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Pest control companies in Lincoln County, SD

How Lincoln County, SD 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #548 of 699 scored counties
#2 of 2 scored counties in South Dakota

Listings
12
3 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$39M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,398 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
68% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
3.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
77,145
+17.5% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Lincoln County is 36 (lower middle), #548 of 699 scored counties and #2 of 2 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Lincoln County comes to about $39M a year: $1,398 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 68% 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 12 pest control companies on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 1.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Lincoln County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 4,647 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Lincoln County. Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lincoln County compares

The same measures for South Dakota 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 Lincoln County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.31.11.4
Spending per listing$3.2M$10.9M$10.2M
Households per official establishment4,64711,4237,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+39.1%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,398$1,222$1,414
Median household income$99,166$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score3653

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
77,145+17.5% since 2020
Households
27,879
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
577 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$99,166+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$132,275
Median home value
$348,300
Jobs located here
29,510
Daytime population
60,089Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across South Dakota

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

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Minnehaha County, SD64111.3$9.7M+7.6%#173 of 699
2Lincoln County, SD36124.3$3.2M+17.5%#548 of 699

Other business types in Lincoln County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Lincoln County, SD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 pest control companies in Lincoln County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

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

About $39M a year, or $1,398 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per company. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,879 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lincoln County, SD compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Lincoln County has 4.3 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $3.2M, 68% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 4, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,647 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 77,145 people in 2025, up 17.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,879 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $99,166 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Lincoln County scores 36 for pest control companies (lower middle), #548 of 699 scored counties.

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