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Pest control companies in the Johnson City, TN metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #180 of 345 scored metro areas
#6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee

Listings
13
2 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$117.9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,325 a household
Spending per listing
$9.1M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
216,416
+4.3% 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

At $1,325 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in the Johnson City metro area spend about $117.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 13 pest control companies, that is $9.1M per company, 11% 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 13 pest control companies on map listings in the Johnson City metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in the Johnson City metro area classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 6,845 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Johnson City metro area grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the Johnson City metro area is 49 (lower middle), #180 of 345 scored metro areas and #6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.

How the Johnson City metro area compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Johnson City, TN metro area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson City metro areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.81.4
Spending per listing$9.1M$8.1M$10.2M
Households per official establishment6,8456,6617,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.5%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,325$1,445$1,414
Median household income$57,762$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4944

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13
Employees, 2023
130
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
132 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 the Johnson 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 Johnson City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
216,416+4.3% since 2020
Households
88,979
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
854 sq. mi.
People per square mile
247
Median household income
$57,762+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,488
Median home value
$219,200
Jobs located here
82,986
Daytime population
208,127Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Johnson City metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Tennessee

Metro areas in Tennessee ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clarksville, TN-KY72141.1$12.4M+8.5%#39 of 345
2Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA69120.9$14.5M+2.3%#48 of 345
3Cleveland, TN6761.2$11.4M+6.1%#60 of 345
4Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN621601.9$8.3M+8.7%#94 of 345
5Chattanooga, TN-GA55401.7$8.5M+5.3%#140 of 345
6Johnson City, TN49131.5$9.1M+4.3%#180 of 345
7Knoxville, TN48772.0$7.2M+6.9%#186 of 345
8Morristown, TN4391.9$7.1M+7.9%#225 of 345
9Memphis, TN-MS-AR40931.8$8M−0.3%#245 of 345
10Jackson, TN37121.7$8M+2.2%#260 of 345

Other business types in the Johnson 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 Johnson City, TN metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pest control companies in the Johnson City metro area. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in the Johnson City, TN metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $117.9M a year, or $1,325 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $9.1M 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 88,979 households in the Johnson City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Johnson City metro area has 1.5 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $9.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Johnson City metro area would have about 12, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,845 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is the Johnson City, TN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Johnson City metro area at 216,416 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,979 households. The median household income in the Johnson City metro area is $57,762 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.0% 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 Johnson City metro area scores 49 for pest control companies (lower middle), #180 of 345 scored metro areas.

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