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Pest control companies in Washington County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Washington County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #224 of 699 scored counties
#13 of 14 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $89.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,501 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,731
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Washington County comes to about $89.8M a year: $1,501 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 pest control companies, that is $9M per company, 12% 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 10 pest control companies on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 21% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Washington County in 2023. That is one for every 9,970 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Washington County.
Population estimates show Washington County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Washington County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #224 of 699 scored counties and #13 of 14 scored counties in Maryland.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $9M | $13.8M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,970 | 10,596 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.7% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,501 | $1,757 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $77,747 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,731+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 59,818
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 340
- Median household income
- $77,747+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,335
- Median home value
- $296,100
- Jobs located here
- 66,246
- Daytime population
- 152,730Residents 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 |
| 13Washington County, MD | 60 | 10 | 1.7 | $9M | +2.0% | #224 of 699 |
Other business types in Washington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many pest control companies are in Washington County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pest control companies in Washington County. 2 of them (20%) 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 Washington County, MD spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $89.8M a year, or $1,501 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $9M 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 59,818 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MD compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Washington County has 1.7 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $9M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Washington County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,970 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 157,731 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,818 households. The median household income in Washington County is $77,747 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Washington County scores 60 for pest control companies (upper middle), #224 of 699 scored counties.
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