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Pest control companies in Carter County, KY

The pest control companies in Carter County, KY, 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$13.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,250 a household
Spending per listing
$13.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
26,149
−1.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pest control company in Carter County. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households.

Households in Carter County spend about $13.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,250 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $13.5M of household spending for each company on map listings. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Carter County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Carter County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 pest control company on map listings, Carter County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Carter County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Carter County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureCarter CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.91.11.4
Spending per listing$13.5M$13M$10.2M
Households per official establishmentn/a10,4887,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,250$1,381$1,414
Median household income$51,235$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Carter 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 Carter County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,149−1.7% since 2020
Households
10,794
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
410 sq. mi.
People per square mile
64
Median household income
$51,235+47.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,045
Median home value
$132,800
Jobs located here
6,014
Daytime population
23,638Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Carter County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kenton County, KY8650.7$20.8M+3.9%#5 of 699
2Jefferson County, KY68361.1$13.4M+1.6%#112 of 699
3Warren County, KY6281.4$9.6M+10.6%#198 of 699
4Hardin County, KY5951.1$12.7M+2.4%#236 of 699
5Boone County, KY59112.2$7.7M+6.5%#239 of 699
6Fayette County, KY52261.9$8M+2.2%#327 of 699
7Franklin County, KY4052.2$6.3M+2.0%#488 of 699
8McCracken County, KY3672.5$5.5M−0.5%#544 of 699
9Daviess County, KY33102.4$5.8M+1.5%#582 of 699
10Pulaski County, KY3162.3$5.5M+3.5%#596 of 699
Carter County, KYNot scored10.9$13.5M−1.7%

Other business types in Carter County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Carter County, KY?

There is 1 pest control company on map listings in Carter County as of September 2026. The listings count pest control companies. No official count is published for exterminating and pest control services in Carter County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $13.5M a year, or $1,250 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pest control company on map listings, it comes to $13.5M 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 10,794 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carter County, KY compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Carter County has 1 pest control company 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 Carter County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Carter County at 26,149 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,794 households. Median household income in Carter County is $51,235, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.5%, 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. Carter County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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