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Pest control companies in New Hanover County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in New Hanover County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #477 of 699 scored counties
#28 of 32 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 33
- 11 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $159.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,520 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 245,959
- +8.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 pest control companies in New Hanover County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 33%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Households in New Hanover County spend about $159.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,520 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 53% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in New Hanover County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 4,766 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Population estimates show New Hanover County grew 8.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). New Hanover County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #477 of 699 scored counties and #28 of 32 scored counties in North Carolina.
How New Hanover 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 | New Hanover County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $9.8M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,766 | 7,474 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.2% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.6% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,520 | $1,482 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $75,166 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 310
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3311 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 New Hanover 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 New Hanover County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 245,959+8.6% since 2020
- Households
- 104,856
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 192 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,223
- Median household income
- $75,166+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,828
- Median home value
- $387,800
- Jobs located here
- 128,058
- Daytime population
- 260,358Residents 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 |
| 28New Hanover County, NC | 41 | 33 | 3.1 | $4.8M | +8.6% | #477 of 699 |
Other business types in New Hanover 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 New Hanover County, NC?
New Hanover County has 33 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in New Hanover County, NC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $159.3M a year, or $1,520 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 104,856 households in New Hanover County and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Hanover County, NC compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
New Hanover County has 3.1 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $4.8M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, New Hanover County would have about 16, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,766 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is New Hanover County, NC growing?
Population estimates put New Hanover County at 245,959 people in 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,856 households. Median household income in New Hanover County is $75,166, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.9%, 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. New Hanover County scores 41 for pest control companies (lower middle), #477 of 699 scored counties.
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