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Pest control companies in the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #20 of 85 scored small-town markets
#3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$51M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,312 a household
Spending per listing
$5.7M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
64% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
103,325
+3.4% 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

Households in the Shelby-Kings Mountain area spend about $51M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,312 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 pest control companies, that is $5.7M per company, 45% 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 9 pest control companies on map listings in the Shelby-Kings Mountain area as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 22%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 64% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Shelby-Kings Mountain area in 2023. That is one for every 9,713 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Shelby-Kings Mountain area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, the Shelby-Kings Mountain area has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #20 of 85 scored small-town markets and #3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Shelby-Kings Mountain area 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 Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureShelby-Kings Mountain areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.31.51.4
Spending per listing$5.7M$9.8M$10.2M
Households per official establishment9,7137,4747,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.2%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,312$1,482$1,414
Median household income$58,534$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score6654

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
98
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
92 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 the Shelby-Kings Mountain area, 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 the Shelby-Kings Mountain area

Population, 2025 estimate
103,325+3.4% since 2020
Households
38,850
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
464 sq. mi.
People per square mile
218
Median household income
$58,534+38.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,018
Median home value
$200,000
Jobs located here
34,727
Daytime population
92,263Residents 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 small-town markets in North Carolina for pest control companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Shelby-Kings Mountain area marked.

Top small-town markets in North Carolina

Small-town markets in North Carolina ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New Bern, NC7881.5$8.9M+3.6%#4 of 85
2Morehead City, NC6761.9$7.8M+4.1%#19 of 85
3Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC6692.3$5.7M+3.4%#20 of 85
4Mount Airy, NC6162.0$6.4M+1.3%#26 of 85
5Forest City, NC5951.9$6.7M+2.1%#31 of 85
6Washington, NC3373.6$3.6M0.0%#67 of 85

Other business types in the Shelby-Kings Mountain area

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pest control companies in the Shelby-Kings Mountain area. 2 of them (22%) 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 the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $51M a year, or $1,312 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $5.7M 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 38,850 households in the Shelby-Kings Mountain area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Shelby-Kings Mountain area has 2.3 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $5.7M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Shelby-Kings Mountain area would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,713 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC area growing?

Population estimates put the Shelby-Kings Mountain area at 103,325 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,850 households. The median household income in the Shelby-Kings Mountain area is $58,534 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.6% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Shelby-Kings Mountain area scores 66 for pest control companies (upper middle), #20 of 85 scored small-town markets.

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