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Pest control companies in Otero County, NM

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Otero County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$27.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,126 a household
Spending per listing
$27.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
70,368
+3.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pest control company in Otero County. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Otero County comes to about $27.6M a year: $1,126 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $27.6M of household spending for each company on map listings. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Otero County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Otero County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 pest control company on map listings, Otero County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Otero 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.

Pest control in Otero County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureOtero CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.41.01.4
Spending per listing$27.6M$11.5M$10.2M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,6837,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.7%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,126$1,197$1,414
Median household income$55,876$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored33

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 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 Otero 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 Otero County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,368+3.7% since 2020
Households
24,480
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
6,613 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$55,876+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,572
Median home value
$162,700
Jobs located here
16,220
Daytime population
63,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across New Mexico

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

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Santa Fe County, NM6771.0$13.5M+1.2%#122 of 699
2Sandoval County, NM5271.2$10.9M+6.9%#321 of 699
3Doña Ana County, NM49111.3$8.7M+4.1%#365 of 699
4Bernalillo County, NM39361.3$9.8M−1.4%#494 of 699
5San Juan County, NM2951.2$9.4M−0.9%#611 of 699
6Chaves County, NM1952.1$5.2M−2.7%#669 of 699
Otero County, NMNot scored10.4$27.6M+3.7%

Other business types in Otero County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Otero County, NM?

Otero County has 1 pest control company on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count pest control companies. No official count is published for exterminating and pest control services in Otero County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $27.6M a year, or $1,126 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pest control company on map listings, it comes to $27.6M 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 24,480 households in Otero County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Otero County, NM compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Otero County has 1 pest control company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Otero County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Otero County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Otero County at 70,368 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,480 households. Median household income in Otero County is $55,876, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. Otero County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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