,272
8Lincoln County, WV6767.8$2.9M−5.8%#537 of 2,272
9Mason County, WV67109.8$2.6M−2.7%#546 of 2,272
10Wayne County, WV67148.9$2.6M−4.0%#547 of 2,272
19Mingo County, WV5499.7$2.1M−8.7%#973 of 2,272

Other business types in Mingo County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Mingo County, WV?

Mingo County has 9 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in Mingo County, WV spend on vehicle insurance?

About $19M a year, or $2,035 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,317 households in Mingo County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mingo County, WV compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Mingo County has 9.7 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2.1M, 68% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Mingo County would have about 15, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,331 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Mingo County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Mingo County at 21,455 people in 2025, down 8.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,317 households. The median household income in Mingo County is $38,119 a year, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Mingo County scores 54 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #973 of 2,272 scored counties.

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