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Pest control companies in Chester County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Chester County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,240 a household
Spending per listing
$8.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
33,001
+2.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pest control companies in Chester County. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Chester County comes to about $16.3M a year: $1,240 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.2M per company. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Chester County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 4,386 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chester County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pest control companies on map listings, Chester County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Chester 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.

Pest control in Chester County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureChester CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.52.21.4
Spending per listing$8.2M$6.7M$10.2M
Households per official establishment4,3865,2047,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.6%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,240$1,441$1,414
Median household income$52,458$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$129K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Chester 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 Chester County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,001+2.2% since 2020
Households
13,159
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
581 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$52,458+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,310
Median home value
$158,300
Jobs located here
10,197
Daytime population
27,098Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for pest control companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Chester County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, SC75161.4$11.6M+8.1%#52 of 699
2Spartanburg County, SC61201.5$9.2M+15.6%#212 of 699
3Pickens County, SC5961.1$11.8M+5.7%#237 of 699
4Richland County, SC57271.6$8.8M+4.6%#269 of 699
5Berkeley County, SC56202.1$7.1M+18.7%#282 of 699
6Greenville County, SC52522.4$6.5M+10.6%#331 of 699
7Dorchester County, SC49142.2$6.8M+10.1%#371 of 699
8Aiken County, SC48162.3$6.3M+7.3%#382 of 699
9Oconee County, SC4672.0$6.8M+6.3%#402 of 699
10Kershaw County, SC4551.9$7.5M+11.6%#412 of 699
Chester County, SCNot scored21.5$8.2M+2.2%

Other business types in Chester County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Chester County, SC?

There are 2 pest control companies on map listings in Chester County as of September 2026. 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 Chester County, SC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $16.3M a year, or $1,240 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $8.2M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,159 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chester County, SC compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Chester County has 2 pest control companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,386 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Chester County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Chester County at 33,001 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,159 households. Median household income in Chester County is $52,458, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Chester County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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