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Pest control companies in Baltimore County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Baltimore County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #111 of 699 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 40
- 13 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $550.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,655 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.8M
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 847,650
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Baltimore County comes to about $550.9M a year: $1,655 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $13.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 35% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies.
Baltimore County has 40 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 33%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Baltimore County was 36 in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 9,244 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Baltimore County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Baltimore County is 68 (upper middle), #111 of 699 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Baltimore County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Baltimore County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $13.8M | $13.8M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,244 | 10,596 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +3.7% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,655 | $1,757 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $91,768 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 36+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 423
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4013 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 Baltimore 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 Baltimore County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 847,650−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 332,801
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,422
- Median household income
- $91,768+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,863
- Median home value
- $349,300
- Jobs located here
- 385,518
- Daytime population
- 833,745Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Montgomery County, MD | 83 | 37 | 1.0 | $21M | +1.3% | #10 of 699 |
| 2Howard County, MD | 82 | 12 | 1.0 | $21.2M | +1.9% | #13 of 699 |
| 3Harford County, MD | 80 | 9 | 0.9 | $20.2M | +2.0% | #23 of 699 |
| 4Charles County, MD | 80 | 10 | 1.6 | $11.4M | +5.9% | #25 of 699 |
| 5Calvert County, MD | 75 | 5 | 1.5 | $13.2M | +1.7% | #51 of 699 |
| 6Baltimore city, MD | 71 | 10 | 0.4 | $35.7M | −2.3% | #79 of 699 |
| 7Frederick County, MD | 71 | 25 | 2.4 | $8M | +11.0% | #94 of 699 |
| 8Baltimore County, MD | 68 | 40 | 1.2 | $13.8M | −0.7% | #111 of 699 |
| 9Prince George’s County, MD | 68 | 49 | 1.4 | $12.2M | +0.5% | #114 of 699 |
| 10Carroll County, MD | 65 | 10 | 1.6 | $12M | +2.2% | #157 of 699 |
Other business types in Baltimore County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pest control companies are in Baltimore County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 pest control companies in Baltimore County. 13 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Baltimore County, MD spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $550.9M a year, or $1,655 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $13.8M 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 332,801 households in Baltimore County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baltimore County, MD compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Baltimore County has 1.2 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $13.8M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Baltimore County would have about 54, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,244 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Baltimore County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Baltimore County at 847,650 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 332,801 households. The median household income in Baltimore County is $91,768 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. Baltimore County scores 68 for pest control companies (upper middle), #111 of 699 scored counties.
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