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Pest control companies in Knox County, TN
The pest control companies in Knox County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #428 of 699 scored counties
#15 of 25 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 48
- 18 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- +29.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $301.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,498 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 511,453
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Knox County spend about $301.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,498 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 39% 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 48 pest control companies on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in Knox County classed as exterminating and pest control services, up 29.4% from 2019. That is one for every 4,572 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Knox County is 44 (lower middle), #428 of 699 scored counties and #15 of 25 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Knox County 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.
| Measure | Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $8.1M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,572 | 6,661 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +29.4% | +15.5% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,498 | $1,445 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $74,222 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 44+29.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 499
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4818 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 511,453+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 201,146
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 972
- Median household income
- $74,222+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,460
- Median home value
- $320,900
- Jobs located here
- 270,203
- Daytime population
- 541,810Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wilson County, TN | 80 | 9 | 1.5 | $10.8M | +17.8% | #26 of 699 |
| 2Williamson County, TN | 76 | 19 | 2.1 | $9.8M | +9.0% | #47 of 699 |
| 3Rutherford County, TN | 72 | 20 | 1.5 | $10M | +12.6% | #78 of 699 |
| 4Montgomery County, TN | 71 | 11 | 1.3 | $11.5M | +13.0% | #87 of 699 |
| 5Maury County, TN | 67 | 7 | 1.7 | $8.8M | +16.0% | #132 of 699 |
| 6Bradley County, TN | 66 | 5 | 1.2 | $11.7M | +6.1% | #142 of 699 |
| 7Sullivan County, TN | 63 | 9 | 1.3 | $10.4M | +3.5% | #181 of 699 |
| 8Robertson County, TN | 62 | 5 | 1.8 | $8.5M | +9.9% | #200 of 699 |
| 9Hamilton County, TN | 56 | 28 | 1.8 | $8.4M | +6.2% | #280 of 699 |
| 10Davidson County, TN | 54 | 71 | 2.2 | $7.1M | +4.2% | #302 of 699 |
| 15Knox County, TN | 44 | 48 | 2.4 | $6.3M | +6.5% | #428 of 699 |
Other business types in Knox 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 Knox County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 48 pest control companies in Knox County. 18 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 29.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Knox County, TN spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $301.3M a year, or $1,498 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 201,146 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, TN compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Knox County has 2.4 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.3M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Knox County would have about 30, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,572 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 511,453 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 201,146 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,222 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Knox County scores 44 for pest control companies (lower middle), #428 of 699 scored counties.
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