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Pest control companies in St. Louis city, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in St. Louis city, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #229 of 699 scored counties
#2 of 18 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$161.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,112 a household
Spending per listing
$26.9M
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.4
71% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
278,144
−7.4% 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

Households in St. Louis city spend about $161.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,112 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 pest control companies, that is $26.9M per company, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $10.2M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies.

St. Louis city has 6 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.4, 71% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in St. Louis city was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 24,149 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Louis city declined 7.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in St. Louis city is 59 (upper middle), #229 of 699 scored counties and #2 of 18 scored counties in Missouri.

How St. Louis city 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 St. Louis city, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Louis cityMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.41.41.4
Spending per listing$26.9M$8.4M$10.2M
Households per official establishment24,1498,6497,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,112$1,211$1,414
Median household income$56,160$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5927

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 St. Louis city, 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 St. Louis city

Population, 2025 estimate
278,144−7.4% since 2020
Households
144,891
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
45%
Vehicles per household
1.3
Land area
62 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,675
Median household income
$56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,764
Median home value
$197,500
Jobs located here
229,379
Daytime population
378,059Residents 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 St. Louis city 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

Other business types in St. Louis city

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in St. Louis city, MO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pest control companies in St. Louis city. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in St. Louis city, MO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $161.1M a year, or $1,112 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $26.9M 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 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

St. Louis city has 0.4 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $26.9M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 16, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 24,149 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?

Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. St. Louis city scores 59 for pest control companies (upper middle), #229 of 699 scored counties.

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