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Pest control companies in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area
How the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #137 of 345 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa
- Listings
- 40
- 11 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $392.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,330 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.8M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 758,539
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 pest control companies in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area. 11 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area comes to about $392.2M a year: $1,330 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.8M per company, 4% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area was 41 in 2023. That is one for every 7,191 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area grew 6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #137 of 345 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa.
How the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $9.8M | $10.6M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,191 | 9,012 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.7% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,330 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $85,890 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41
- Employees, 2023
- 318
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4011 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area, 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 the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 758,539+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 294,814
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 202
- Median household income
- $85,890+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,632
- Median home value
- $267,400
- Jobs located here
- 392,636
- Daytime population
- 765,807Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Iowa for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Iowa (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Iowa City, IA | 73 | 6 | 0.8 | $15.2M | +4.1% | #29 of 345 |
| 2Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 55 | 40 | 1.4 | $9.8M | +6.7% | #137 of 345 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 54 | 53 | 1.4 | $9.7M | +4.2% | #148 of 345 |
| 3Cedar Rapids, IA | 53 | 13 | 1.1 | $11M | +1.0% | #155 of 345 |
| 4Ames, IA | 52 | 5 | 1.0 | $12.2M | +2.2% | #163 of 345 |
| 5Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 42 | 7 | 1.3 | $9.6M | +1.0% | #228 of 345 |
| 6Dubuque, IA | 33 | 5 | 1.2 | $10.1M | +0.1% | #284 of 345 |
| 7Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 31 | 26 | 1.6 | $7.6M | −0.9% | #292 of 345 |
| 8Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 30 | 10 | 1.4 | $8.3M | +0.5% | #298 of 345 |
Other business types in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area
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 the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area?
The Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area has 40 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $392.2M a year, or $1,330 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $9.8M 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 294,814 households in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
The Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area has 1.4 pest control companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $9.8M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area would have about 38, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,191 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area at 758,539 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 294,814 households. Median household income in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area is $85,890, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. The Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area scores 55 for pest control companies (upper middle), #137 of 345 scored metro areas.
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