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Pest control companies in Riley County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Riley County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #578 of 699 scored counties
#4 of 8 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,147 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.4M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,598
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
For pest control companies, Riley County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #578 of 699 scored counties and #4 of 8 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pest control companies in Riley County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Households in Riley County spend about $31.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,147 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 pest control companies, that is $6.4M per company, 38% 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 Riley County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 9,232 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Riley County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Riley County 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.
| Measure | Riley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.4M | $6.6M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,232 | 6,179 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,147 | $1,241 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $61,098 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 14 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $551K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Riley 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 Riley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,598+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,695
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $61,098+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,486
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,758
- Daytime population
- 75,612Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, KS | 45 | 59 | 2.4 | $6.4M | +4.2% | #414 of 699 |
| 2Butler County, KS | 40 | 5 | 2.0 | $6.4M | +3.1% | #486 of 699 |
| 3Douglas County, KS | 39 | 9 | 1.8 | $6.9M | +1.8% | #500 of 699 |
| 4Riley County, KS | 33 | 5 | 1.8 | $6.4M | +0.8% | #578 of 699 |
| 5Sedgwick County, KS | 28 | 44 | 2.1 | $5.6M | +2.6% | #620 of 699 |
| 6Shawnee County, KS | 19 | 22 | 2.9 | $4M | 0.0% | #670 of 699 |
| 7Reno County, KS | 9 | 6 | 2.3 | $4.7M | −0.6% | #693 of 699 |
| 8Saline County, KS | 4 | 7 | 3.1 | $3.6M | −1.6% | #699 of 699 |
Other business types in Riley 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 Riley County, KS?
Riley County has 5 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Riley County, KS spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $31.8M a year, or $1,147 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 27,695 households in Riley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riley County, KS compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Riley County has 1.8 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.4M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Riley County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,232 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Riley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Riley County at 72,598 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,695 households. Median household income in Riley County is $61,098, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Riley County scores 33 for pest control companies (lower middle), #578 of 699 scored counties.
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