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Pest control companies in Chaves County, NM
How Chaves County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #669 of 699 scored counties
#6 of 6 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,087 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,364
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Chaves County scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #669 of 699 scored counties and #6 of 6 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Chaves County comes to about $25.8M a year: $1,087 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.2M per company, 50% below 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 5 pest control companies on map listings in Chaves County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Chaves County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 7,904 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chaves County declined 2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Chaves County compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Chaves County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $11.5M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,904 | 7,683 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,087 | $1,197 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $52,938 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $901K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Chaves 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 Chaves County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,364−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 23,712
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $52,938+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,868
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,009
- Daytime population
- 60,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for pest control companies, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Chaves County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Santa Fe County, NM | 67 | 7 | 1.0 | $13.5M | +1.2% | #122 of 699 |
| 2Sandoval County, NM | 52 | 7 | 1.2 | $10.9M | +6.9% | #321 of 699 |
| 3Doña Ana County, NM | 49 | 11 | 1.3 | $8.7M | +4.1% | #365 of 699 |
| 4Bernalillo County, NM | 39 | 36 | 1.3 | $9.8M | −1.4% | #494 of 699 |
| 5San Juan County, NM | 29 | 5 | 1.2 | $9.4M | −0.9% | #611 of 699 |
| 6Chaves County, NM | 19 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.2M | −2.7% | #669 of 699 |
Other business types in Chaves 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 Chaves County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pest control companies in Chaves County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Chaves County, NM spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $25.8M a year, or $1,087 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 23,712 households in Chaves County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chaves County, NM compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Chaves County has 2.1 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $5.2M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Chaves County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,904 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Chaves County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Chaves County at 63,364 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,712 households. The median household income in Chaves County is $52,938 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Chaves County scores 19 for pest control companies (low), #669 of 699 scored counties.
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