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Pest control companies in the Fargo, ND-MN metro area

The pest control companies in the Fargo, ND-MN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #17 of 345 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in North Dakota

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$138.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,252 a household
Spending per listing
$13.8M
35% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
269,528
+7.7% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the Fargo metro area is 76 (high), #17 of 345 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in North Dakota. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for pest control companies.

Households in the Fargo metro area spend about $138.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,252 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $13.8M per company, 35% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies.

The Fargo metro area has 10 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 36% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Fargo metro area classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 22,077 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $488K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Fargo metro area. Population estimates show the Fargo metro area grew 7.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Fargo metro area compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Fargo, ND-MN metro area compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureFargo metro areaNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.90.61.4
Spending per listing$13.8M$20.6M$10.2M
Households per official establishment22,07722,0717,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,252$1,246$1,414
Median household income$76,756$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score7670

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$615K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$488K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Fargo metro 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 Fargo metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
269,528+7.7% since 2020
Households
110,387
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,810 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$76,756+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,833
Median home value
$289,100
Jobs located here
152,491
Daytime population
275,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring metro areas in North Dakota for pest control companies, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with the Fargo metro area marked.

Top metro areas in North Dakota

Metro areas in 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

Other business types in the Fargo metro area

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in the Fargo, ND-MN metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pest control companies in the Fargo metro area. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in the Fargo, ND-MN metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $138.2M a year, or $1,252 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $13.8M 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 110,387 households in the Fargo metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Fargo, ND-MN metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Fargo metro area has 0.9 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $13.8M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Fargo metro area would have about 14, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,077 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is the Fargo, ND-MN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Fargo metro area at 269,528 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 110,387 households. The median household income in the Fargo metro area is $76,756 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.7% 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. The Fargo metro area scores 76 for pest control companies (high), #17 of 345 scored metro areas.

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