Market rankings · West Virginia
Lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in West Virginia
Every metro area, small-town market and county in West Virginia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 331
- 36 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 675
- +11.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $972.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 46% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 75% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #10 of 51
- Market score 67 · Upper middle
A site report maps the lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings around any address in West Virginia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 331 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings in West Virginia as of September 2026. 36 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 8.4.
At $1,335 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in West Virginia spend about $972.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 75% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M.
Official counts show 675 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in West Virginia in 2023, up 11.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,079 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 8.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in West Virginia.
Among the 50 states and DC, West Virginia ranks #10 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in West Virginia, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores highest (79). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in West Virginia, the Fairmont area scores highest (80).
Every market in West Virginia for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in West Virginia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 79 | 98 | 8.3 | $1.8M | +7.1% | #15 of 387 |
| 1Morgantown, WV | 76 | 35 | 6.1 | $2.3M | +1.3% | #23 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 76 | 2,086 | 8.8 | $2.2M | +3.3% | #25 of 387 |
| 2Charleston, WV | 68 | 46 | 5.3 | $2.5M | −4.7% | #72 of 387 |
| 3Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 68 | 20 | 5.3 | $2.5M | −2.3% | #73 of 387 |
| 4Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 66 | 78 | 5.1 | $2.5M | −2.6% | #84 of 387 |
| 5Beckley, WV | 60 | 14 | 3.1 | $4M | −4.3% | #116 of 387 |
| 6Wheeling, WV-OH | 60 | 31 | 5.3 | $2.3M | −3.6% | #117 of 387 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 55 | 66 | 11.9 | $1.3M | +6.5% | #157 of 387 |
| 7Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 54 | 32 | 6.4 | $1.8M | −3.6% | #161 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fairmont, WV | 80 | 5 | 2.1 | $6.4M | −1.2% | #22 of 481 |
| 2Bluefield, WV-VA | 68 | 18 | 4.4 | $2.8M | −3.8% | #71 of 481 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 62 | 24 | 6.2 | $2.1M | −1.3% | #122 of 481 |
| 3Clarksburg, WV | 56 | 23 | 6.5 | $2.1M | −2.4% | #177 of 481 |
| Elkins, WV | Not scored | 3 | 2.8 | $4.6M | −3.6% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 83 | 37 | 7.3 | $2.1M | +13.7% | #38 of 1,771 |
| 2Hampshire County, WV | 76 | 5 | 5.8 | $2.3M | +4.4% | #117 of 1,771 |
| 3Marion County, WV | 75 | 5 | 2.1 | $6.4M | −1.2% | #121 of 1,771 |
| 4Mineral County, WV | 74 | 5 | 4.5 | $3M | −0.4% | #146 of 1,771 |
| 5Monongalia County, WV | 71 | 27 | 6.0 | $2.4M | +2.0% | #208 of 1,771 |
| 6Wayne County, WV | 70 | 6 | 3.8 | $3.4M | −4.0% | #219 of 1,771 |
| 7Hancock County, WV | 68 | 6 | 4.7 | $2.8M | −4.5% | #264 of 1,771 |
| 8Preston County, WV | 67 | 8 | 6.2 | $2.1M | −0.6% | #285 of 1,771 |
| 9Mercer County, WV | 66 | 11 | 4.5 | $2.8M | −3.4% | #307 of 1,771 |
| 10Ohio County, WV | 66 | 10 | 5.5 | $2.5M | −4.4% | #312 of 1,771 |
| 11Wood County, WV | 65 | 20 | 5.6 | $2.4M | −2.1% | #334 of 1,771 |
| 12Kanawha County, WV | 64 | 45 | 5.9 | $2.3M | −4.3% | #367 of 1,771 |
| 13Jefferson County, WV | 62 | 25 | 11.0 | $1.5M | +9.2% | #440 of 1,771 |
| 14Cabell County, WV | 59 | 24 | 6.1 | $2.1M | −3.2% | #527 of 1,771 |
| 15Taylor County, WV | 57 | 5 | 7.6 | $1.8M | −2.4% | #602 of 1,771 |
| 16Putnam County, WV | 56 | 18 | 7.7 | $2M | −1.0% | #634 of 1,771 |
| 17Harrison County, WV | 54 | 18 | 6.8 | $2M | −2.5% | #706 of 1,771 |
| 18Raleigh County, WV | 53 | 13 | 4.5 | $2.8M | −3.5% | #737 of 1,771 |
| Fayette County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | $19.8M | −5.6% | |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $18M | −4.0% | |
| Logan County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.6% | |
| Marshall County, WV | Not scored | 4 | 3.2 | $4.1M | −4.4% | |
| Jackson County, WV | Not scored | 4 | 3.5 | $3.8M | −1.0% | |
| Randolph County, WV | Not scored | 3 | 2.8 | $4.6M | −3.6% | |
| Mason County, WV | Not scored | 4 | 3.9 | $3.2M | −2.7% |
Show all 55 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 2.1 | $6M | −2.9% | |
| Upshur County, WV | Not scored | 3 | 3.1 | $4.1M | −0.3% | |
| Mingo County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.7% | |
| Brooke County, WV | Not scored | 3 | 3.1 | $4.3M | −6.0% | |
| Boone County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $10M | −6.9% | |
| Wyoming County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.1% | |
| Lincoln County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $9.1M | −5.8% | |
| McDowell County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −10.9% | |
| Morgan County, WV | Not scored | 3 | 4.1 | $3.4M | +5.5% | |
| Lewis County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $9.3M | −3.7% | |
| Barbour County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $7.4M | −0.3% | |
| Hardy County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $7.5M | +0.7% | |
| Wetzel County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $7.9M | −4.6% | |
| Roane County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 3.5 | $3.4M | −4.8% | |
| Monroe County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.8% | |
| Braxton County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.1% | |
| Summers County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $5.4M | −3.3% | |
| Grant County, WV | Not scored | 3 | 6.8 | $1.9M | +0.4% | |
| Ritchie County, WV | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $4.1M | −4.6% | |
| Webster County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.1% | |
| Tyler County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.0% | |
| Clay County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% | |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 6.3 | $1.8M | −3.3% | |
| Doddridge County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Pleasants County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.1% | |
| Gilmer County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Tucker County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.1% | |
| Calhoun County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Pendleton County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Wirt County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% |
Markets with fewer than 5 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies are in West Virginia?
As of September 2026, map listings count 331 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in West Virginia. 36 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers and lawn care, house and carpet cleaners, pest control. Official counts show 675 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in 2023, up 11.2% from 2019.
How much do households in West Virginia spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $972.5M a year, or $1,335 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 331 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 728,655 households in West Virginia and national spending patterns by income.
How does West Virginia compare with the U.S. for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
West Virginia has 4.5 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 8.4. Spending per company is $2.9M, 75% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies to household spending, West Virginia would have about 579, against 331 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,079 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.4% for the U.S.
Which market in West Virginia has the highest market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in West Virginia, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores highest, at 79 (high). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in West Virginia, the Fairmont area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 18 scored counties in West Virginia, Berkeley County scores highest, at 83 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. West Virginia scores 67 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies (upper middle), #10 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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