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Insurance agencies in Waukesha County, WI
The insurance agencies in Waukesha County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,103 of 2,272 scored counties
#63 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 363
- 70 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 306
- −1.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $286.9M
- On vehicle insurance · $1,701 a household
- Spending per listing
- $790K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.5
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,210
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Waukesha County scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #2,103 of 2,272 scored counties and #63 of 65 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 363 insurance agencies in Waukesha County. Of those, 70 are chain locations, or 19%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.5, 38% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.
Households in Waukesha County spend about $286.9M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,701 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $790K per agency, 37% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
In 2023, official counts showed 306 businesses with payroll in Waukesha County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, down 1.9% from 2019. That is one for every 551 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Waukesha County. Population estimates put the population change in Waukesha County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Waukesha 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 | Waukesha County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.5 | 13.7 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $790K | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 551 | 958 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.9% | −3.5% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $1,701 | $1,617 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $106,076 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 312 → 306−1.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,161
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $195.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 36370 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 229The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Waukesha 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 Waukesha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,210+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 168,658
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 550 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 749
- Median household income
- $106,076+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,605
- Median home value
- $398,200
- Jobs located here
- 265,439
- Daytime population
- 468,429Residents 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 |
| 63Waukesha County, WI | 19 | 363 | 21.5 | $790K | +2.4% | #2,103 of 2,272 |
Other business types in Waukesha 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 Waukesha County, WI?
There are 363 insurance agencies on map listings in Waukesha County as of September 2026. 70 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 306 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, down 1.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Waukesha County, WI spend on vehicle insurance?
About $286.9M a year, or $1,701 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 363 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $790K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 168,658 households in Waukesha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waukesha County, WI compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
Waukesha County has 21.5 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $790K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Waukesha County would have about 229, against 363 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 551 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Waukesha County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waukesha County at 417,210 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,658 households. The median household income in Waukesha County is $106,076 a year, 31% above 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. Waukesha County scores 19 for insurance agencies (low), #2,103 of 2,272 scored counties.
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