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Pest control companies in the Battle Creek, MI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in the Battle Creek, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$60.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,140 a household
Spending per listing
$15.2M
49% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
133,408
−0.6% 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 the Battle Creek metro area comes to about $60.8M a year: $1,140 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $15.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 49% 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.

The Battle Creek metro area has 4 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Battle Creek metro area classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 10,667 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Battle Creek metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pest control companies on map listings, the Battle Creek metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Battle Creek metro area compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Battle Creek, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureBattle Creek metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.80.91.4
Spending per listing$15.2M$13.6M$10.2M
Households per official establishment10,66715,7397,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.6%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,140$1,230$1,414
Median household income$63,177$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$739K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 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 the Battle Creek metro area, 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 the Battle Creek metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
133,408−0.6% since 2020
Households
53,333
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
706 sq. mi.
People per square mile
189
Median household income
$63,177+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,388
Median home value
$162,800
Jobs located here
51,778
Daytime population
134,519Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Michigan

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Battle Creek metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ann Arbor, MI74100.7$20.8M−0.4%#22 of 345
2Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI651510.9$14.9M+0.1%#69 of 345
3Lansing-East Lansing, MI60180.9$13M+1.4%#108 of 345
4Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI57541.2$10.5M+2.8%#122 of 345
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI56110.9$13.9M+0.1%#125 of 345
5Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI5671.0$10.9M+1.8%#129 of 345
6Flint, MI54161.0$11.9M−1.1%#144 of 345
7Jackson, MI4971.1$10.5M−0.4%#177 of 345
8Niles, MI4471.1$10.8M−1.3%#211 of 345
9Kalamazoo-Portage, MI41201.9$6.6M+0.8%#237 of 345
Battle Creek, MINot scored40.8$15.2M−0.6%

Other business types in the Battle Creek metro area

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in the Battle Creek, MI metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pest control companies in the Battle Creek metro area. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in the Battle Creek, MI metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $60.8M a year, or $1,140 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $15.2M 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 53,333 households in the Battle Creek metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Battle Creek, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Battle Creek metro area has 0.8 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $15.2M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Battle Creek metro area would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,667 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is the Battle Creek, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Battle Creek metro area at 133,408 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 53,333 households. The median household income in the Battle Creek metro area is $63,177 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.0% 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. The Battle Creek metro area has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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