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Pest control companies in Lincoln County, NC
How Lincoln 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #69 of 699 scored counties
#6 of 32 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $57.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,557 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.6M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,654
- +13.2% since 2020
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What this means
Lincoln County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #69 of 699 scored counties and #6 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 6 pest control companies in Lincoln County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Lincoln County comes to about $57.3M a year: $1,557 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $9.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 7% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Lincoln County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 9,203 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +13.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $9.6M | $9.8M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,203 | 7,474 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.2% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.2% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,557 | $1,482 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $80,016 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $964K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,654+13.2% since 2020
- Households
- 36,811
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 296 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 313
- Median household income
- $80,016+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,694
- Median home value
- $321,000
- Jobs located here
- 27,413
- Daytime population
- 76,555Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for pest control companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Lincoln County marked.
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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, NC?
There are 6 pest control companies on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. 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 Lincoln County, NC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $57.3M a year, or $1,557 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $9.6M 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 36,811 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, NC compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Lincoln County has 1.6 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $9.6M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,203 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 98,654 people in 2025, up 13.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,811 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $80,016, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.1%, 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. Lincoln County scores 73 for pest control companies (upper middle), #69 of 699 scored counties.
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