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Pest control companies in Lauderdale County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Lauderdale County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #252 of 699 scored counties
#3 of 19 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$53.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,370 a household
Spending per listing
$9M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,135
+3.3% 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

At $1,370 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Lauderdale County spend about $53.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 12% 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 6 pest control companies on map listings in Lauderdale County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Lauderdale County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 9,815 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lauderdale County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Lauderdale County is 58 (upper middle), #252 of 699 scored counties and #3 of 19 scored counties in Alabama.

How Lauderdale 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.

Pest control in Lauderdale County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureLauderdale CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.71.4
Spending per listing$9M$8.1M$10.2M
Households per official establishment9,8155,9097,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.4%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,370$1,393$1,414
Median household income$62,649$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5834

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 4
Employees, 2023
83
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
97,135+3.3% since 2020
Households
39,258
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
668 sq. mi.
People per square mile
143
Median household income
$62,649+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,306
Median home value
$200,300
Jobs located here
30,814
Daytime population
90,942Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Lauderdale County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL6492.2$7.1M+18.0%#176 of 699
2Tuscaloosa County, AL61121.3$10.5M+3.8%#209 of 699
3Lauderdale County, AL5861.5$9M+3.3%#252 of 699
4Madison County, AL57362.2$7.3M+11.0%#272 of 699
5Shelby County, AL53222.5$6.7M+6.5%#317 of 699
6Etowah County, AL5051.3$10M+0.4%#346 of 699
7Marshall County, AL4861.6$8.3M+6.0%#378 of 699
8Montgomery County, AL45131.4$9.4M−1.1%#409 of 699
9Cullman County, AL4361.7$8M+6.7%#439 of 699
10Baldwin County, AL43292.9$5.1M+14.8%#452 of 699

Other business types in Lauderdale County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Lauderdale County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pest control companies in Lauderdale County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

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

About $53.8M a year, or $1,370 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $9M 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 39,258 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lauderdale County, AL compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Lauderdale County has 1.5 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $9M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,815 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Lauderdale County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 97,135 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,258 households. The median household income in Lauderdale County is $62,649 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Lauderdale County scores 58 for pest control companies (upper middle), #252 of 699 scored counties.

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