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Pest control companies in Kent County, MI

How Kent 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #276 of 699 scored counties
#9 of 20 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
34
9 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
24
+20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$332M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,294 a household
Spending per listing
$9.8M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
675,232
+2.5% 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 Kent County spend about $332M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,294 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.8M per company, 4% 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 34 pest control companies on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 26%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Kent County was 24 in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 10,694 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $394K have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Kent County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kent County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, Kent County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #276 of 699 scored counties and #9 of 20 scored counties in Michigan.

How Kent 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 Kent County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureKent CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.30.91.4
Spending per listing$9.8M$13.6M$10.2M
Households per official establishment10,69415,7397,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+20.0%+11.6%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,294$1,230$1,414
Median household income$82,631$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5657

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 24+20.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
141
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
349 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$394K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
675,232+2.5% since 2020
Households
256,648
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
850 sq. mi.
People per square mile
781
Median household income
$82,631+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,612
Median home value
$289,900
Jobs located here
399,575
Daytime population
767,130Residents 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 Kent 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 Kent County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 34 pest control companies in Kent County. 9 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019.

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

About $332M a year, or $1,294 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $9.8M 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 256,648 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kent County has 1.3 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $9.8M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Kent County would have about 33, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,694 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Kent County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Kent County at 675,232 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 256,648 households. The median household income in Kent County is $82,631 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.1% 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. Kent County scores 56 for pest control companies (upper middle), #276 of 699 scored counties.

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