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Pest control companies in Vanderburgh County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #673 of 699 scored counties
#16 of 17 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
19
4 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$88.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,134 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
181,995
+0.9% 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

For pest control companies, Vanderburgh County has a Groundwork market score of 18 (low): #673 of 699 scored counties and #16 of 17 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,134 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Vanderburgh County spend about $88.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 54% below 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 19 pest control companies on map listings in Vanderburgh County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 21%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 71% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Vanderburgh County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 5,591 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $477K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Vanderburgh County. Population estimates put the population change in Vanderburgh County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Vanderburgh 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.

Pest control in Vanderburgh County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureVanderburgh CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.41.21.4
Spending per listing$4.7M$10.4M$10.2M
Households per official establishment5,59110,4067,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.5%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,134$1,211$1,414
Median household income$61,648$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score1841

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 14
Employees, 2023
198
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
194 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$477K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh County

Population, 2025 estimate
181,995+0.9% since 2020
Households
78,270
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
233 sq. mi.
People per square mile
772
Median household income
$61,648+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,065
Median home value
$184,000
Jobs located here
109,446
Daytime population
203,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Indiana

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hendricks County, IN8160.9$15.7M+10.2%#18 of 699
2Hamilton County, IN81191.4$11.5M+10.9%#20 of 699
3Johnson County, IN7661.0$13.9M+7.4%#44 of 699
4Clark County, IN6551.0$12.3M+7.5%#155 of 699
5Lake County, IN63160.8$14.7M+1.1%#178 of 699
6Elkhart County, IN6060.8$14.2M+0.9%#219 of 699
7Allen County, IN57161.0$11.7M+4.2%#262 of 699
8St. Joseph County, IN55100.9$12.7M+0.1%#285 of 699
9Madison County, IN5471.3$8.6M+3.8%#299 of 699
10Bartholomew County, IN5061.8$7M+4.3%#353 of 699
16Vanderburgh County, IN18192.4$4.7M+0.9%#673 of 699

Other business types in Vanderburgh County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Vanderburgh County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 pest control companies in Vanderburgh County. 4 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

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

About $88.8M a year, or $1,134 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 78,270 households in Vanderburgh County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Vanderburgh County, IN compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Vanderburgh County has 2.4 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $4.7M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Vanderburgh County would have about 9, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,591 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Vanderburgh County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Vanderburgh County at 181,995 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,270 households. The median household income in Vanderburgh County is $61,648 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Vanderburgh County scores 18 for pest control companies (low), #673 of 699 scored counties.

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