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Pest control companies in Hunterdon County, NJ

The pest control companies in Hunterdon County, NJ, 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 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$87.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,720 a household
Spending per listing
$29.2M
2.9 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
131,781
+2.3% 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

At $1,720 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Hunterdon County spend about $87.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 3 pest control companies, that is $29.2M per company, 2.9 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.

There are 3 pest control companies on map listings in Hunterdon County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, 57% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Hunterdon County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 8,477 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Hunterdon County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hunterdon County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pest control companies on map listings, Hunterdon County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hunterdon County compares

The same measures for New Jersey 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 Hunterdon County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureHunterdon CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.61.41.4
Spending per listing$29.2M$10.3M$10.2M
Households per official establishment8,4778,1767,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.7%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,720$1,489$1,414
Median household income$141,715$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$240K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
131,781+2.3% since 2020
Households
50,860
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
428 sq. mi.
People per square mile
304
Median household income
$141,715+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$185,175
Median home value
$517,200
Jobs located here
48,352
Daytime population
111,173Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across New Jersey

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

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hudson County, NJ78190.6$22.7M+1.8%#33 of 699
2Somerset County, NJ78131.0$17.4M+3.5%#34 of 699
3Mercer County, NJ78151.0$14.2M+3.3%#36 of 699
4Essex County, NJ70351.1$12.5M+4.2%#99 of 699
5Middlesex County, NJ67401.3$11.7M+2.6%#127 of 699
6Burlington County, NJ65231.3$11.6M+4.3%#158 of 699
7Union County, NJ62311.5$9.9M+5.0%#195 of 699
8Bergen County, NJ62591.7$9.8M+2.4%#196 of 699
9Morris County, NJ61371.9$8.9M+3.2%#214 of 699
10Passaic County, NJ59191.1$12.9M+1.6%#235 of 699
Hunterdon County, NJNot scored30.6$29.2M+2.3%

Other business types in Hunterdon County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Hunterdon County, NJ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pest control companies in Hunterdon County. 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 Hunterdon County, NJ spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $87.5M a year, or $1,720 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $29.2M 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 50,860 households in Hunterdon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hunterdon County, NJ compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Hunterdon County has 0.6 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $29.2M, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Hunterdon County would have about 9, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,477 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Hunterdon County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Hunterdon County at 131,781 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,860 households. The median household income in Hunterdon County is $141,715 a year, 76% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Hunterdon County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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