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Pest control companies in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area
How the Hattiesburg, MS metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #320 of 345 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 13
- 3 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $81.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,352 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 158,014
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the Hattiesburg metro area is 27 (lower middle), #320 of 345 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pest control companies in the Hattiesburg metro area. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Hattiesburg metro area comes to about $81.3M a year: $1,352 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.3M per company, 39% 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.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Hattiesburg metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,760 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $863K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Hattiesburg metro area. Population estimates show the Hattiesburg metro area grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Hattiesburg metro area compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Hattiesburg metro area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $9.2M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,760 | 5,997 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.4% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,352 | $1,315 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $60,285 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $863K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Hattiesburg 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 Hattiesburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 158,014+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 60,155
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 97
- Median household income
- $60,285
- Average household income
- $85,017
- Median home value
- $191,200
- Jobs located here
- 64,162
- Daytime population
- 162,718Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Mississippi for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Mississippi (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Hattiesburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 43 | 31 | 1.8 | $7.4M | +3.5% | #222 of 345 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 40 | 93 | 1.8 | $8M | −0.3% | #245 of 345 |
| 2Jackson, MS | 32 | 37 | 1.6 | $8.8M | −1.4% | #288 of 345 |
| 3Hattiesburg, MS | 27 | 13 | 2.2 | $6.3M | +2.6% | #320 of 345 |
Other business types in the Hattiesburg metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pest control companies are in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area?
The Hattiesburg metro area has 13 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $81.3M a year, or $1,352 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 60,155 households in the Hattiesburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hattiesburg, MS metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
The Hattiesburg metro area has 2.2 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.3M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Hattiesburg metro area would have about 8, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,760 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is the Hattiesburg, MS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hattiesburg metro area at 158,014 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,155 households. Median household income in the Hattiesburg metro area is $60,285, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Hattiesburg metro area scores 27 for pest control companies (lower middle), #320 of 345 scored metro areas.
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