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Pest control companies in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area
How the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #204 of 345 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 87
- 18 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- +6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $558.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,454 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.4M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 64% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,014,101
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area spend about $558.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,454 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 37% 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 87 pest control companies on map listings in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area as of September 2026. 18 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 64% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 66 businesses with payroll in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area classed as exterminating and pest control services, up 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 5,816 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $45K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area.
Population estimates show the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area grew 9.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #204 of 345 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area 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 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.4M | $6.7M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,816 | 5,204 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.7% | +15.6% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,454 | $1,441 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $71,240 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66+6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 558
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8718 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $45K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area, 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 the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,014,101+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 383,842
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,710 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 355
- Median household income
- $71,240+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,317
- Median home value
- $264,600
- Jobs located here
- 442,869
- Daytime population
- 979,975Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for pest control companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 70 | 166 | 1.5 | $10.3M | +10.1% | #47 of 345 |
| 1Spartanburg, SC | 62 | 20 | 1.4 | $9.8M | +14.3% | #93 of 345 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 49 | 46 | 2.0 | $7.2M | +4.7% | #181 of 345 |
| 2Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 46 | 87 | 2.3 | $6.4M | +9.0% | #204 of 345 |
| 3Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 42 | 96 | 2.9 | $5.6M | +10.7% | #231 of 345 |
| 4Columbia, SC | 41 | 76 | 2.2 | $6.4M | +6.0% | #238 of 345 |
| 5Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 40 | 31 | 3.2 | $4.9M | +12.0% | #249 of 345 |
| 6Florence, SC | 38 | 13 | 1.7 | $7.9M | +0.9% | #258 of 345 |
| 7Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 36 | 41 | 2.6 | $5.4M | +20.9% | #273 of 345 |
| 8Sumter, SC | 14 | 11 | 2.7 | $4.9M | −0.3% | #343 of 345 |
Other business types in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area
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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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pest control companies are in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 87 pest control companies in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area. 18 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $558.1M a year, or $1,454 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 383,842 households in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area has 2.3 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 64% 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 U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area would have about 55, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,816 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area at 1,014,101 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 383,842 households. The median household income in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area is $71,240 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.8% 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. The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area scores 46 for pest control companies (lower middle), #204 of 345 scored metro areas.
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