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Pest control companies in Johnson County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #97 of 699 scored counties
#1 of 8 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$80.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,269 a household
Spending per listing
$13.4M
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
160,044
+4.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pest control companies in Johnson County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Households in Johnson County spend about $80.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,269 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $13.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 31% 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.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Johnson County in 2023. That is one for every 15,835 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Johnson County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Johnson County is 70 (upper middle), #97 of 699 scored counties and #1 of 8 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Johnson County 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.

Pest control in Johnson County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.91.21.4
Spending per listing$13.4M$10.6M$10.2M
Households per official establishment15,8359,0127,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.7%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,269$1,230$1,414
Median household income$74,935$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score7038

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
160,044+4.6% since 2020
Households
63,341
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
613 sq. mi.
People per square mile
256
Median household income
$74,935+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,874
Median home value
$308,600
Jobs located here
88,327
Daytime population
171,516Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Iowa

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

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, IA7060.9$13.4M+4.6%#97 of 699
2Polk County, IA48331.6$8.2M+4.8%#379 of 699
3Linn County, IA47131.4$9.3M+0.7%#387 of 699
4Dubuque County, IA3851.2$10.1M+0.1%#509 of 699
5Woodbury County, IA3861.5$8.1M+0.7%#512 of 699
6Scott County, IA29162.2$5.8M+0.4%#613 of 699
7Black Hawk County, IA23101.8$6.4M+0.4%#648 of 699
8Clinton County, IA1663.1$3.8M−0.9%#679 of 699

Other business types in Johnson County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Johnson County, IA?

Johnson County has 6 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

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

About $80.4M a year, or $1,269 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $13.4M 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 63,341 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Johnson County, IA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Johnson County has 0.9 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $13.4M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Johnson County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,835 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Johnson County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 160,044 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,341 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $74,935, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Johnson County scores 70 for pest control companies (upper middle), #97 of 699 scored counties.

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