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Pest control companies in Hernando County, FL
The pest control companies in Hernando County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #593 of 699 scored counties
#34 of 38 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 35
- 5 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $113.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,378 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 68% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,701
- +13.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Hernando County is 32 (lower middle), #593 of 699 scored counties and #34 of 38 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,378 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Hernando County spend about $113.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 35 pest control companies, that is $3.2M per company, 68% 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.
Hernando County has 35 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 14%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Hernando County in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,749 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Hernando County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hernando County grew 13.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hernando 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 | Hernando County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $6.7M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,749 | 3,804 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.3% | +8.9% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,378 | $1,503 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $66,058 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 22−8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 141
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 355 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Hernando 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 Hernando County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,701+13.3% since 2020
- Households
- 82,475
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 473 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 438
- Median household income
- $66,058+35.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,501
- Median home value
- $276,000
- Jobs located here
- 51,235
- Daytime population
- 179,810Residents 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 |
| 34Hernando County, FL | 32 | 35 | 4.2 | $3.2M | +13.3% | #593 of 699 |
Other business types in Hernando 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 Hernando County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 pest control companies in Hernando County. 5 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Hernando County, FL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $113.7M a year, or $1,378 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 82,475 households in Hernando County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hernando County, FL compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Hernando County has 4.2 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $3.2M, 68% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Hernando County would have about 11, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,749 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Hernando County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hernando County at 221,701 people in 2025, up 13.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,475 households. The median household income in Hernando County is $66,058 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.3% 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. Hernando County scores 32 for pest control companies (lower middle), #593 of 699 scored counties.
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