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Insurance agencies in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #242 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia

Listings
68
15 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
37
+2.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$85.7M
On vehicle insurance · $2,262 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.0
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
87,264
−2.3% 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 68 insurance agencies in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 18.0 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Households in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area spend about $85.7M a year on vehicle insurance, or $2,262 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per agency, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area was 37 in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,024 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #242 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.

How the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area 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 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureParkersburg-Vienna metro areaWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.014.215.6
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,0241,144966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.9%−0.9%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,262$2,331$1,957
Median household income$57,391$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4161

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37+2.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
120
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6815 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The 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 Parkersburg-Vienna 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 Parkersburg-Vienna metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
87,264−2.3% since 2020
Households
37,877
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
599 sq. mi.
People per square mile
148
Median household income
$57,391+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,409
Median home value
$156,300
Jobs located here
38,056
Daytime population
89,217Residents 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 metro areas in West Virginia for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area marked.

Top metro areas in West Virginia

Metro areas in West Virginia ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV9213311.3$2.3M+7.1%#4 of 387
Winchester, VA-WV876411.5$2.4M+6.5%#16 of 387
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV802,51810.6$2.1M+3.3%#35 of 387
1Morgantown, WV726912.0$1.9M+1.3%#67 of 387
2Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH5321814.3$1.6M−2.6%#167 of 387
3Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH486112.3$1.5M−3.6%#193 of 387
4Beckley, WV436213.8$1.7M−4.3%#227 of 387
5Parkersburg-Vienna, WV416818.0$1.3M−2.3%#242 of 387
6Charleston, WV4014316.4$1.3M−4.7%#247 of 387
7Wheeling, WV-OH359917.1$1.1M−3.6%#276 of 387

Other business types in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area?

The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area has 68 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019.

How much do households in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area spend on vehicle insurance?

About $85.7M a year, or $2,262 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,877 households in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area has 18.0 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,024 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area at 87,264 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,877 households. The median household income in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area is $57,391 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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 Parkersburg-Vienna metro area scores 41 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #242 of 387 scored metro areas.

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