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Pest control companies in the Rapid City, SD metro area

The pest control companies in the Rapid City, SD metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #70 of 345 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$77.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,229 a household
Spending per listing
$12.9M
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
156,934
+6.2% since 2020

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What this means

At $1,229 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Rapid City metro area spend about $77.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 6 pest control companies, that is $12.9M per company, 26% above 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 6 pest control companies on map listings in the Rapid City metro area as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Rapid City metro area in 2023. That is one for every 10,465 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $779K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Rapid City metro area.

Population estimates show the Rapid City metro area grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Rapid City metro area scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #70 of 345 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Rapid City metro area 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 Rapid City, SD metro area compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureRapid City metro areaSouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.01.11.4
Spending per listing$12.9M$10.9M$10.2M
Households per official establishment10,46511,4237,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+39.1%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,229$1,222$1,414
Median household income$75,255$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score6553

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$480K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$779K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Rapid City 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 Rapid City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
156,934+6.2% since 2020
Households
62,789
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
7,805 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$75,255
Average household income
$99,099
Median home value
$307,700
Jobs located here
69,449
Daytime population
153,009Residents 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 metro areas in South Dakota for pest control companies, numbered among those based in South Dakota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Rapid City metro area marked.

Top metro areas in South Dakota

Metro areas in South Dakota ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rapid City, SD6561.0$12.9M+6.2%#70 of 345
2Sioux Falls, SD-MN50231.9$6.8M+9.5%#174 of 345
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD4271.3$9.6M+1.0%#228 of 345

Other business types in the Rapid City metro area

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in the Rapid City, SD metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pest control companies in the Rapid City metro area. One of them (17%) is a chain location. 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 the Rapid City, SD metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $77.1M a year, or $1,229 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $12.9M 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 62,789 households in the Rapid City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Rapid City, SD metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Rapid City metro area has 1.0 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $12.9M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Rapid City metro area would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,465 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is the Rapid City, SD metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Rapid City metro area at 156,934 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,789 households. The median household income in the Rapid City metro area is $75,255 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Rapid City metro area scores 65 for pest control companies (upper middle), #70 of 345 scored metro areas.

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