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Pest control companies in Pottawattamie County, IA
The pest control companies in Pottawattamie 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 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,198 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.3M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 92,996
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,198 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Pottawattamie County spend about $45.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $11.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 10% 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 4 pest control companies on map listings in Pottawattamie County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Pottawattamie County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 7,528 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Pottawattamie County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pest control companies on map listings, Pottawattamie County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Pottawattamie 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.
| Measure | Pottawattamie County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $11.3M | $10.6M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,528 | 9,012 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.7% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,198 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $73,602 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $672K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 92,996−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 37,642
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 951 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $73,602+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,780
- Median home value
- $195,700
- Jobs located here
- 40,169
- Daytime population
- 86,715Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, IA | 70 | 6 | 0.9 | $13.4M | +4.6% | #97 of 699 |
| 2Polk County, IA | 48 | 33 | 1.6 | $8.2M | +4.8% | #379 of 699 |
| 3Linn County, IA | 47 | 13 | 1.4 | $9.3M | +0.7% | #387 of 699 |
| 4Dubuque County, IA | 38 | 5 | 1.2 | $10.1M | +0.1% | #509 of 699 |
| 5Woodbury County, IA | 38 | 6 | 1.5 | $8.1M | +0.7% | #512 of 699 |
| 6Scott County, IA | 29 | 16 | 2.2 | $5.8M | +0.4% | #613 of 699 |
| 7Black Hawk County, IA | 23 | 10 | 1.8 | $6.4M | +0.4% | #648 of 699 |
| 8Clinton County, IA | 16 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.8M | −0.9% | #679 of 699 |
| Pottawattamie County, IA | Not scored | 4 | 1.1 | $11.3M | −0.7% |
Other business types in Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pest control companies in Pottawattamie County. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Pottawattamie County, IA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $45.1M a year, or $1,198 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $11.3M 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 37,642 households in Pottawattamie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pottawattamie County, IA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Pottawattamie County has 1.1 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $11.3M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,528 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Pottawattamie County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Pottawattamie County at 92,996 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,642 households. The median household income in Pottawattamie County is $73,602 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Pottawattamie County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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