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Pest control companies in York County, ME
How York County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #103 of 699 scored counties
#1 of 4 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $120.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,322 a household
- Spending per listing
- $24.2M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 222,434
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in York County comes to about $120.8M a year: $1,322 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $24.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $10.2M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies.
York County has 5 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.5, 64% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in York County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 8,310 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $189K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in York County.
Population estimates put the population change in York County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, York County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #103 of 699 scored counties and #1 of 4 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How York 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.
| Measure | York County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $24.2M | $11.1M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,310 | 11,943 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.3% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,322 | $1,246 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $88,333 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $189K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in York 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 York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 222,434+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 91,413
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 991 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 219
- Median household income
- $88,333+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,468
- Median home value
- $395,700
- Jobs located here
- 68,466
- Daytime population
- 181,796Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, ME | 69 | 5 | 0.5 | $24.2M | +4.8% | #103 of 699 |
| 2Penobscot County, ME | 50 | 8 | 1.2 | $9.6M | +3.8% | #348 of 699 |
| 3Kennebec County, ME | 50 | 9 | 1.7 | $7.1M | +3.5% | #352 of 699 |
| 4Cumberland County, ME | 45 | 30 | 2.3 | $6.2M | +4.5% | #415 of 699 |
Other business types in York 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 York County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pest control companies in York County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in York County, ME spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $120.8M a year, or $1,322 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $24.2M 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 91,413 households in York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does York County, ME compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
York County has 0.5 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $24.2M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, York County would have about 12, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,310 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is York County, ME growing?
Population estimates put York County at 222,434 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 91,413 households. The median household income in York County is $88,333 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. York County scores 69 for pest control companies (upper middle), #103 of 699 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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