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Pest control companies in Rock Island County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #333 of 699 scored counties
#11 of 19 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$71.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,154 a household
Spending per listing
$11.9M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
141,869
−1.7% 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 6 pest control companies in Rock Island County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Rock Island County comes to about $71.3M a year: $1,154 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $11.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 16% 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 5 businesses with payroll in Rock Island County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 12,347 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Rock Island County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pest control companies, Rock Island County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #333 of 699 scored counties and #11 of 19 scored counties in Illinois.

How Rock Island 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 Rock Island County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureRock Island CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.01.01.4
Spending per listing$11.9M$13.8M$10.2M
Households per official establishment12,34712,7517,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,154$1,322$1,414
Median household income$67,159$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5158

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Rock Island 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 Rock Island County

Population, 2025 estimate
141,869−1.7% since 2020
Households
61,733
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
428 sq. mi.
People per square mile
334
Median household income
$67,159+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,299
Median home value
$150,400
Jobs located here
67,505
Daytime population
147,154Residents 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 Rock Island 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
11Rock Island County, IL5161.0$11.9M−1.7%#333 of 699

Other business types in Rock Island County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Rock Island County, IL?

There are 6 pest control companies on map listings in Rock Island County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Rock Island County, IL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $71.3M a year, or $1,154 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $11.9M 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 61,733 households in Rock Island County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rock Island County has 1.0 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $11.9M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Rock Island County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,347 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Rock Island County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Rock Island County at 141,869 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,733 households. Median household income in Rock Island County is $67,159, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Rock Island County scores 51 for pest control companies (upper middle), #333 of 699 scored counties.

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