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Pest control companies in Forsyth County, GA

How Forsyth County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #405 of 699 scored counties
#20 of 43 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
32
8 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
31
+19.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$182.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $2,051 a household
Spending per listing
$5.7M
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
282,805
+11.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $2,051 per household (45% above the U.S. average), households in Forsyth County spend about $182.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $5.7M per company, 44% 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.

There are 32 pest control companies on map listings in Forsyth County as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 25%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 1.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Forsyth County classed as exterminating and pest control services, up 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,872 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 Forsyth County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Forsyth County grew 11.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, Forsyth County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #405 of 699 scored counties and #20 of 43 scored counties in Georgia.

How Forsyth 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.

Pest control in Forsyth County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureForsyth CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.62.01.4
Spending per listing$5.7M$7.6M$10.2M
Households per official establishment2,8725,6357,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.2%+12.6%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$2,051$1,526$1,414
Median household income$143,784$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4641

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 31+19.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
298
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
328 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Forsyth 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 Forsyth County

Population, 2025 estimate
282,805+11.8% since 2020
Households
89,030
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
225 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,190
Median household income
$143,784+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$170,744
Median home value
$550,400
Jobs located here
98,325
Daytime population
237,855Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Forsyth County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fulton County, GA81481.0$16.6M+2.7%#17 of 699
2Douglas County, GA7961.2$13.1M+6.6%#31 of 699
3Clayton County, GA6770.7$19.8M−0.6%#119 of 699
4DeKalb County, GA66421.5$11M+1.3%#145 of 699
5Paulding County, GA64122.0$8.2M+12.7%#175 of 699
6Houston County, GA61121.9$7.9M+8.5%#216 of 699
7Jackson County, GA6072.5$6.5M+29.3%#228 of 699
8Whitfield County, GA5751.4$10.2M+3.3%#265 of 699
9Bartow County, GA5771.7$8.8M+10.5%#270 of 699
10Newton County, GA57102.4$6M+11.2%#273 of 699
20Forsyth County, GA46323.6$5.7M+11.8%#405 of 699

Other business types in Forsyth County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Forsyth County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 32 pest control companies in Forsyth County. 8 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Forsyth County, GA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $182.6M a year, or $2,051 per household. That is 45% above the U.S. average (an index of 145, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $5.7M 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 89,030 households in Forsyth County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Forsyth County, GA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Forsyth County has 3.6 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $5.7M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Forsyth County would have about 18, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,872 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Forsyth County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Forsyth County at 282,805 people in 2025, up 11.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 89,030 households. The median household income in Forsyth County is $143,784 a year, 78% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Forsyth County scores 46 for pest control companies (lower middle), #405 of 699 scored counties.

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