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Pest control companies in the Gainesville, GA metro area

The pest control companies in the Gainesville, GA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #242 of 345 scored metro areas
#8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
23
6 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$114M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,550 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
226,568
+11.4% 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

Households in the Gainesville metro area spend about $114M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,550 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 52% 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.

The Gainesville metro area has 23 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 26%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 1.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Gainesville metro area was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 4,327 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Gainesville metro area grew 11.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the Gainesville metro area is 41 (lower middle), #242 of 345 scored metro areas and #8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Georgia.

How the Gainesville metro area 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 Gainesville, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureGainesville metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.12.01.4
Spending per listing$5M$7.6M$10.2M
Households per official establishment4,3275,6357,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.6%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,550$1,526$1,414
Median household income$80,901$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4141

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17
Employees, 2023
140
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
236 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 the Gainesville metro area, 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 the Gainesville metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
226,568+11.4% since 2020
Households
73,551
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
393 sq. mi.
People per square mile
542
Median household income
$80,901+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,166
Median home value
$350,400
Jobs located here
102,286
Daytime population
216,900Residents 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 metro areas in Georgia for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Gainesville metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in Georgia ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dalton, GA6271.3$10.2M+3.5%#92 of 345
2Columbus, GA-AL56161.3$10.7M−1.3%#130 of 345
Chattanooga, TN-GA55401.7$8.5M+5.3%#140 of 345
3Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA534782.1$7.9M+5.9%#159 of 345
4Savannah, GA50322.0$7.6M+8.1%#173 of 345
5Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC49462.0$7.2M+4.7%#181 of 345
6Warner Robins, GA48172.3$6.5M+8.2%#187 of 345
7Macon-Bibb County, GA42141.6$8.5M+2.1%#230 of 345
8Gainesville, GA41233.1$5M+11.4%#242 of 345
9Athens-Clarke County, GA34252.9$4.9M+3.9%#283 of 345

Other business types in the Gainesville metro area

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in the Gainesville, GA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 pest control companies in the Gainesville metro area. 6 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in the Gainesville, GA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $114M a year, or $1,550 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 73,551 households in the Gainesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Gainesville, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Gainesville metro area has 3.1 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $5M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Gainesville metro area would have about 11, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,327 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is the Gainesville, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Gainesville metro area at 226,568 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,551 households. The median household income in the Gainesville metro area is $80,901 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. The Gainesville metro area scores 41 for pest control companies (lower middle), #242 of 345 scored metro areas.

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