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Pest control companies in Berkeley County, SC
How Berkeley County, SC 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #282 of 699 scored counties
#5 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 20
- 4 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $142.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,520 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.1M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 274,666
- +18.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Berkeley County spend about $142.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,520 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 20 pest control companies, that is $7.1M per company, 30% 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 20 pest control companies on map listings in Berkeley County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Berkeley County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 5,512 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Berkeley County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Berkeley County grew 18.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Berkeley County is 56 (upper middle), #282 of 699 scored counties and #5 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Berkeley County compares
The same measures for South 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.
| Measure | Berkeley County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $7.1M | $6.7M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,512 | 5,204 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.6% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,520 | $1,441 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $84,358 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 115
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 204 chain locations
- 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
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Berkeley 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 Berkeley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 274,666+18.7% since 2020
- Households
- 93,711
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,104 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 224
- Median household income
- $84,358+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,881
- Median home value
- $310,300
- Jobs located here
- 71,652
- Daytime population
- 211,719Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for pest control companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Berkeley County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, SC | 75 | 16 | 1.4 | $11.6M | +8.1% | #52 of 699 |
| 2Spartanburg County, SC | 61 | 20 | 1.5 | $9.2M | +15.6% | #212 of 699 |
| 3Pickens County, SC | 59 | 6 | 1.1 | $11.8M | +5.7% | #237 of 699 |
| 4Richland County, SC | 57 | 27 | 1.6 | $8.8M | +4.6% | #269 of 699 |
| 5Berkeley County, SC | 56 | 20 | 2.1 | $7.1M | +18.7% | #282 of 699 |
| 6Greenville County, SC | 52 | 52 | 2.4 | $6.5M | +10.6% | #331 of 699 |
| 7Dorchester County, SC | 49 | 14 | 2.2 | $6.8M | +10.1% | #371 of 699 |
| 8Aiken County, SC | 48 | 16 | 2.3 | $6.3M | +7.3% | #382 of 699 |
| 9Oconee County, SC | 46 | 7 | 2.0 | $6.8M | +6.3% | #402 of 699 |
| 10Kershaw County, SC | 45 | 5 | 1.9 | $7.5M | +11.6% | #412 of 699 |
Other business types in Berkeley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pest control companies are in Berkeley County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 pest control companies in Berkeley County. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Berkeley County, SC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $142.5M a year, or $1,520 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 93,711 households in Berkeley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berkeley County, SC compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Berkeley County has 2.1 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $7.1M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Berkeley County would have about 14, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,512 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Berkeley County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Berkeley County at 274,666 people in 2025, up 18.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,711 households. The median household income in Berkeley County is $84,358 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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. Berkeley County scores 56 for pest control companies (upper middle), #282 of 699 scored counties.
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