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Pest control companies in St. Lucie County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in St. Lucie County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #506 of 699 scored counties
#26 of 38 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 35
- 6 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $196.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,429 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 79% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,449
- +21.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 pest control companies in St. Lucie County. 6 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Households in St. Lucie County spend about $196.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,429 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $5.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 50 businesses with payroll in St. Lucie County classed as exterminating and pest control services, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,749 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 St. Lucie County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Lucie County grew 21.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in St. Lucie County is 39 (lower middle), #506 of 699 scored counties and #26 of 38 scored counties in Florida.
How St. Lucie 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 | St. Lucie County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $5.6M | $6.7M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,749 | 3,804 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.6% | +8.9% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,429 | $1,503 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $71,457 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 50+13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 323
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 356 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,449+21.4% since 2020
- Households
- 137,453
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 572 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 630
- Median household income
- $71,457+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,466
- Median home value
- $347,300
- Jobs located here
- 89,638
- Daytime population
- 304,916Residents 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 |
| 26St. Lucie County, FL | 39 | 35 | 2.5 | $5.6M | +21.4% | #506 of 699 |
Other business types in St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie County, FL?
St. Lucie County has 35 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Lucie County, FL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $196.5M a year, or $1,429 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,453 households in St. Lucie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Lucie County, FL compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
St. Lucie County has 2.5 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $5.6M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, St. Lucie County would have about 19, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,749 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Lucie County, FL growing?
Population estimates put St. Lucie County at 402,449 people in 2025, up 21.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,453 households. Median household income in St. Lucie County is $71,457, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. St. Lucie County scores 39 for pest control companies (lower middle), #506 of 699 scored counties.
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