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Pest control companies in Jefferson County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Jefferson County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,120 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.3M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 36,147
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,120 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $16.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $8.3M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies.
There are 2 pest control companies on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Jefferson County in 2023. That is one for every 4,940 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 pest control companies on map listings, Jefferson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $8.3M | $13.8M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,940 | 12,751 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,120 | $1,322 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $63,118 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 1
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $185K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,147−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 14,820
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $63,118+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,324
- Median home value
- $126,000
- Jobs located here
- 20,339
- Daytime population
- 40,708Residents 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 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 1.3 | $8.3M | −2.3% |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 pest control companies in Jefferson County. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Jefferson County, IL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $16.6M a year, or $1,120 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $8.3M 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 14,820 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, IL compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Jefferson County has 2 pest control companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,940 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 36,147 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,820 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $63,118 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Jefferson County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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