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Pest control companies in Chatham County, NC

How Chatham County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$57.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,731 a household
Spending per listing
$19M
86% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
85,111
+11.0% 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 3 pest control companies in Chatham County. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

At $1,731 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Chatham County spend about $57.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $19M per company, 86% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Chatham County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 8,251 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Chatham County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pest control companies on map listings, Chatham County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Chatham 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 Chatham County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureChatham CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.91.51.4
Spending per listing$19M$9.8M$10.2M
Households per official establishment8,2517,4747,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.2%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.0%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,731$1,482$1,414
Median household income$94,317$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
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
6The 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 Chatham 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 Chatham County

Population, 2025 estimate
85,111+11.0% since 2020
Households
33,004
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
682 sq. mi.
People per square mile
118
Median household income
$94,317+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$138,537
Median home value
$446,200
Jobs located here
20,863
Daytime population
66,832Residents 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 Chatham 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
Chatham County, NCNot scored30.9$19M+11.0%

Other business types in Chatham County

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

Questions

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

Chatham County has 3 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

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

About $57.1M a year, or $1,731 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 $19M 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 33,004 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chatham County has 0.9 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $19M, 86% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Chatham County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,251 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Chatham County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Chatham County at 85,111 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,004 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $94,317, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Chatham County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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