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Pest control companies in Citrus County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Citrus County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #608 of 699 scored counties
#36 of 38 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 20
- 4 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $94.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,320 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 171,666
- +11.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Citrus County is 30 (lower middle), #608 of 699 scored counties and #36 of 38 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,320 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Citrus County spend about $94.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 54% 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.
Citrus County has 20 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, twice the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Citrus County in 2023. That is one for every 3,565 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Population estimates show Citrus County grew 11.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Citrus County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Citrus County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $6.7M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,565 | 3,804 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.9% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,320 | $1,503 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $56,546 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 152
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 204 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 Citrus 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 Citrus County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 171,666+11.1% since 2020
- Households
- 71,291
- Median age
- 55.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 582 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 279
- Median household income
- $56,546+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,687
- Median home value
- $245,500
- Jobs located here
- 35,013
- Daytime population
- 146,294Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 83 | 7 | 1.0 | $14.8M | +21.1% | #11 of 699 |
| 2Osceola County, FL | 66 | 16 | 1.1 | $12.7M | +23.2% | #139 of 699 |
| 3Santa Rosa County, FL | 62 | 16 | 2.2 | $7.3M | +11.7% | #201 of 699 |
| 4Clay County, FL | 61 | 14 | 1.7 | $9.3M | +9.4% | #211 of 699 |
| 5Miami-Dade County, FL | 58 | 137 | 1.4 | $10.6M | +4.0% | #247 of 699 |
| 6Lake County, FL | 57 | 24 | 1.5 | $10M | +18.1% | #266 of 699 |
| 7Orange County, FL | 55 | 102 | 1.9 | $8M | +6.7% | #290 of 699 |
| 8Nassau County, FL | 54 | 9 | 2.3 | $7M | +17.4% | #303 of 699 |
| 9St. Johns County, FL | 52 | 32 | 2.8 | $6.6M | +25.0% | #330 of 699 |
| 10Hillsborough County, FL | 51 | 127 | 2.2 | $7.1M | +7.4% | #339 of 699 |
| 36Citrus County, FL | 30 | 20 | 2.8 | $4.7M | +11.1% | #608 of 699 |
Other business types in Citrus 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 Citrus County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 pest control companies in Citrus County. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Citrus County, FL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $94.1M a year, or $1,320 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 71,291 households in Citrus County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Citrus County, FL compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Citrus County has 2.8 pest control companies per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $4.7M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Citrus County would have about 9, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,565 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Citrus County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Citrus County at 171,666 people in 2025, up 11.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,291 households. The median household income in Citrus County is $56,546 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Citrus County scores 30 for pest control companies (lower middle), #608 of 699 scored counties.
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