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Pest control companies in Grand Traverse County, MI
The pest control companies in Grand Traverse County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #628 of 699 scored counties
#18 of 20 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $51.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,272 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.7M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,729
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Grand Traverse County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #628 of 699 scored counties and #18 of 20 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pest control companies in Grand Traverse County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 33%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
At $1,272 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Grand Traverse County spend about $51.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $5.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 44% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Grand Traverse County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 5,755 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $168K have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Grand Traverse County. Population estimates show Grand Traverse County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Grand Traverse County 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.
| Measure | Grand Traverse County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $5.7M | $13.6M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,755 | 15,739 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.6% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,272 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $81,647 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $168K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,729+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 40,287
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 207
- Median household income
- $81,647+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,300
- Median home value
- $339,400
- Jobs located here
- 46,591
- Daytime population
- 102,841Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washtenaw County, MI | 71 | 10 | 0.7 | $20.8M | −0.4% | #81 of 699 |
| 2Ottawa County, MI | 68 | 12 | 1.1 | $12.4M | +3.9% | #113 of 699 |
| 3Macomb County, MI | 67 | 23 | 0.6 | $19.4M | +0.7% | #120 of 699 |
| 4Oakland County, MI | 66 | 64 | 1.2 | $11.9M | +1.2% | #140 of 699 |
| 5Ingham County, MI | 63 | 9 | 0.8 | $15.2M | +1.7% | #177 of 699 |
| 6Livingston County, MI | 62 | 8 | 1.0 | $13.9M | +1.7% | #192 of 699 |
| 7Wayne County, MI | 61 | 43 | 0.6 | $18.7M | −1.1% | #204 of 699 |
| 8Muskegon County, MI | 57 | 7 | 1.0 | $10.9M | +1.8% | #264 of 699 |
| 9Kent County, MI | 56 | 34 | 1.3 | $9.8M | +2.5% | #276 of 699 |
| 10Genesee County, MI | 55 | 16 | 1.0 | $11.9M | −1.1% | #286 of 699 |
| 18Grand Traverse County, MI | 27 | 9 | 2.2 | $5.7M | +1.4% | #628 of 699 |
Other business types in Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County, MI?
There are 9 pest control companies on map listings in Grand Traverse County as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Grand Traverse County, MI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $51.2M a year, or $1,272 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $5.7M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,287 households in Grand Traverse County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Traverse County, MI compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Grand Traverse County has 2.2 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $5.7M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Grand Traverse County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,755 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Grand Traverse County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Grand Traverse County at 96,729 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,287 households. Median household income in Grand Traverse County is $81,647, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Grand Traverse County scores 27 for pest control companies (lower middle), #628 of 699 scored counties.
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