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Pest control companies in McHenry County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in McHenry County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #107 of 699 scored counties
#2 of 19 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
13
3 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$170.9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,454 a household
Spending per listing
$13.1M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
317,751
+2.5% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in McHenry County comes to about $170.9M a year: $1,454 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 13 pest control companies, that is $13.1M per company, 29% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies.

McHenry County has 13 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 23%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in McHenry County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 9,800 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McHenry County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, McHenry County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #107 of 699 scored counties and #2 of 19 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How McHenry 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 McHenry County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMcHenry CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.01.4
Spending per listing$13.1M$13.8M$10.2M
Households per official establishment9,80012,7517,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,454$1,322$1,414
Median household income$104,802$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6958

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 12
Employees, 2023
110
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
133 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 McHenry 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 McHenry County

Population, 2025 estimate
317,751+2.5% since 2020
Households
117,594
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
603 sq. mi.
People per square mile
518
Median household income
$104,802+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$130,520
Median home value
$308,100
Jobs located here
93,473
Daytime population
243,217Residents 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 McHenry 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

Other business types in McHenry County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 pest control companies in McHenry County. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

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

About $170.9M a year, or $1,454 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $13.1M 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 117,594 households in McHenry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

McHenry County has 1.1 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $13.1M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, McHenry County would have about 17, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,800 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is McHenry County, IL growing?

Population estimates put McHenry County at 317,751 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 117,594 households. The median household income in McHenry County is $104,802 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. McHenry County scores 69 for pest control companies (upper middle), #107 of 699 scored counties.

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