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Pest control companies in Clay County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Clay County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #250 of 699 scored counties
#3 of 18 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 14
- 3 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $133.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,308 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.5M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 265,032
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 pest control companies in Clay County. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.4.
At $1,308 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $133.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $9.5M per company, 7% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Clay County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 9,288 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clay County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clay County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #250 of 699 scored counties and #3 of 18 scored counties in Missouri.
How Clay 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.
| Measure | Clay County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $9.5M | $8.4M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,288 | 8,649 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.5% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,308 | $1,211 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $88,468 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 265,032+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 102,171
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 398 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 649
- Median household income
- $88,468+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,962
- Median home value
- $275,600
- Jobs located here
- 117,697
- Daytime population
- 242,115Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Charles County, MO | 60 | 25 | 1.5 | $9.3M | +4.9% | #223 of 699 |
| 2St. Louis city, MO | 59 | 6 | 0.4 | $26.9M | −7.4% | #229 of 699 |
| 3Clay County, MO | 58 | 14 | 1.4 | $9.5M | +4.3% | #250 of 699 |
| 4Jackson County, MO | 57 | 33 | 1.1 | $11.1M | +2.1% | #263 of 699 |
| 5Platte County, MO | 54 | 10 | 2.3 | $6.2M | +6.7% | #305 of 699 |
| 6Jefferson County, MO | 42 | 15 | 1.7 | $7.4M | +2.7% | #458 of 699 |
| 7Jasper County, MO | 42 | 8 | 1.6 | $6.8M | +3.7% | #460 of 699 |
| 8Boone County, MO | 42 | 15 | 2.0 | $6.3M | +4.2% | #462 of 699 |
| 9St. Louis County, MO | 41 | 65 | 1.6 | $8.6M | −1.2% | #468 of 699 |
| 10Buchanan County, MO | 38 | 5 | 1.5 | $7.5M | −1.1% | #513 of 699 |
Other business types in Clay County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pest control companies are in Clay County, MO?
There are 14 pest control companies on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Clay County, MO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $133.6M a year, or $1,308 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $9.5M 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 102,171 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, MO compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Clay County has 1.4 pest control companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $9.5M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Clay County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,288 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 265,032 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 102,171 households. Median household income in Clay County is $88,468, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Clay County scores 58 for pest control companies (upper middle), #250 of 699 scored counties.
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