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Pest control companies in Ingham County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #177 of 699 scored counties
#5 of 20 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
9
5 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$136.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,168 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
289,709
+1.7% 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

Households in Ingham County spend about $136.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,168 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $15.2M per company, 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.

Ingham County has 9 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Ingham County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 19,516 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Ingham County.

Population estimates put the population change in Ingham County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Ingham County is 63 (upper middle), #177 of 699 scored counties and #5 of 20 scored counties in Michigan.

How Ingham 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.

Pest control in Ingham County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureIngham CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.80.91.4
Spending per listing$15.2M$13.6M$10.2M
Households per official establishment19,51615,7397,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.6%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,168$1,230$1,414
Median household income$65,526$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6357

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
95 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
289,709+1.7% since 2020
Households
117,096
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
556 sq. mi.
People per square mile
511
Median household income
$65,526+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,082
Median home value
$198,800
Jobs located here
166,989
Daytime population
339,161Residents 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 counties in Michigan for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Ingham County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washtenaw County, MI71100.7$20.8M−0.4%#81 of 699
2Ottawa County, MI68121.1$12.4M+3.9%#113 of 699
3Macomb County, MI67230.6$19.4M+0.7%#120 of 699
4Oakland County, MI66641.2$11.9M+1.2%#140 of 699
5Ingham County, MI6390.8$15.2M+1.7%#177 of 699
6Livingston County, MI6281.0$13.9M+1.7%#192 of 699
7Wayne County, MI61430.6$18.7M−1.1%#204 of 699
8Muskegon County, MI5771.0$10.9M+1.8%#264 of 699
9Kent County, MI56341.3$9.8M+2.5%#276 of 699
10Genesee County, MI55161.0$11.9M−1.1%#286 of 699

Other business types in Ingham County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Ingham County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pest control companies in Ingham County. 5 of them (56%) 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 Ingham County, MI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $136.7M a year, or $1,168 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 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 117,096 households in Ingham County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ingham County, MI compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Ingham County 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, Ingham County would have about 13, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,516 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Ingham County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Ingham County at 289,709 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 117,096 households. The median household income in Ingham County is $65,526 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Ingham County scores 63 for pest control companies (upper middle), #177 of 699 scored counties.

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