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Pest control companies in the Paducah, KY-IL metro area

The pest control companies in the Paducah, KY-IL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #268 of 345 scored metro areas
#5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$56.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,346 a household
Spending per listing
$8M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
102,259
−1.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the Paducah metro area is 36 (lower middle), #268 of 345 scored metro areas and #5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pest control companies in the Paducah metro area. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Households in the Paducah metro area spend about $56.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,346 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8M per company, 22% 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 6 businesses with payroll in the Paducah metro area classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 6,956 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Paducah metro area declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Paducah metro area 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 Paducah, KY-IL metro area compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasurePaducah metro areaKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.71.11.4
Spending per listing$8M$13M$10.2M
Households per official establishment6,95610,4887,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,346$1,381$1,414
Median household income$64,160$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3661

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
43
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
72 chain locations
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 the Paducah 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 Paducah metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
102,259−1.2% since 2020
Households
41,735
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,236 sq. mi.
People per square mile
83
Median household income
$64,160
Average household income
$88,236
Median home value
$168,700
Jobs located here
48,716
Daytime population
107,914Residents 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 metro areas in Kentucky for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Kentucky (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Paducah metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Kentucky

Metro areas in Kentucky ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN76520.9$15.3M+2.9%#16 of 345
Clarksville, TN-KY72141.1$12.4M+8.5%#39 of 345
2Lexington-Fayette, KY67291.3$11M+3.4%#62 of 345
3Elizabethtown, KY6251.0$14.3M+2.4%#88 of 345
4Bowling Green, KY61101.4$9.9M+9.5%#100 of 345
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN581211.3$10.1M+2.7%#119 of 345
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH45181.2$11M−2.6%#206 of 345
5Paducah, KY-IL3671.7$8M−1.2%#268 of 345
6Owensboro, KY33102.2$6.3M+1.3%#287 of 345

Other business types in the Paducah metro area

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in the Paducah, KY-IL metro area?

There are 7 pest control companies on map listings in the Paducah metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in the Paducah, KY-IL metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $56.2M a year, or $1,346 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $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 41,735 households in the Paducah metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Paducah, KY-IL metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Paducah metro area has 1.7 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $8M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Paducah metro area would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,956 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is the Paducah, KY-IL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Paducah metro area at 102,259 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,735 households. Median household income in the Paducah metro area is $64,160, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Paducah metro area scores 36 for pest control companies (lower middle), #268 of 345 scored metro areas.

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