Home services · County · South Carolina
Pest control companies in Dorchester County, SC
How Dorchester 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #371 of 699 scored counties
#7 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $95.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,512 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.8M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,397
- +10.1% since 2020
See the pest control companies around any address in Dorchester County
The site report maps the pest control companies on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Dorchester County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Households in Dorchester County spend about $95.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,512 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 14 pest control companies, that is $6.8M per company, 33% 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.
Dorchester County has 14 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Dorchester County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 4,212 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Dorchester County grew 10.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dorchester County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #371 of 699 scored counties and #7 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Dorchester 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 | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.8M | $6.7M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,212 | 5,204 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.6% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,512 | $1,441 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $78,198 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 99
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Dorchester 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 Dorchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,397+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 63,179
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 294
- Median household income
- $78,198+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,220
- Median home value
- $329,300
- Jobs located here
- 39,777
- Daytime population
- 129,933Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Dorchester County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pest control companies on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Dorchester County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardPest control across South Carolina
Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for pest control companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Dorchester 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 Dorchester 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 Dorchester County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 pest control companies in Dorchester County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Dorchester County, SC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $95.5M a year, or $1,512 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 63,179 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, SC compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Dorchester County has 2.2 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.8M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 9, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,212 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Dorchester County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County at 178,397 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,179 households. The median household income in Dorchester County is $78,198 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Dorchester County scores 49 for pest control companies (lower middle), #371 of 699 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Dorchester County. It maps the pest control companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for pest control companies · All 56 business types in Dorchester County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Dorchester County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Dorchester County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.