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Pest control companies in Merrimack County, NH

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
3 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$84.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,388 a household
Spending per listing
$21.1M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
158,078
+2.6% 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 4 pest control companies in Merrimack County. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Households in Merrimack County spend about $84.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,388 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 pest control companies, that is $21.1M per company, 2.1 times 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Merrimack County in 2023. That is one for every 8,700 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Merrimack County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pest control companies on map listings, Merrimack County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Merrimack County compares

The same measures for New Hampshire 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 Merrimack County, NH compared with New Hampshire and the U.S.
MeasureMerrimack CountyNew HampshireU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.71.11.4
Spending per listing$21.1M$12.6M$10.2M
Households per official establishment8,7009,9257,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.2%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,388$1,429$1,414
Median household income$97,004$99,031$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored60

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 7
Employees, 2023
76
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
43 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Merrimack 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 Merrimack County

Population, 2025 estimate
158,078+2.6% since 2020
Households
60,901
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
933 sq. mi.
People per square mile
167
Median household income
$97,004+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,673
Median home value
$367,600
Jobs located here
83,058
Daytime population
159,180Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across New Hampshire

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The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for pest control companies, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Merrimack County marked.

Top counties in New Hampshire

Counties in New Hampshire ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hillsborough County, NH68221.3$11.3M+2.5%#115 of 699
2Strafford County, NH6651.0$14.2M+3.0%#136 of 699
3Rockingham County, NH62221.7$9.1M+3.0%#199 of 699
Merrimack County, NHNot scored40.7$21.1M+2.6%

Other business types in Merrimack County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Merrimack County, NH?

There are 4 pest control companies on map listings in Merrimack County as of September 2026. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

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

About $84.5M a year, or $1,388 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $21.1M 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 60,901 households in Merrimack County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Merrimack County, NH compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Merrimack County has 0.7 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $21.1M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Merrimack County would have about 8, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,700 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Merrimack County, NH growing?

Population estimates put Merrimack County at 158,078 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,901 households. Median household income in Merrimack County is $97,004, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Merrimack County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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