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Pest control companies in Cook County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Cook County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #134 of 699 scored counties
#3 of 19 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 142
- 37 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 108
- +6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.8B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,334 a household
- Spending per listing
- $19.7M
- 93% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,194,625
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 142 pest control companies in Cook County. 37 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Cook County comes to about $2.8B a year: $1,334 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 142 pest control companies, that is $19.7M per company, 93% above 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 108 businesses with payroll in Cook County classed as exterminating and pest control services, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 19,447 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Cook County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cook County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pest control companies, Cook County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #134 of 699 scored counties and #3 of 19 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cook County compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Cook County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $19.7M | $13.8M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 19,447 | 12,751 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.9% | +5.9% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,334 | $1,322 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $83,498 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 101 → 108+6.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,252
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $64.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14237 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 274The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Cook 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 Cook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,194,625−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,100,230
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 945 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,484
- Median household income
- $83,498+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,729
- Median home value
- $324,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,683,238
- Daytime population
- 5,468,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Will County, IL | 72 | 27 | 1.1 | $13.3M | +2.2% | #73 of 699 |
| 2McHenry County, IL | 69 | 13 | 1.1 | $13.1M | +2.5% | #107 of 699 |
| 3Cook County, IL | 66 | 142 | 0.7 | $19.7M | −1.3% | #134 of 699 |
| 4Lake County, IL | 66 | 35 | 1.4 | $11.3M | +0.8% | #143 of 699 |
| 5Kane County, IL | 65 | 22 | 1.2 | $12.2M | +1.8% | #156 of 699 |
| 6DuPage County, IL | 61 | 53 | 1.5 | $10.1M | +0.3% | #210 of 699 |
| 7Champaign County, IL | 55 | 10 | 1.2 | $10M | +1.8% | #289 of 699 |
| 8Winnebago County, IL | 54 | 11 | 0.9 | $12.2M | −0.4% | #295 of 699 |
| 9Madison County, IL | 53 | 12 | 1.1 | $11.4M | −1.0% | #309 of 699 |
| 10McLean County, IL | 52 | 9 | 1.3 | $9.9M | +0.1% | #324 of 699 |
Other business types in Cook 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 Cook County, IL?
Cook County has 142 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 37 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 108 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Cook County, IL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $2.8B a year, or $1,334 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 142 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $19.7M 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 2,100,230 households in Cook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cook County, IL compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Cook County has 0.7 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $19.7M, 93% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Cook County would have about 274, against 142 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,447 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Cook County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Cook County at 5,194,625 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,100,230 households. Median household income in Cook County is $83,498, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Cook County scores 66 for pest control companies (upper middle), #134 of 699 scored counties.
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