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Pest control companies in Rapides Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Rapides Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #688 of 699 scored counties
#15 of 16 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $65.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,331 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,877
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Rapides Parish is 12 (low), #688 of 699 scored counties and #15 of 16 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 pest control companies in Rapides Parish. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Rapides Parish comes to about $65.2M a year: $1,331 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 pest control companies, that is $4.1M per company, 60% 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 15 businesses with payroll in Rapides Parish classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 3,264 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Rapides Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rapides Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Rapides Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $9.5M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,264 | 5,937 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.0% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,331 | $1,374 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $54,967 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 115
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 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 Rapides Parish, 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 Rapides Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 125,877−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 48,954
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $54,967+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,854
- Median home value
- $181,100
- Jobs located here
- 54,365
- Daytime population
- 133,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ascension Parish, LA | 82 | 6 | 1.3 | $13M | +6.4% | #15 of 699 |
| 2Orleans Parish, LA | 68 | 8 | 0.5 | $26.8M | −5.5% | #110 of 699 |
| 3Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 60 | 6 | 1.2 | $11.5M | +5.8% | #220 of 699 |
| 4Livingston Parish, LA | 56 | 8 | 1.5 | $9.8M | +8.5% | #277 of 699 |
| 5Lafayette Parish, LA | 53 | 15 | 1.5 | $9.6M | +6.5% | #312 of 699 |
| 6St. Tammany Parish, LA | 44 | 27 | 2.6 | $6.1M | +5.3% | #429 of 699 |
| 7East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 41 | 33 | 1.9 | $7.7M | +0.1% | #471 of 699 |
| 8Jefferson Parish, LA | 39 | 28 | 1.6 | $8.9M | −1.9% | #496 of 699 |
| 9Calcasieu Parish, LA | 38 | 13 | 1.7 | $8.6M | −3.7% | #511 of 699 |
| 10Bossier Parish, LA | 36 | 11 | 2.2 | $6.6M | +2.5% | #539 of 699 |
| 15Rapides Parish, LA | 12 | 16 | 3.3 | $4.1M | −2.9% | #688 of 699 |
Other business types in Rapides Parish
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 Rapides Parish, LA?
Rapides Parish has 16 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Rapides Parish, LA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $65.2M a year, or $1,331 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 48,954 households in Rapides Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rapides Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Rapides Parish has 3.3 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $4.1M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Rapides Parish would have about 6, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,264 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Rapides Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Rapides Parish at 125,877 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 48,954 households. Median household income in Rapides Parish is $54,967, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. Rapides Parish scores 12 for pest control companies (low), #688 of 699 scored counties.
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