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Pest control companies in Lee County, IA

The pest control companies in Lee County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,112 a household
Spending per listing
$8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
32,306
−3.6% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Lee County comes to about $15.9M a year: $1,112 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 pest control companies, that is $8M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies.

There are 2 pest control companies on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for exterminating and pest control services in Lee County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lee County declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 pest control companies on map listings, Lee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lee 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 Lee County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.41.21.4
Spending per listing$8M$10.6M$10.2M
Households per official establishmentn/a9,0127,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.7%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,112$1,230$1,414
Median household income$62,382$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,306−3.6% since 2020
Households
14,323
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
518 sq. mi.
People per square mile
64
Median household income
$62,382+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,169
Median home value
$141,400
Jobs located here
13,626
Daytime population
31,700Residents 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 Lee 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
Lee County, IANot scored21.4$8M−3.6%

Other business types in Lee County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 pest control companies in Lee County. The listings count pest control companies. No official count is published for exterminating and pest control services in Lee County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $15.9M a year, or $1,112 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $8M 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 14,323 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lee County has 2 pest control companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending.

How fast is Lee County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 32,306 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,323 households. The median household income in Lee County is $62,382 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Lee County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pest control companies · All 56 business types in Lee County

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