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Pest control companies in Tuscaloosa County, AL
The pest control companies in Tuscaloosa County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #209 of 699 scored counties
#2 of 19 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $125.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,395 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.5M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 241,368
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,395 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Tuscaloosa County spend about $125.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $10.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2% above 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 12 pest control companies on map listings in Tuscaloosa County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Tuscaloosa County in 2023. That is one for every 8,187 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Tuscaloosa County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Tuscaloosa County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #209 of 699 scored counties and #2 of 19 scored counties in Alabama.
How Tuscaloosa 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 | Tuscaloosa County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $10.5M | $8.1M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,187 | 5,909 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,395 | $1,393 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $66,231 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 190
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 241,368+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 90,052
- Median age
- 35.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,321 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 180
- Median household income
- $66,231+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,929
- Median home value
- $248,700
- Jobs located here
- 98,811
- Daytime population
- 249,539Residents 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 |
Other business types in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 pest control companies in Tuscaloosa County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Tuscaloosa County, AL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $125.6M a year, or $1,395 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $10.5M 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 90,052 households in Tuscaloosa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tuscaloosa County, AL compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Tuscaloosa County has 1.3 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $10.5M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,187 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Tuscaloosa County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Tuscaloosa County at 241,368 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,052 households. The median household income in Tuscaloosa County is $66,231 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Tuscaloosa County scores 61 for pest control companies (upper middle), #209 of 699 scored counties.
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