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Pest control companies in Florence County, SC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #555 of 699 scored counties
#16 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
11
6 chain locations (55%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$70.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,332 a household
Spending per listing
$6.4M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
138,504
+1.2% 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

Florence County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #555 of 699 scored counties and #16 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pest control companies in Florence County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 55%, 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.

At $1,332 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Florence County spend about $70.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 11 pest control companies, that is $6.4M per company, 37% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Florence County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 6,607 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Population estimates show Florence County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Florence 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 Florence County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureFlorence CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.12.21.4
Spending per listing$6.4M$6.7M$10.2M
Households per official establishment6,6075,2047,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.6%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,332$1,441$1,414
Median household income$58,305$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score3536

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8
Employees, 2023
119
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
116 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Florence 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 Florence County

Population, 2025 estimate
138,504+1.2% since 2020
Households
52,856
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
801 sq. mi.
People per square mile
171
Median household income
$58,305+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,478
Median home value
$177,900
Jobs located here
69,647
Daytime population
148,526Residents 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 Florence 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
16Florence County, SC35112.1$6.4M+1.2%#555 of 699

Other business types in Florence County

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

Questions

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

There are 11 pest control companies on map listings in Florence County as of September 2026. 6 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

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

About $70.4M a year, or $1,332 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 52,856 households in Florence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Florence County has 2.1 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.4M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Florence County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,607 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Florence County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Florence County at 138,504 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,856 households. Median household income in Florence County is $58,305, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Florence County scores 35 for pest control companies (lower middle), #555 of 699 scored counties.

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