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Pest control companies in Lexington County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Lexington County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #545 of 699 scored counties
#15 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 40
- 10 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $180.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,479 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,588
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
For pest control companies, Lexington County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #545 of 699 scored counties and #15 of 21 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 pest control companies in Lexington County. 10 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Households in Lexington County spend about $180.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,479 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 56% 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.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Lexington County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 3,811 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lexington County grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lexington 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 | Lexington County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $6.7M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,811 | 5,204 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +15.6% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,479 | $1,441 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $77,408 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 320.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 345
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4010 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Lexington 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 Lexington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,588+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 121,964
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 699 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 436
- Median household income
- $77,408+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,803
- Median home value
- $234,500
- Jobs located here
- 142,688
- Daytime population
- 310,908Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 15Lexington County, SC | 36 | 40 | 3.3 | $4.5M | +7.7% | #545 of 699 |
Other business types in Lexington 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 Lexington County, SC?
There are 40 pest control companies on map listings in Lexington County as of September 2026. 10 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Lexington County, SC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $180.3M a year, or $1,479 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 121,964 households in Lexington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lexington County, SC compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Lexington County has 3.3 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $4.5M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Lexington County would have about 18, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,811 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Lexington County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Lexington County at 317,588 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,964 households. Median household income in Lexington County is $77,408, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Lexington County scores 36 for pest control companies (lower middle), #545 of 699 scored counties.
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