New York, NY · Insurance Agencies
Insurance Agencies in New York, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 5,995 insurance agencies and brokerages in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area in 2023, employing 49,179 people with $6.5 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
5,995
1st most of 387 US metro areas
49,179
8.2 per business, against 6.3 across all metros
$6.5 billion
$132,498 per employee
85%
of businesses, against 89% across all metros
+0.5%
in the number of businesses (5,963 in 2022)
What the numbers say about New York.
- New York is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for insurance agencies and brokerages, 1st of 387.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 8.2 employees each, against 6.3 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $132,498 per employee a year, against $93,147.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps insurance agencies in New York.
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Quote intake that finishes
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Follow up on every quote
Presented quotes are tracked from the day they go out, and VERA drafts a helpful follow-up before the prospect goes quiet.
Renewal outreach, weeks early
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Questions
Insurance Agencies in New York
How many insurance agencies and brokerages are there in New York?
5,995 in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 49,179 people and paid $6.5 billion in annual payroll.
Is the New York market for insurance agencies growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 5,963 to 5,995 (+0.5%).
What does VERA do for insurance agencies in New York?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a New York business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Insurance Agencies in other markets
Other New York markets
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is insurance agencies and brokerages, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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