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Pest control companies in Merced County, CA
The pest control companies in Merced County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #457 of 699 scored counties
#26 of 37 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 13
- 5 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $102.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,195 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.9M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 297,260
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,195 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Merced County spend about $102.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $7.9M per company, 23% 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 13 pest control companies on map listings in Merced County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 38%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 7% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Merced County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 6,147 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Merced County grew 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Merced County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #457 of 699 scored counties and #26 of 37 scored counties in California.
How Merced County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Merced County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $7.9M | $11.2M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,147 | 6,829 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.5% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,195 | $1,494 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $65,510 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 102
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 135 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Merced 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 Merced County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 297,260+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 86,055
- Median age
- 32.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,938 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 150
- Median household income
- $65,510+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,781
- Median home value
- $391,800
- Jobs located here
- 77,775
- Daytime population
- 255,124Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Francisco County, CA | 79 | 13 | 0.4 | $48.9M | −5.6% | #27 of 699 |
| 2Santa Clara County, CA | 74 | 66 | 1.0 | $18.8M | −0.9% | #57 of 699 |
| 3Alameda County, CA | 74 | 58 | 1.0 | $17.5M | −2.6% | #58 of 699 |
| 4Marin County, CA | 72 | 9 | 0.9 | $20.8M | −2.9% | #70 of 699 |
| 5San Joaquin County, CA | 70 | 17 | 0.7 | $20.3M | +5.5% | #95 of 699 |
| 6San Mateo County, CA | 69 | 28 | 1.1 | $17.5M | −2.5% | #105 of 699 |
| 7Santa Cruz County, CA | 69 | 11 | 1.1 | $13.9M | −4.7% | #106 of 699 |
| 8Contra Costa County, CA | 67 | 53 | 1.3 | $13.1M | +0.3% | #123 of 699 |
| 9Solano County, CA | 65 | 14 | 0.9 | $16.5M | +0.6% | #152 of 699 |
| 10Placer County, CA | 61 | 29 | 1.8 | $8.7M | +8.9% | #215 of 699 |
| 26Merced County, CA | 42 | 13 | 1.5 | $7.9M | +5.1% | #457 of 699 |
Other business types in Merced 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 Merced County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pest control companies in Merced County. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Merced County, CA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $102.9M a year, or $1,195 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $7.9M 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 86,055 households in Merced County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Merced County, CA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Merced County has 1.5 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $7.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Merced County would have about 10, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,147 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Merced County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Merced County at 297,260 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,055 households. The median household income in Merced County is $65,510 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Merced County scores 42 for pest control companies (lower middle), #457 of 699 scored counties.
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