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Pest control companies in North Dakota

Every metro area, small-town market and county in North Dakota, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
20
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$412.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
Listings per 10k households
0.6
57% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$20.6M
Twice the U.S.
Rank among states
#7 of 51
Market score 70 · Upper middle

A site report maps the pest control companies on map listings around any address in North Dakota by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

North Dakota has 20 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

At $1,246 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in North Dakota spend about $412.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $20.6M per company, twice the U.S. figure of $10.2M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in North Dakota in 2023. That is one for every 22,071 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $543K have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in North Dakota.

Among the 50 states and DC, North Dakota ranks #7 for pest control companies, with a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in North Dakota, the Fargo metro area scores highest (76). Cass County is the only scored county, at 71.

Every market in North Dakota for pest control companies

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in North Dakota, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching North Dakota, ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fargo, ND-MN76100.9$13.8M+7.7%#17 of 345
2Bismarck, ND7050.9$14.6M+4.5%#42 of 345
Grand Forks, ND-MNNot scored30.7$17.3M+0.8%
Minot, NDNot scored30.9$13.3M−2.4%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching North Dakota, ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Williston, NDNot scored21.3$10.2M+1.4%
Dickinson, NDNot scored00.0n/a+0.7%
Wahpeton, ND-MNNot scored00.0n/a0.0%
Jamestown, NDNot scored00.0n/a−0.6%

Counties

Counties in North Dakota, ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, ND7191.1$11.7M+9.1%#86 of 699
Burleigh County, NDNot scored41.0$13.6M+4.7%
Grand Forks County, NDNot scored10.3$37.2M+1.9%
Ward County, NDNot scored31.1$12M−2.4%
Williams County, NDNot scored21.3$10.2M+1.4%
Morton County, NDNot scored10.7$17.5M+3.8%
Stark County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+0.5%
Stutsman County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−0.6%
Richland County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
McKenzie County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+2.8%
Rolette County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−4.1%
Ramsey County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−0.4%
Barnes County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−2.7%
Walsh County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−3.3%
McLean County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−0.2%
Mountrail County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−4.2%
Mercer County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+1.1%
Traill County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−0.8%
Pembina County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Bottineau County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−1.6%
Benson County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−3.0%
Ransom County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%
McHenry County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−3.9%
Dickey County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%
LaMoure County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+1.0%
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Counties in North Dakota, ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Dunn County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−0.9%
Pierce County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−3.6%
Wells County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−5.9%
Sargent County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−3.4%
Sioux County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−5.4%
Cavalier County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−5.4%
Foster County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Emmons County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−2.4%
Nelson County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Bowman County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−7.1%
McIntosh County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−2.5%
Hettinger County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+0.4%
Kidder County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+0.5%
Eddy County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+0.1%
Renville County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+2.9%
Grant County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−3.5%
Griggs County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−2.5%
Divide County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−4.2%
Burke County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−2.7%
Adams County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+3.7%
Towner County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−5.0%
Oliver County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+1.7%
Logan County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−1.3%
Steele County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Golden Valley County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+4.8%
Sheridan County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+2.7%
Billings County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+15.2%
Slope County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−9.9%

Markets with fewer than 5 pest control companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many pest control companies are in North Dakota?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 pest control companies in North Dakota. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in North Dakota spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $412.5M a year, or $1,246 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $20.6M 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 331,063 households in North Dakota and national spending patterns by income.

How does North Dakota compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

North Dakota has 0.6 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $20.6M, twice the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, North Dakota would have about 40, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,071 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Which market in North Dakota has the highest market score for pest control companies?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in North Dakota, the Fargo metro area scores highest, at 76 (high). The one scored county in North Dakota is Cass County, at 71 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. North Dakota scores 70 for pest control companies (upper middle), #7 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in North Dakota. It maps the pest control companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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