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Insurance agencies in Washington County, WI
The insurance agencies in Washington County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,488 of 2,272 scored counties
#27 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 66
- 15 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $98.1M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,718 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 139,238
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 66 insurance agencies in Washington County. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 23%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.6, 26% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.
Household spending on vehicle insurance in Washington County comes to about $98.1M a year: $1,718 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 66 insurance agencies, that is $1.5M per agency, 18% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
In 2023, official counts showed 70 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 815 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $52K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Washington County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For insurance agencies, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,488 of 2,272 scored counties and #27 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Washington 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.
| Measure | Washington County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 13.7 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 815 | 958 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.9% | −3.5% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,718 | $1,617 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $96,359 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 68 → 70+2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 201
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6615 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $52K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 139,238+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 57,070
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 320
- Median household income
- $96,359+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,246
- Median home value
- $344,800
- Jobs located here
- 59,079
- Daytime population
- 123,552Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waushara County, WI | 65 | 11 | 10.4 | $1.8M | +2.8% | #626 of 2,272 |
| 2Clark County, WI | 64 | 10 | 7.8 | $2.3M | +1.2% | #644 of 2,272 |
| 3Adams County, WI | 63 | 9 | 9.5 | $1.9M | +5.2% | #693 of 2,272 |
| 4Oconto County, WI | 62 | 21 | 12.5 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #732 of 2,272 |
| 5Vilas County, WI | 59 | 5 | 4.5 | $3.7M | +2.9% | #791 of 2,272 |
| 6Polk County, WI | 59 | 19 | 9.7 | $2M | +1.7% | #799 of 2,272 |
| 7Kenosha County, WI | 57 | 56 | 8.1 | $2M | −0.4% | #865 of 2,272 |
| 8Trempealeau County, WI | 56 | 11 | 8.8 | $2.1M | +1.1% | #895 of 2,272 |
| 9Dodge County, WI | 54 | 31 | 8.6 | $2M | −0.3% | #975 of 2,272 |
| 10Pierce County, WI | 51 | 20 | 12.6 | $1.6M | +3.1% | #1,075 of 2,272 |
| 27Washington County, WI | 39 | 66 | 11.6 | $1.5M | +1.8% | #1,488 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Washington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many insurance agencies are in Washington County, WI?
Washington County has 66 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Washington County, WI spend on vehicle insurance?
About $98.1M a year, or $1,718 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,070 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, WI compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Washington County has 11.6 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.5M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Washington County would have about 78, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 815 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 Washington County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 139,238 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,070 households. The median household income in Washington County is $96,359 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Washington County scores 39 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,488 of 2,272 scored counties.
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