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Pest control companies in Columbia County, GA
The pest control companies in Columbia County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #341 of 699 scored counties
#13 of 43 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 15
- 6 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $92.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,682 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 93% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,189
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 pest control companies in Columbia County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 40%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 93% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Columbia County comes to about $92.8M a year: $1,682 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 40% 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 10 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 5,515 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County grew 7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #341 of 699 scored counties and #13 of 43 scored counties in Georgia.
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Columbia County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $7.6M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,515 | 5,635 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.6% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,682 | $1,526 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $95,592 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 219
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 156 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,189+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 55,149
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 560
- Median household income
- $95,592+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,651
- Median home value
- $305,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,609
- Daytime population
- 137,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fulton County, GA | 81 | 48 | 1.0 | $16.6M | +2.7% | #17 of 699 |
| 2Douglas County, GA | 79 | 6 | 1.2 | $13.1M | +6.6% | #31 of 699 |
| 3Clayton County, GA | 67 | 7 | 0.7 | $19.8M | −0.6% | #119 of 699 |
| 4DeKalb County, GA | 66 | 42 | 1.5 | $11M | +1.3% | #145 of 699 |
| 5Paulding County, GA | 64 | 12 | 2.0 | $8.2M | +12.7% | #175 of 699 |
| 6Houston County, GA | 61 | 12 | 1.9 | $7.9M | +8.5% | #216 of 699 |
| 7Jackson County, GA | 60 | 7 | 2.5 | $6.5M | +29.3% | #228 of 699 |
| 8Whitfield County, GA | 57 | 5 | 1.4 | $10.2M | +3.3% | #265 of 699 |
| 9Bartow County, GA | 57 | 7 | 1.7 | $8.8M | +10.5% | #270 of 699 |
| 10Newton County, GA | 57 | 10 | 2.4 | $6M | +11.2% | #273 of 699 |
| 13Columbia County, GA | 51 | 15 | 2.7 | $6.2M | +7.9% | #341 of 699 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 Columbia County, GA?
There are 15 pest control companies on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. 6 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Columbia County, GA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $92.8M a year, or $1,682 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.2M 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 55,149 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, GA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Columbia County has 2.7 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.2M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Columbia County would have about 9, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,515 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 169,189 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,149 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $95,592, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 51 for pest control companies (upper middle), #341 of 699 scored counties.
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