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Pest control companies in Douglas County, NE

The pest control companies in Douglas County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #337 of 699 scored counties
#3 of 4 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
36
7 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
30
+42.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$310.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,303 a household
Spending per listing
$8.6M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
606,460
+3.6% 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 36 pest control companies in Douglas County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 19%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 7% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Douglas County comes to about $310.7M a year: $1,303 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 36 pest control companies, that is $8.6M per company, 16% 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 30 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as exterminating and pest control services, up 42.9% from 2019. That is one for every 7,948 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Douglas County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Douglas County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #337 of 699 scored counties and #3 of 4 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Douglas County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Douglas County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.11.4
Spending per listing$8.6M$11.2M$10.2M
Households per official establishment7,9488,5797,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+42.9%+5.7%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,303$1,248$1,414
Median household income$80,391$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score5145

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 30+42.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
198
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
367 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
606,460+3.6% since 2020
Households
238,430
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
327 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,809
Median household income
$80,391+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,185
Median home value
$266,100
Jobs located here
360,817
Daytime population
660,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE74101.3$10.5M+9.0%#64 of 699
2Lancaster County, NE56151.1$11M+3.4%#275 of 699
3Douglas County, NE51361.5$8.6M+3.6%#337 of 699
4Hall County, NE1952.0$5.7M+1.4%#666 of 699

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Douglas County, NE?

There are 36 pest control companies on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 7 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 42.9% from 2019.

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

About $310.7M a year, or $1,303 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $8.6M 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 238,430 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Douglas County, NE compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Douglas County has 1.5 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $8.6M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Douglas County would have about 30, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,948 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 42.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 606,460 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 238,430 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,391, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Douglas County scores 51 for pest control companies (upper middle), #337 of 699 scored counties.

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