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Pest control companies in Barry County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,122 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
57% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,200
+4.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pest control companies in Barry County. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Barry County comes to about $15M a year: $1,122 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 51% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Barry County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Barry County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pest control companies on map listings, Barry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Barry County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Barry County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureBarry CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.21.41.4
Spending per listing$5M$8.4M$10.2M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,6497,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,122$1,211$1,414
Median household income$58,346$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored27

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Barry 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 Barry County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,200+4.8% since 2020
Households
13,336
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
778 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$58,346+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,612
Median home value
$187,800
Jobs located here
14,929
Daytime population
37,735Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Charles County, MO60251.5$9.3M+4.9%#223 of 699
2St. Louis city, MO5960.4$26.9M−7.4%#229 of 699
3Clay County, MO58141.4$9.5M+4.3%#250 of 699
4Jackson County, MO57331.1$11.1M+2.1%#263 of 699
5Platte County, MO54102.3$6.2M+6.7%#305 of 699
6Jefferson County, MO42151.7$7.4M+2.7%#458 of 699
7Jasper County, MO4281.6$6.8M+3.7%#460 of 699
8Boone County, MO42152.0$6.3M+4.2%#462 of 699
9St. Louis County, MO41651.6$8.6M−1.2%#468 of 699
10Buchanan County, MO3851.5$7.5M−1.1%#513 of 699
Barry County, MONot scored32.2$5M+4.8%

Other business types in Barry County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Barry County, MO?

Barry County has 3 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count pest control companies. No official count is published for exterminating and pest control services in Barry County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $15M 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 3 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 13,336 households in Barry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barry County, MO compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Barry County has 2.2 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $5M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Barry County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Barry County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Barry County at 36,200 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,336 households. Median household income in Barry County is $58,346, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Barry County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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