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Pest control companies in Cameron County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Cameron County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #217 of 699 scored counties
#23 of 50 scored counties in Texas

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
19
−9.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$174.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,261 a household
Spending per listing
$17.5M
71% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
433,946
+3.0% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Cameron County comes to about $174.5M a year: $1,261 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $17.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 71% 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.

Cameron County has 10 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 20%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Cameron County in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 7,286 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Cameron County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, Cameron County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #217 of 699 scored counties and #23 of 50 scored counties in Texas.

How Cameron County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Cameron County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureCameron CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.71.61.4
Spending per listing$17.5M$9.9M$10.2M
Households per official establishment7,2867,3387,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.5%+13.1%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,261$1,545$1,414
Median household income$52,601$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6057

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 19−9.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
94
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Cameron 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 Cameron County

Population, 2025 estimate
433,946+3.0% since 2020
Households
138,433
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
892 sq. mi.
People per square mile
478
Median household income
$52,601+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,931
Median home value
$136,500
Jobs located here
146,355
Daytime population
405,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Texas, with Cameron County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Travis County, TX81721.2$14.2M+7.2%#19 of 699
2Fort Bend County, TX78361.2$14.9M+17.4%#35 of 699
3Harris County, TX752441.4$11.1M+6.6%#53 of 699
4Brazoria County, TX74221.6$10.3M+12.2%#66 of 699
5Denton County, TX73631.7$10.5M+16.9%#68 of 699
6Ector County, TX7281.2$11.6M+5.0%#76 of 699
7Collin County, TX72761.8$10.4M+20.6%#77 of 699
8Hidalgo County, TX71230.9$15M+5.6%#83 of 699
9Galveston County, TX71191.4$11.9M+5.9%#84 of 699
10Hays County, TX71161.6$10.2M+24.8%#91 of 699
23Cameron County, TX60100.7$17.5M+3.0%#217 of 699

Other business types in Cameron County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Cameron County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pest control companies in Cameron County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019.

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

About $174.5M a year, or $1,261 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $17.5M 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 138,433 households in Cameron County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cameron County, TX compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Cameron County has 0.7 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $17.5M, 71% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Cameron County would have about 17, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,286 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Cameron County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Cameron County at 433,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,433 households. The median household income in Cameron County is $52,601 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.7% 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. Cameron County scores 60 for pest control companies (upper middle), #217 of 699 scored counties.

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