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Pest control companies in Catawba County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #466 of 699 scored counties
#26 of 32 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
18
11 chain locations (61%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$93.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,408 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
93% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
170,172
+5.8% 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 18 pest control companies in Catawba County. 11 of them (61%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

At $1,408 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Catawba County spend about $93.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 18 pest control companies, that is $5.2M per company, 49% below 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 Catawba County in 2023. That is one for every 7,359 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Catawba County grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Catawba County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #466 of 699 scored counties and #26 of 32 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Catawba County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Catawba County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureCatawba CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.71.51.4
Spending per listing$5.2M$9.8M$10.2M
Households per official establishment7,3597,4747,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.2%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,408$1,482$1,414
Median household income$67,864$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4254

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 9
Employees, 2023
91
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1811 chain locations
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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
170,172+5.8% since 2020
Households
66,227
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
408
Median household income
$67,864+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,959
Median home value
$241,600
Jobs located here
91,506
Daytime population
180,194Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for pest control companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Catawba County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gaston County, NC8291.0$14.7M+7.8%#14 of 699
2Durham County, NC80141.0$16.1M+7.7%#24 of 699
3Rowan County, NC7650.8$16.3M+5.6%#42 of 699
4Cabarrus County, NC76111.3$12.4M+9.9%#45 of 699
5Alamance County, NC7591.3$10.8M+8.5%#54 of 699
6Lincoln County, NC7361.6$9.6M+13.2%#69 of 699
7Pitt County, NC7060.8$16.5M+5.4%#96 of 699
8Mecklenburg County, NC68831.8$9.3M+10.5%#116 of 699
9Iredell County, NC68152.0$7.9M+12.9%#117 of 699
10Wake County, NC67912.0$9M+11.2%#131 of 699
26Catawba County, NC42182.7$5.2M+5.8%#466 of 699

Other business types in Catawba County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Catawba County, NC?

There are 18 pest control companies on map listings in Catawba County as of September 2026. 11 of them (61%) 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 Catawba County, NC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $93.2M a year, or $1,408 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 66,227 households in Catawba County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Catawba County, NC compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Catawba County has 2.7 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $5.2M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Catawba County would have about 9, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,359 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Catawba County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Catawba County at 170,172 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,227 households. Median household income in Catawba County is $67,864, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.4%, 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. Catawba County scores 42 for pest control companies (lower middle), #466 of 699 scored counties.

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