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Pest control companies in Comal County, TX
How Comal County, TX 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #301 of 699 scored counties
#27 of 50 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +40.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $123.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,737 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.3M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,166
- +27.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 pest control companies in Comal County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 71% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Households in Comal County spend about $123.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,737 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That is about $7.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Comal County classed as exterminating and pest control services, up 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,548 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Comal County grew 27.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Comal County is 54 (upper middle), #301 of 699 scored counties and #27 of 50 scored counties in Texas.
How Comal 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.
| Measure | Comal County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $7.3M | $9.9M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,548 | 7,338 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.0% | +13.1% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +27.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,737 | $1,545 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $101,889 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 28+40.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 173
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 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 Comal 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 Comal County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,166+27.9% since 2020
- Households
- 71,354
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 329
- Median household income
- $101,889+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,953
- Median home value
- $427,200
- Jobs located here
- 76,984
- Daytime population
- 179,700Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Travis County, TX | 81 | 72 | 1.2 | $14.2M | +7.2% | #19 of 699 |
| 2Fort Bend County, TX | 78 | 36 | 1.2 | $14.9M | +17.4% | #35 of 699 |
| 3Harris County, TX | 75 | 244 | 1.4 | $11.1M | +6.6% | #53 of 699 |
| 4Brazoria County, TX | 74 | 22 | 1.6 | $10.3M | +12.2% | #66 of 699 |
| 5Denton County, TX | 73 | 63 | 1.7 | $10.5M | +16.9% | #68 of 699 |
| 6Ector County, TX | 72 | 8 | 1.2 | $11.6M | +5.0% | #76 of 699 |
| 7Collin County, TX | 72 | 76 | 1.8 | $10.4M | +20.6% | #77 of 699 |
| 8Hidalgo County, TX | 71 | 23 | 0.9 | $15M | +5.6% | #83 of 699 |
| 9Galveston County, TX | 71 | 19 | 1.4 | $11.9M | +5.9% | #84 of 699 |
| 10Hays County, TX | 71 | 16 | 1.6 | $10.2M | +24.8% | #91 of 699 |
| 27Comal County, TX | 54 | 17 | 2.4 | $7.3M | +27.9% | #301 of 699 |
Other business types in Comal 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 Comal County, TX?
There are 17 pest control companies on map listings in Comal County as of September 2026. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Comal County, TX spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $123.9M a year, or $1,737 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $7.3M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,354 households in Comal County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Comal County, TX compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Comal County has 2.4 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $7.3M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Comal County would have about 12, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,548 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Comal County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Comal County at 209,166 people in 2025, up 27.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,354 households. Median household income in Comal County is $101,889, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Comal County scores 54 for pest control companies (upper middle), #301 of 699 scored counties.
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