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Pest control companies in Jefferson County, KY
The pest control companies in Jefferson County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #112 of 699 scored counties
#2 of 11 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 36
- 14 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +22.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $482.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,455 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.4M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,222
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 pest control companies in Jefferson County. 14 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
At $1,455 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $482.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $13.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 31% above 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.
Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Jefferson County in 2023, up 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 10,047 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $270K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Jefferson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #112 of 699 scored counties and #2 of 11 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Jefferson 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.
| Measure | Jefferson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $13.4M | $13M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,047 | 10,488 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.2% | +8.1% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,455 | $1,381 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $69,866 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 33+22.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 279
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $270K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,222+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 331,554
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,056
- Median household income
- $69,866+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,869
- Median home value
- $248,400
- Jobs located here
- 503,996
- Daytime population
- 914,843Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kenton County, KY | 86 | 5 | 0.7 | $20.8M | +3.9% | #5 of 699 |
| 2Jefferson County, KY | 68 | 36 | 1.1 | $13.4M | +1.6% | #112 of 699 |
| 3Warren County, KY | 62 | 8 | 1.4 | $9.6M | +10.6% | #198 of 699 |
| 4Hardin County, KY | 59 | 5 | 1.1 | $12.7M | +2.4% | #236 of 699 |
| 5Boone County, KY | 59 | 11 | 2.2 | $7.7M | +6.5% | #239 of 699 |
| 6Fayette County, KY | 52 | 26 | 1.9 | $8M | +2.2% | #327 of 699 |
| 7Franklin County, KY | 40 | 5 | 2.2 | $6.3M | +2.0% | #488 of 699 |
| 8McCracken County, KY | 36 | 7 | 2.5 | $5.5M | −0.5% | #544 of 699 |
| 9Daviess County, KY | 33 | 10 | 2.4 | $5.8M | +1.5% | #582 of 699 |
| 10Pulaski County, KY | 31 | 6 | 2.3 | $5.5M | +3.5% | #596 of 699 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, KY?
There are 36 pest control companies on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 14 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 22.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson County, KY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $482.3M a year, or $1,455 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $13.4M 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 331,554 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, KY compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Jefferson County has 1.1 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $13.4M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 47, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,047 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 795,222 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 331,554 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $69,866, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 68 for pest control companies (upper middle), #112 of 699 scored counties.
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