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Pest control companies in Franklin County, IL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,063 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
58% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
79% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,916
−2.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pest control companies in Franklin County. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Franklin County comes to about $17.2M a year: $1,063 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per company, 58% 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 Franklin County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 3,227 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pest control companies on map listings, Franklin County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Franklin 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.

Pest control in Franklin County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.51.01.4
Spending per listing$4.3M$13.8M$10.2M
Households per official establishment3,22712,7517,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,063$1,322$1,414
Median household income$56,740$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 5
Employees, 2023
66
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,916−2.1% since 2020
Households
16,137
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
409 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$56,740+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,759
Median home value
$89,000
Jobs located here
8,765
Daytime population
30,865Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Will County, IL72271.1$13.3M+2.2%#73 of 699
2McHenry County, IL69131.1$13.1M+2.5%#107 of 699
3Cook County, IL661420.7$19.7M−1.3%#134 of 699
4Lake County, IL66351.4$11.3M+0.8%#143 of 699
5Kane County, IL65221.2$12.2M+1.8%#156 of 699
6DuPage County, IL61531.5$10.1M+0.3%#210 of 699
7Champaign County, IL55101.2$10M+1.8%#289 of 699
8Winnebago County, IL54110.9$12.2M−0.4%#295 of 699
9Madison County, IL53121.1$11.4M−1.0%#309 of 699
10McLean County, IL5291.3$9.9M+0.1%#324 of 699
Franklin County, ILNot scored42.5$4.3M−2.1%

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Franklin County, IL?

There are 4 pest control companies on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 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 Franklin County, IL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $17.2M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 16,137 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin County, IL compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Franklin County has 2.5 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $4.3M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Franklin County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,227 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 36,916 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,137 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $56,740, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.7%, 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. Franklin County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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