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Pest control companies in Polk County, FL
The pest control companies in Polk County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #370 of 699 scored counties
#12 of 38 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 56
- 7 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 61
- +1.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $402.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,390 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.2M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 874,790
- +19.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Polk County spend about $402.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,390 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.2M per company, 30% 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.
Polk County has 56 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 13%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Polk County in 2023, up 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,745 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $813K have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Polk County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 19.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #370 of 699 scored counties and #12 of 38 scored counties in Florida.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $7.2M | $6.7M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,745 | 3,804 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.7% | +8.9% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.8% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,390 | $1,503 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $65,978 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60 → 61+1.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 413
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 567 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $813K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 874,790+19.8% since 2020
- Households
- 289,425
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 440
- Median household income
- $65,978+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,487
- Median home value
- $266,500
- Jobs located here
- 284,856
- Daytime population
- 728,367Residents 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 |
| 12Polk County, FL | 49 | 56 | 1.9 | $7.2M | +19.8% | #370 of 699 |
Other business types in Polk 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 Polk County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 pest control companies in Polk County. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 1.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Polk County, FL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $402.2M a year, or $1,390 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $7.2M 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 289,425 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, FL compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Polk County has 1.9 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $7.2M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Polk County would have about 39, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,745 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 874,790 people in 2025, up 19.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 289,425 households. The median household income in Polk County is $65,978 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Polk County scores 49 for pest control companies (lower middle), #370 of 699 scored counties.
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