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Pest control companies in the Decatur, AL metro area
How the Decatur, AL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #281 of 345 scored metro areas
#9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $88.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,410 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,326
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the Decatur metro area is 34 (lower middle), #281 of 345 scored metro areas and #9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $1,410 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Decatur metro area spend about $88.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $6.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies.
There are 14 pest control companies on map listings in the Decatur metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in the Decatur metro area classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 5,222 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Decatur metro area grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Decatur metro area compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 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.
| Measure | Decatur metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $8.1M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,222 | 5,909 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,410 | $1,393 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $68,116 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 130
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 exterminating and pest control services in the Decatur metro area, 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 the Decatur metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,326+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 62,667
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,270 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $68,116+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,472
- Median home value
- $202,500
- Jobs located here
- 58,542
- Daytime population
- 149,857Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Decatur metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tuscaloosa, AL | 59 | 13 | 1.2 | $11.1M | +2.9% | #114 of 345 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 56 | 16 | 1.3 | $10.7M | −1.3% | #130 of 345 |
| 2Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 55 | 9 | 1.4 | $9.5M | +3.5% | #138 of 345 |
| 3Huntsville, AL | 55 | 45 | 2.2 | $7.3M | +12.5% | #141 of 345 |
| 4Montgomery, AL | 52 | 18 | 1.2 | $11.6M | +0.9% | #164 of 345 |
| 5Gadsden, AL | 46 | 5 | 1.3 | $10M | +0.4% | #196 of 345 |
| 6Birmingham, AL | 46 | 82 | 1.8 | $8.4M | +1.4% | #198 of 345 |
| 7Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 42 | 29 | 2.9 | $5.1M | +14.8% | #232 of 345 |
| 8Auburn-Opelika, AL | 37 | 16 | 2.1 | $6.6M | +7.1% | #262 of 345 |
| 9Decatur, AL | 34 | 14 | 2.2 | $6.3M | +2.5% | #281 of 345 |
Other business types in the Decatur metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pest control companies are in the Decatur, AL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 pest control companies in the Decatur metro area. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in the Decatur, AL metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $88.4M a year, or $1,410 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.3M per company. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 62,667 households in the Decatur metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Decatur, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
The Decatur metro area has 2.2 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.3M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Decatur metro area would have about 9, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,222 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is the Decatur, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Decatur metro area at 160,326 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,667 households. The median household income in the Decatur metro area is $68,116 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. The Decatur metro area scores 34 for pest control companies (lower middle), #281 of 345 scored metro areas.
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