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Pest control companies in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #129 of 345 scored metro areas
#5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$76M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,122 a household
Spending per listing
$10.9M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
177,901
+1.8% 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area comes to about $76M a year: $1,122 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 pest control companies, that is $10.9M per company, 6% 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.

There are 7 pest control companies on map listings in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area in 2023. That is one for every 22,577 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $202K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #129 of 345 scored metro areas and #5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Muskegon-Norton Shores 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMuskegon-Norton Shores metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.00.91.4
Spending per listing$10.9M$13.6M$10.2M
Households per official establishment22,57715,7397,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.6%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,122$1,230$1,414
Median household income$65,024$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5657

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
3
Annual payroll, 2023
$146K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$202K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Muskegon-Norton Shores 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
177,901+1.8% since 2020
Households
67,732
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
349
Median household income
$65,024+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,950
Median home value
$198,300
Jobs located here
56,600
Daytime population
160,507Residents 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores 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

Other business types in the Muskegon-Norton Shores 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pest control companies in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $76M a year, or $1,122 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $10.9M 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 67,732 households in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area has 1.0 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $10.9M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,577 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area at 177,901 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,732 households. The median household income in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area is $65,024 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. The Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area scores 56 for pest control companies (upper middle), #129 of 345 scored metro areas.

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