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Insurance agencies in Marathon County, WI

How Marathon County, WI 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 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,927 of 2,272 scored counties
#57 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
102
24 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
69
−13.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$100.3M
On vehicle insurance · $1,733 a household
Spending per listing
$983K
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.6
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
139,432
+1.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in Marathon County is 26 (lower middle), #1,927 of 2,272 scored counties and #57 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Marathon County spend about $100.3M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,733 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 102 insurance agencies, that is $983K per agency, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 102 insurance agencies on map listings in Marathon County as of September 2026. 24 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.6, 13% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Marathon County in 2023, down 13.7% from 2019. That is one for every 839 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Marathon County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marathon County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Marathon County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Marathon County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureMarathon CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.613.715.6
Spending per listing$983K$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment839958966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.7%−3.5%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,733$1,617$1,957
Median household income$77,884$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score2633

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
80 → 69−13.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
340
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10224 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
139,432+1.0% since 2020
Households
57,866
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$77,884+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,899
Median home value
$219,600
Jobs located here
72,449
Daytime population
141,458Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Wisconsin

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

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waushara County, WI651110.4$1.8M+2.8%#626 of 2,272
2Clark County, WI64107.8$2.3M+1.2%#644 of 2,272
3Adams County, WI6399.5$1.9M+5.2%#693 of 2,272
4Oconto County, WI622112.5$1.6M+2.9%#732 of 2,272
5Vilas County, WI5954.5$3.7M+2.9%#791 of 2,272
6Polk County, WI59199.7$2M+1.7%#799 of 2,272
7Kenosha County, WI57568.1$2M−0.4%#865 of 2,272
8Trempealeau County, WI56118.8$2.1M+1.1%#895 of 2,272
9Dodge County, WI54318.6$2M−0.3%#975 of 2,272
10Pierce County, WI512012.6$1.6M+3.1%#1,075 of 2,272
57Marathon County, WI2610217.6$983K+1.0%#1,927 of 2,272

Other business types in Marathon County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Marathon County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 102 insurance agencies in Marathon County. 24 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 13.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Marathon County, WI spend on vehicle insurance?

About $100.3M a year, or $1,733 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $983K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,866 households in Marathon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Marathon County, WI compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Marathon County has 17.6 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $983K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Marathon County would have about 80, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 839 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Marathon County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Marathon County at 139,432 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,866 households. Median household income in Marathon County is $77,884, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Marathon County scores 26 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,927 of 2,272 scored counties.

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