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Pest control companies in the Lawrence, KS metro area

The pest control companies in the Lawrence, KS metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #280 of 345 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$62.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,233 a household
Spending per listing
$6.9M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
120,920
+1.8% 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

The Lawrence metro area scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #280 of 345 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

At $1,233 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Lawrence metro area spend about $62.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $6.9M per company, 32% 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 9 pest control companies on map listings in the Lawrence metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 29% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Lawrence metro area was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 8,401 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Lawrence metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Lawrence metro area compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Lawrence, KS metro area compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence metro areaKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.81.91.4
Spending per listing$6.9M$6.6M$10.2M
Households per official establishment8,4016,1797,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.7%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,233$1,241$1,414
Median household income$69,746$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score3414

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
52
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 the Lawrence 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 Lawrence metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
120,920+1.8% since 2020
Households
50,406
Median age
35.2
Homes lived in by their owners
50%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
456 sq. mi.
People per square mile
264
Median household income
$69,746+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,109
Median home value
$309,400
Jobs located here
51,342
Daytime population
115,968Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Kansas

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Kansas for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Kansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lawrence metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Kansas

Metro areas in Kansas ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Joplin, MO-KS47111.4$8M+3.9%#191 of 345
Kansas City, MO-KS461431.6$8.2M+3.4%#199 of 345
1Lawrence, KS3491.8$6.9M+1.8%#280 of 345
2Manhattan, KS3271.4$8.5M+1.4%#289 of 345
3Wichita, KS27522.0$5.9M+2.4%#322 of 345
St. Joseph, MO-KS1881.7$6.7M−2.0%#337 of 345
4Topeka, KS17242.5$4.8M+0.1%#338 of 345

Other business types in the Lawrence metro area

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in the Lawrence, KS metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pest control companies in the Lawrence metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in the Lawrence, KS metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $62.2M a year, or $1,233 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 50,406 households in the Lawrence metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lawrence, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Lawrence metro area has 1.8 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.9M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Lawrence metro area would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,401 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is the Lawrence, KS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lawrence metro area at 120,920 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,406 households. The median household income in the Lawrence metro area is $69,746 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. The Lawrence metro area scores 34 for pest control companies (lower middle), #280 of 345 scored metro areas.

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