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Pest control companies in Mecklenburg County, NC

How Mecklenburg 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #116 of 699 scored counties
#8 of 32 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
83
31 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
68
+17.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$769.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,649 a household
Spending per listing
$9.3M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,233,383
+10.5% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Mecklenburg County comes to about $769.2M a year: $1,649 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 83 pest control companies, that is $9.3M per company, 9% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies.

There are 83 pest control companies on map listings in Mecklenburg County as of September 2026. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 37%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Mecklenburg County in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019. That is one for every 6,861 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $492K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Mecklenburg County.

Population estimates show Mecklenburg County grew 10.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, Mecklenburg County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #116 of 699 scored counties and #8 of 32 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureMecklenburg CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.81.51.4
Spending per listing$9.3M$9.8M$10.2M
Households per official establishment6,8617,4747,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.2%+13.2%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,649$1,482$1,414
Median household income$87,005$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score6854

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
58 → 68+17.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,381
Annual payroll, 2023
$72.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8331 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$492K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,233,383+10.5% since 2020
Households
466,527
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
524 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,205
Median household income
$87,005+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,768
Median home value
$406,800
Jobs located here
829,972
Daytime population
1,424,612Residents 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 Mecklenburg 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

Other business types in Mecklenburg County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 83 pest control companies in Mecklenburg County. 31 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019.

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

About $769.2M a year, or $1,649 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $9.3M per company. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 466,527 households in Mecklenburg County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mecklenburg County has 1.8 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $9.3M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Mecklenburg County would have about 75, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,861 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Mecklenburg County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Mecklenburg County at 1,233,383 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 466,527 households. The median household income in Mecklenburg County is $87,005 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Mecklenburg County scores 68 for pest control companies (upper middle), #116 of 699 scored counties.

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