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Pest control companies in the Topeka, KS metro area
How the Topeka, KS metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #338 of 345 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $114.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,185 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 79% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 233,052
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the Topeka metro area is 17 (low), #338 of 345 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 pest control companies in the Topeka metro area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 13%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
At $1,185 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Topeka metro area spend about $114.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 53% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in the Topeka metro area classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 6,929 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Topeka metro area grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Topeka 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.
| Measure | Topeka metro area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $6.6M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,929 | 6,179 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,185 | $1,241 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $69,888 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 14 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 78
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Topeka 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 Topeka metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 233,052+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 96,999
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,233 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $69,888+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,198
- Median home value
- $183,200
- Jobs located here
- 117,217
- Daytime population
- 240,729Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →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 Topeka metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joplin, MO-KS | 47 | 11 | 1.4 | $8M | +3.9% | #191 of 345 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 46 | 143 | 1.6 | $8.2M | +3.4% | #199 of 345 |
| 1Lawrence, KS | 34 | 9 | 1.8 | $6.9M | +1.8% | #280 of 345 |
| 2Manhattan, KS | 32 | 7 | 1.4 | $8.5M | +1.4% | #289 of 345 |
| 3Wichita, KS | 27 | 52 | 2.0 | $5.9M | +2.4% | #322 of 345 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 18 | 8 | 1.7 | $6.7M | −2.0% | #337 of 345 |
| 4Topeka, KS | 17 | 24 | 2.5 | $4.8M | +0.1% | #338 of 345 |
Other business types in the Topeka metro area
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 the Topeka, KS metro area?
The Topeka metro area has 24 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in the Topeka, KS metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $114.9M a year, or $1,185 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 96,999 households in the Topeka metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Topeka, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
The Topeka metro area has 2.5 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $4.8M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Topeka metro area would have about 11, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,929 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is the Topeka, KS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Topeka metro area at 233,052 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 96,999 households. Median household income in the Topeka metro area is $69,888, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. The Topeka metro area scores 17 for pest control companies (low), #338 of 345 scored metro areas.
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