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Pest control companies in Dougherty County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Dougherty County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #626 of 699 scored counties
#40 of 43 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,207 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.9M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,616
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Dougherty County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #626 of 699 scored counties and #40 of 43 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pest control companies in Dougherty County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Dougherty County comes to about $41.4M a year: $1,207 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 pest control companies, that is $6.9M per company, 33% 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 5 businesses with payroll in Dougherty County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 6,856 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Dougherty County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Dougherty 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 | Dougherty County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.9M | $7.6M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,856 | 5,635 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.6% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,207 | $1,526 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $49,044 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Dougherty 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 Dougherty County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,616−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 34,280
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 253
- Median household income
- $49,044+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,820
- Median home value
- $134,400
- Jobs located here
- 43,701
- Daytime population
- 96,519Residents 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 |
| 40Dougherty County, GA | 27 | 6 | 1.8 | $6.9M | −3.0% | #626 of 699 |
Other business types in Dougherty 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 Dougherty County, GA?
There are 6 pest control companies on map listings in Dougherty County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Dougherty County, GA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $41.4M a year, or $1,207 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 34,280 households in Dougherty County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dougherty County, GA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Dougherty County has 1.8 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.9M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Dougherty County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,856 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Dougherty County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dougherty County at 82,616 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,280 households. Median household income in Dougherty County is $49,044, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Dougherty County scores 27 for pest control companies (lower middle), #626 of 699 scored counties.
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