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Pest control companies in Hardin County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Hardin County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #236 of 699 scored counties
#4 of 11 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$63.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,421 a household
Spending per listing
$12.7M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
113,482
+2.4% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Hardin County comes to about $63.4M a year: $1,421 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $12.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 24% 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 5 pest control companies on map listings in Hardin County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Hardin County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 6,375 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hardin County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hardin County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #236 of 699 scored counties and #4 of 11 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Hardin 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 Hardin County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureHardin CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.11.4
Spending per listing$12.7M$13M$10.2M
Households per official establishment6,37510,4887,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,421$1,381$1,414
Median household income$67,647$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score5961

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 7
Employees, 2023
62
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
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 Hardin 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 Hardin County

Population, 2025 estimate
113,482+2.4% since 2020
Households
44,622
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
624 sq. mi.
People per square mile
179
Median household income
$67,647+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,596
Median home value
$225,800
Jobs located here
42,829
Daytime population
107,983Residents 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 Hardin 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

Other business types in Hardin County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pest control companies in Hardin County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

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

About $63.4M a year, or $1,421 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $12.7M 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 44,622 households in Hardin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hardin County has 1.1 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $12.7M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Hardin County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,375 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Hardin County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Hardin County at 113,482 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,622 households. The median household income in Hardin County is $67,647 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Hardin County scores 59 for pest control companies (upper middle), #236 of 699 scored counties.

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