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Pest control companies in Lake County, OH
How Lake 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #153 of 699 scored counties
#5 of 28 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $128M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,265 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 232,217
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lake County spend about $128M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,265 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $16M of household spending for each company on map listings, 56% 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.
There are 8 pest control companies on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.8, 43% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Lake County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 33,715 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lake County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #153 of 699 scored counties and #5 of 28 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lake 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.
| Measure | Lake County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $16M | $11.1M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 33,715 | 12,866 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,265 | $1,218 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $80,925 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $285K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 232,217−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 101,144
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,012
- Median household income
- $80,925+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,598
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 94,546
- Daytime population
- 209,868Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 93 | 5 | 0.6 | $27.3M | +12.5% | #1 of 699 |
| 2Medina County, OH | 72 | 6 | 0.8 | $16.8M | +1.3% | #71 of 699 |
| 3Lorain County, OH | 71 | 7 | 0.5 | $22.5M | +3.1% | #80 of 699 |
| 4Greene County, OH | 66 | 7 | 1.0 | $13M | +3.7% | #137 of 699 |
| 5Lake County, OH | 65 | 8 | 0.8 | $16M | −0.1% | #153 of 699 |
| 6Warren County, OH | 65 | 14 | 1.5 | $9.9M | +5.7% | #159 of 699 |
| 7Franklin County, OH | 63 | 64 | 1.2 | $10.9M | +2.8% | #179 of 699 |
| 8Trumbull County, OH | 58 | 5 | 0.6 | $18.7M | −1.3% | #243 of 699 |
| 9Clark County, OH | 56 | 5 | 0.9 | $12.6M | −0.4% | #274 of 699 |
| 10Mahoning County, OH | 54 | 6 | 0.6 | $18M | −1.4% | #292 of 699 |
Other business types in Lake 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 Lake County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pest control companies in Lake County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Lake County, OH spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $128M a year, or $1,265 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $16M 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 101,144 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, OH compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Lake County has 0.8 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $16M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Lake County would have about 13, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 33,715 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 232,217 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 101,144 households. The median household income in Lake County is $80,925 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Lake County scores 65 for pest control companies (upper middle), #153 of 699 scored counties.
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