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Pest control companies in Houston County, AL
How Houston County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #650 of 699 scored counties
#16 of 19 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 13
- 4 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $58M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,339 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,318
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Houston County is 23 (low), #650 of 699 scored counties and #16 of 19 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pest control companies in Houston County. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Houston County comes to about $58M a year: $1,339 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per company, 56% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Houston County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 3,609 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Population estimates show Houston County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Houston County 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 | Houston County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $8.1M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,609 | 5,909 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,339 | $1,393 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $58,626 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 175
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,318+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,302
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $58,626+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,747
- Median home value
- $183,300
- Jobs located here
- 51,974
- Daytime population
- 116,184Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 64 | 9 | 2.2 | $7.1M | +18.0% | #176 of 699 |
| 2Tuscaloosa County, AL | 61 | 12 | 1.3 | $10.5M | +3.8% | #209 of 699 |
| 3Lauderdale County, AL | 58 | 6 | 1.5 | $9M | +3.3% | #252 of 699 |
| 4Madison County, AL | 57 | 36 | 2.2 | $7.3M | +11.0% | #272 of 699 |
| 5Shelby County, AL | 53 | 22 | 2.5 | $6.7M | +6.5% | #317 of 699 |
| 6Etowah County, AL | 50 | 5 | 1.3 | $10M | +0.4% | #346 of 699 |
| 7Marshall County, AL | 48 | 6 | 1.6 | $8.3M | +6.0% | #378 of 699 |
| 8Montgomery County, AL | 45 | 13 | 1.4 | $9.4M | −1.1% | #409 of 699 |
| 9Cullman County, AL | 43 | 6 | 1.7 | $8M | +6.7% | #439 of 699 |
| 10Baldwin County, AL | 43 | 29 | 2.9 | $5.1M | +14.8% | #452 of 699 |
| 16Houston County, AL | 23 | 13 | 3.0 | $4.5M | +2.8% | #650 of 699 |
Other business types in Houston County
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 Houston County, AL?
Houston County has 13 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) 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 Houston County, AL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $58M a year, or $1,339 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,302 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, AL compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Houston County has 3.0 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $4.5M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Houston County would have about 6, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,609 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 110,318 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,302 households. Median household income in Houston County is $58,626, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Houston County scores 23 for pest control companies (low), #650 of 699 scored counties.
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