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Pest control companies in Stearns County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Stearns County, MN, set against other counties 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
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$75.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,235 a household
Spending per listing
$19M
85% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
164,110
+3.6% 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

At $1,235 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Stearns County spend about $75.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $19M of household spending for each company on map listings, 85% 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.

Stearns County has 4 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Stearns County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 20,468 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Stearns County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pest control companies on map listings, Stearns County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Stearns County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Stearns County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureStearns CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.70.61.4
Spending per listing$19M$21.2M$10.2M
Households per official establishment20,46822,1927,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.5%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,235$1,352$1,414
Median household income$77,066$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored76

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$825K
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
7The 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 Stearns 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 Stearns County

Population, 2025 estimate
164,110+3.6% since 2020
Households
61,403
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,343 sq. mi.
People per square mile
120
Median household income
$77,066+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,367
Median home value
$273,400
Jobs located here
83,579
Daytime population
169,051Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Stearns County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, MN8880.8$20.3M+6.9%#3 of 699
2Dakota County, MN8570.4$36.4M+3.9%#6 of 699
3Anoka County, MN8070.5$27.6M+4.7%#21 of 699
4Hennepin County, MN75380.7$20.5M+0.2%#48 of 699
5Ramsey County, MN67130.6$22.4M−1.8%#118 of 699
6Olmsted County, MN60121.8$7.9M+2.3%#227 of 699
7Crow Wing County, MN4251.7$7.1M+4.3%#459 of 699
8Douglas County, MN2463.4$3.6M+2.6%#647 of 699
Stearns County, MNNot scored40.7$19M+3.6%

Other business types in Stearns County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Stearns County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pest control companies in Stearns County. 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 Stearns County, MN spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $75.8M a year, or $1,235 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $19M 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 61,403 households in Stearns County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Stearns County, MN compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Stearns County has 0.7 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $19M, 85% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Stearns County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,468 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Stearns County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Stearns County at 164,110 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 61,403 households. The median household income in Stearns County is $77,066 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Stearns County 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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