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Insurance agencies in Summers County, WV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,002 of 2,272 scored counties
#20 of 42 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.1M
On vehicle insurance · $2,161 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
61% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,532
−3.3% 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

At $2,161 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Summers County spend about $10.1M a year on vehicle insurance. Spread across 5 insurance agencies, that is $2M per agency, 61% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 5 insurance agencies on map listings in Summers County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 21% across the U.S. That is 10.7 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Summers County in 2023. That is one for every 1,170 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Summers County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For insurance agencies, Summers County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #1,002 of 2,272 scored counties and #20 of 42 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Summers 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 Summers County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureSummers CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.714.215.6
Spending per listing$2M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,1701,144966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.9%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,161$2,331$1,957
Median household income$40,699$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score5361

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$441K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Summers 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 Summers County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,532−3.3% since 2020
Households
4,680
Median age
47.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
361 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$40,699+6.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,559
Median home value
$140,100
Jobs located here
1,800
Daytime population
10,079Residents 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 Summers 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
20Summers County, WV53510.7$2M−3.3%#1,002 of 2,272

Other business types in Summers County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Summers County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 insurance agencies in Summers County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

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

About $10.1M a year, or $2,161 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,680 households in Summers County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Summers County has 10.7 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Summers County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,170 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Summers County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Summers County at 11,532 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,680 households. Median household income in Summers County is $40,699, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.6%, 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. Summers County scores 53 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #1,002 of 2,272 scored counties.

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