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Pest control companies in Kennebec County, ME

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #352 of 699 scored counties
#3 of 4 scored counties in Maine

Listings
9
5 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$64.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,184 a household
Spending per listing
$7.1M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
129,067
+3.5% 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 Kennebec County comes to about $64.3M a year: $1,184 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 30% below 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 9 pest control companies on map listings in Kennebec County as of September 2026. 5 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 21% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Kennebec County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 18,104 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Kennebec County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Kennebec County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #352 of 699 scored counties and #3 of 4 scored counties in Maine.

How Kennebec County compares

The same measures for Maine 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 Kennebec County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureKennebec CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.71.11.4
Spending per listing$7.1M$11.1M$10.2M
Households per official establishment18,10411,9437,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.3%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,184$1,246$1,414
Median household income$69,077$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score5054

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
87
Annual payroll, 2023
$5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
95 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 Kennebec 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 Kennebec County

Population, 2025 estimate
129,067+3.5% since 2020
Households
54,312
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
868 sq. mi.
People per square mile
146
Median household income
$69,077+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,742
Median home value
$238,200
Jobs located here
65,677
Daytime population
134,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Maine

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

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, ME6950.5$24.2M+4.8%#103 of 699
2Penobscot County, ME5081.2$9.6M+3.8%#348 of 699
3Kennebec County, ME5091.7$7.1M+3.5%#352 of 699
4Cumberland County, ME45302.3$6.2M+4.5%#415 of 699

Other business types in Kennebec County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Kennebec County, ME?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pest control companies in Kennebec County. 5 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

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

About $64.3M a year, or $1,184 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 54,312 households in Kennebec County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Kennebec County, ME compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Kennebec County has 1.7 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $7.1M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Kennebec County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,104 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Kennebec County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Kennebec County at 129,067 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,312 households. The median household income in Kennebec County is $69,077 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Kennebec County scores 50 for pest control companies (upper middle), #352 of 699 scored counties.

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