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Pest control companies in St. Joseph County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in St. Joseph County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #285 of 699 scored counties
#8 of 17 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 10
- 6 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $126.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.7M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 272,861
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,181 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in St. Joseph County spend about $126.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $12.7M per company, 24% 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.
There are 10 pest control companies on map listings in St. Joseph County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 60%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 36% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in St. Joseph County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 11,917 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Joseph County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). St. Joseph County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #285 of 699 scored counties and #8 of 17 scored counties in Indiana.
How St. Joseph County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | St. Joseph County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $12.7M | $10.4M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,917 | 10,406 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.5% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,181 | $1,211 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $66,868 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 98
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 106 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 272,861+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 107,252
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 596
- Median household income
- $66,868+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,212
- Median home value
- $192,800
- Jobs located here
- 124,747
- Daytime population
- 277,571Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hendricks County, IN | 81 | 6 | 0.9 | $15.7M | +10.2% | #18 of 699 |
| 2Hamilton County, IN | 81 | 19 | 1.4 | $11.5M | +10.9% | #20 of 699 |
| 3Johnson County, IN | 76 | 6 | 1.0 | $13.9M | +7.4% | #44 of 699 |
| 4Clark County, IN | 65 | 5 | 1.0 | $12.3M | +7.5% | #155 of 699 |
| 5Lake County, IN | 63 | 16 | 0.8 | $14.7M | +1.1% | #178 of 699 |
| 6Elkhart County, IN | 60 | 6 | 0.8 | $14.2M | +0.9% | #219 of 699 |
| 7Allen County, IN | 57 | 16 | 1.0 | $11.7M | +4.2% | #262 of 699 |
| 8St. Joseph County, IN | 55 | 10 | 0.9 | $12.7M | +0.1% | #285 of 699 |
| 9Madison County, IN | 54 | 7 | 1.3 | $8.6M | +3.8% | #299 of 699 |
| 10Bartholomew County, IN | 50 | 6 | 1.8 | $7M | +4.3% | #353 of 699 |
Other business types in St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pest control companies in St. Joseph County. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in St. Joseph County, IN spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $126.6M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $12.7M 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 107,252 households in St. Joseph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Joseph County, IN compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
St. Joseph County has 0.9 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $12.7M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, St. Joseph County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,917 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Joseph County, IN growing?
Population estimates put St. Joseph County at 272,861 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,252 households. The median household income in St. Joseph County is $66,868 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. St. Joseph County scores 55 for pest control companies (upper middle), #285 of 699 scored counties.
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