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Pest control companies in Mercer County, NJ
The pest control companies in Mercer County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #36 of 699 scored counties
#3 of 19 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 15
- 7 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $212.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,473 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.2M
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,289
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Mercer County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #36 of 699 scored counties and #3 of 19 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pest control companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 pest control companies in Mercer County. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Households in Mercer County spend about $212.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,473 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $14.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 38% above 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 9 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Mercer County in 2023. That is one for every 16,013 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Population estimates show Mercer County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Mercer 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.
| Measure | Mercer County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $14.2M | $10.3M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,013 | 8,176 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.7% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,473 | $1,489 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $100,645 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 157 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,289+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 144,114
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 225 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,719
- Median household income
- $100,645+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,372
- Median home value
- $377,700
- Jobs located here
- 262,034
- Daytime population
- 469,892Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson County, NJ | 78 | 19 | 0.6 | $22.7M | +1.8% | #33 of 699 |
| 2Somerset County, NJ | 78 | 13 | 1.0 | $17.4M | +3.5% | #34 of 699 |
| 3Mercer County, NJ | 78 | 15 | 1.0 | $14.2M | +3.3% | #36 of 699 |
| 4Essex County, NJ | 70 | 35 | 1.1 | $12.5M | +4.2% | #99 of 699 |
| 5Middlesex County, NJ | 67 | 40 | 1.3 | $11.7M | +2.6% | #127 of 699 |
| 6Burlington County, NJ | 65 | 23 | 1.3 | $11.6M | +4.3% | #158 of 699 |
| 7Union County, NJ | 62 | 31 | 1.5 | $9.9M | +5.0% | #195 of 699 |
| 8Bergen County, NJ | 62 | 59 | 1.7 | $9.8M | +2.4% | #196 of 699 |
| 9Morris County, NJ | 61 | 37 | 1.9 | $8.9M | +3.2% | #214 of 699 |
| 10Passaic County, NJ | 59 | 19 | 1.1 | $12.9M | +1.6% | #235 of 699 |
Other business types in Mercer County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pest control companies are in Mercer County, NJ?
Mercer County has 15 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Mercer County, NJ spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $212.3M a year, or $1,473 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $14.2M 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 144,114 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, NJ compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Mercer County has 1.0 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $14.2M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Mercer County would have about 21, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,013 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Mercer County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 399,289 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,114 households. Median household income in Mercer County is $100,645, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. Mercer County scores 78 for pest control companies (high), #36 of 699 scored counties.
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