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Pest control companies in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area

The pest control companies in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #199 of 345 scored metro areas
#3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri

Listings
143
26 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
111
+10.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,310 a household
Spending per listing
$8.2M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,270,682
+3.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 143 pest control companies in the Kansas City metro area. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 18%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 14% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

At $1,310 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Kansas City metro area spend about $1.2B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 143 pest control companies, that is $8.2M per company, 20% 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 111 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Kansas City metro area in 2023, up 10.6% from 2019. That is one for every 8,066 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $516K have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Kansas City metro area.

Population estimates show the Kansas City metro area grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Kansas City metro area scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #199 of 345 scored metro areas and #3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri.

How the Kansas City metro area 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 Kansas City, MO-KS metro area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureKansas City metro areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.61.41.4
Spending per listing$8.2M$8.4M$10.2M
Households per official establishment8,0668,6497,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.6%+5.5%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,310$1,211$1,414
Median household income$83,460$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4627

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
111+10.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
939
Annual payroll, 2023
$51.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
14326 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
115The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$516K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Kansas City 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 Kansas City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
2,270,682+3.4% since 2020
Households
895,368
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
7,257 sq. mi.
People per square mile
306
Median household income
$83,460+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,261
Median home value
$287,300
Jobs located here
1,123,972
Daytime population
2,247,861Residents 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 metro areas in Missouri for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Kansas City metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Missouri

Metro areas in Missouri ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Joplin, MO-KS47111.4$8M+3.9%#191 of 345
2St. Louis, MO-IL461481.3$10.1M−0.2%#195 of 345
3Kansas City, MO-KS461431.6$8.2M+3.4%#199 of 345
4Columbia, MO44151.7$7M+3.9%#213 of 345
5Jefferson City, MO35122.0$5.9M+2.2%#277 of 345
6Springfield, MO28462.3$5M+5.1%#317 of 345
7St. Joseph, MO-KS1881.7$6.7M−2.0%#337 of 345
8Cape Girardeau, MO-IL1571.8$6.3M+1.7%#341 of 345

Other business types in the Kansas City 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 Kansas City, MO-KS metro area?

There are 143 pest control companies on map listings in the Kansas City metro area as of September 2026. 26 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 10.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $1.2B a year, or $1,310 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 143 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $8.2M 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 895,368 households in the Kansas City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Kansas City metro area has 1.6 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $8.2M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Kansas City metro area would have about 115, against 143 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,066 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Kansas City metro area at 2,270,682 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 895,368 households. Median household income in the Kansas City metro area is $83,460, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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 Kansas City metro area scores 46 for pest control companies (lower middle), #199 of 345 scored metro areas.

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