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Pest control companies in Hamilton County, OH

How Hamilton County, OH 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #311 of 699 scored counties
#11 of 28 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
46
17 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
28
+21.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$443.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,250 a household
Spending per listing
$9.6M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
838,418
+1.0% 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

At $1,250 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Hamilton County spend about $443.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $9.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 6% 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.

Hamilton County has 46 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Hamilton County was 28 in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 12,669 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Hamilton County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hamilton County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Hamilton County is 53 (upper middle), #311 of 699 scored counties and #11 of 28 scored counties in Ohio.

How Hamilton County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Hamilton County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureHamilton CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.11.4
Spending per listing$9.6M$11.1M$10.2M
Households per official establishment12,66912,8667,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+21.7%+10.9%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,250$1,218$1,414
Median household income$72,470$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5346

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 28+21.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
276
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4617 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$1.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
838,418+1.0% since 2020
Households
354,739
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
406 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,049
Median household income
$72,470+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,646
Median home value
$241,900
Jobs located here
534,856
Daytime population
968,934Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Hamilton County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Delaware County, OH9350.6$27.3M+12.5%#1 of 699
2Medina County, OH7260.8$16.8M+1.3%#71 of 699
3Lorain County, OH7170.5$22.5M+3.1%#80 of 699
4Greene County, OH6671.0$13M+3.7%#137 of 699
5Lake County, OH6580.8$16M−0.1%#153 of 699
6Warren County, OH65141.5$9.9M+5.7%#159 of 699
7Franklin County, OH63641.2$10.9M+2.8%#179 of 699
8Trumbull County, OH5850.6$18.7M−1.3%#243 of 699
9Clark County, OH5650.9$12.6M−0.4%#274 of 699
10Mahoning County, OH5460.6$18M−1.4%#292 of 699
11Hamilton County, OH53461.3$9.6M+1.0%#311 of 699

Other business types in Hamilton County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Hamilton County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 pest control companies in Hamilton County. 17 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019.

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

About $443.4M a year, or $1,250 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $9.6M 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 354,739 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hamilton County, OH compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Hamilton County has 1.3 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $9.6M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 43, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,669 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Hamilton County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Hamilton County at 838,418 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 354,739 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $72,470 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. Hamilton County scores 53 for pest control companies (upper middle), #311 of 699 scored counties.

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