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Pest control companies in Worcester County, MD

How Worcester County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$38.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,579 a household
Spending per listing
$19M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
54,459
+3.7% 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

At $1,579 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Worcester County spend about $38.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $19M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies.

There are 2 pest control companies on map listings in Worcester County as of September 2026. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for exterminating and pest control services in Worcester County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Worcester County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Worcester County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pest control companies on map listings, Worcester County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Worcester 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.

Pest control in Worcester County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureWorcester CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.81.31.4
Spending per listing$19M$13.8M$10.2M
Households per official establishmentn/a10,5967,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.7%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,579$1,757$1,414
Median household income$81,745$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored70

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$200K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Worcester 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 Worcester County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,459+3.7% since 2020
Households
24,136
Median age
50.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
468 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$81,745+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,610
Median home value
$374,700
Jobs located here
22,476
Daytime population
52,245Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Maryland

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

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Montgomery County, MD83371.0$21M+1.3%#10 of 699
2Howard County, MD82121.0$21.2M+1.9%#13 of 699
3Harford County, MD8090.9$20.2M+2.0%#23 of 699
4Charles County, MD80101.6$11.4M+5.9%#25 of 699
5Calvert County, MD7551.5$13.2M+1.7%#51 of 699
6Baltimore city, MD71100.4$35.7M−2.3%#79 of 699
7Frederick County, MD71252.4$8M+11.0%#94 of 699
8Baltimore County, MD68401.2$13.8M−0.7%#111 of 699
9Prince George’s County, MD68491.4$12.2M+0.5%#114 of 699
10Carroll County, MD65101.6$12M+2.2%#157 of 699
Worcester County, MDNot scored20.8$19M+3.7%

Other business types in Worcester County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Worcester County, MD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 pest control companies in Worcester County. The listings count pest control companies. No official count is published for exterminating and pest control services in Worcester County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $38.1M a year, or $1,579 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $19M 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 24,136 households in Worcester County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Worcester County, MD compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Worcester County has 2 pest control companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Worcester County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Worcester County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Worcester County at 54,459 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,136 households. The median household income in Worcester County is $81,745 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Worcester County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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