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Pest control companies in Gaston County, NC
How Gaston County, NC 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 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #14 of 699 scored counties
#1 of 32 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 9
- 4 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $132M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,411 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.7M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 246,558
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
Gaston County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #14 of 699 scored counties and #1 of 32 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pest control companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pest control companies in Gaston County. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Gaston County comes to about $132M a year: $1,411 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 9 pest control companies, that is $14.7M per company, 43% 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Gaston County in 2023. That is one for every 23,394 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Population estimates show Gaston County grew 7.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gaston 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.
| Measure | Gaston County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $14.7M | $9.8M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 23,394 | 7,474 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.2% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,411 | $1,482 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $67,478 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $888K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 94 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Gaston 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 Gaston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 246,558+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 93,576
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 356 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 660
- Median household income
- $67,478+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,074
- Median home value
- $266,000
- Jobs located here
- 82,464
- Daytime population
- 195,265Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gaston County, NC | 82 | 9 | 1.0 | $14.7M | +7.8% | #14 of 699 |
| 2Durham County, NC | 80 | 14 | 1.0 | $16.1M | +7.7% | #24 of 699 |
| 3Rowan County, NC | 76 | 5 | 0.8 | $16.3M | +5.6% | #42 of 699 |
| 4Cabarrus County, NC | 76 | 11 | 1.3 | $12.4M | +9.9% | #45 of 699 |
| 5Alamance County, NC | 75 | 9 | 1.3 | $10.8M | +8.5% | #54 of 699 |
| 6Lincoln County, NC | 73 | 6 | 1.6 | $9.6M | +13.2% | #69 of 699 |
| 7Pitt County, NC | 70 | 6 | 0.8 | $16.5M | +5.4% | #96 of 699 |
| 8Mecklenburg County, NC | 68 | 83 | 1.8 | $9.3M | +10.5% | #116 of 699 |
| 9Iredell County, NC | 68 | 15 | 2.0 | $7.9M | +12.9% | #117 of 699 |
| 10Wake County, NC | 67 | 91 | 2.0 | $9M | +11.2% | #131 of 699 |
Other business types in Gaston 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 Gaston County, NC?
There are 9 pest control companies on map listings in Gaston County as of September 2026. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations. 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 Gaston County, NC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $132M a year, or $1,411 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 9 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $14.7M 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 93,576 households in Gaston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gaston County, NC compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Gaston County has 1.0 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $14.7M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Gaston County would have about 13, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,394 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Gaston County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Gaston County at 246,558 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,576 households. Median household income in Gaston County is $67,478, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Gaston County scores 82 for pest control companies (high), #14 of 699 scored counties.
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