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Lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Mercer County, ND

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Mercer County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,244 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
8,441
+1.1% 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

Households in Mercer County spend about $4.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,244 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per company.

Mercer County has 1 lawn care, cleaning or pest control company on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Mercer County in 2023. That is one for every 719 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mercer County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Mercer County compares

The same measures for North Dakota and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all lawn care, cleaning and other household services by the lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Lawn, cleaning and pest control in Mercer County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureMercer CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.88.28.4
Spending per listing$4.5M$1.5M$1.7M
Households per official establishment719567618
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+8.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,244$1,246$1,414
Median household income$80,946$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
1
Annual payroll, 2023
$110K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Mercer 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 Mercer County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,441+1.1% since 2020
Households
3,594
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
1,043 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$80,946
Average household income
$96,779
Median home value
$198,500
Jobs located here
3,815
Daytime population
8,416Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Lawn, cleaning and pest control across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Mercer County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williams County, ND49117.3$1.9M+1.4%#886 of 1,771
2Morton County, ND47117.9$1.6M+3.8%#963 of 1,771
3Ward County, ND37248.4$1.5M−2.4%#1,339 of 1,771
4Cass County, ND369311.1$1.1M+9.1%#1,390 of 1,771
5Stark County, ND32128.9$1.4M+0.5%#1,500 of 1,771
6Grand Forks County, ND31309.6$1.2M+1.9%#1,535 of 1,771
7Burleigh County, ND315713.8$956K+4.7%#1,558 of 1,771
Mercer County, NDNot scored12.8$4.5M+1.1%

Other business types in Mercer County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies are in Mercer County, ND?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 lawn care, cleaning or pest control company in Mercer County. The listings count landscapers and lawn care, house and carpet cleaners, pest control. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in Mercer County, ND spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $4.5M a year, or $1,244 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 lawn care, cleaning or pest control company on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,594 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mercer County, ND compare with the U.S. for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?

Mercer County has 1 lawn care, cleaning or pest control company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies to household spending, Mercer County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 719 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S.

How fast is Mercer County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Mercer County at 8,441 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,594 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $80,946 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies · All 56 business types in Mercer County

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