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Pest control companies in Lubbock County, TX

How Lubbock 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #98 of 699 scored counties
#12 of 50 scored counties in Texas

Listings
14
6 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$176.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,401 a household
Spending per listing
$12.6M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
328,906
+5.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 pest control companies in Lubbock County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 43%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Households in Lubbock County spend about $176.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,401 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $12.6M per company, 24% above 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 13 businesses with payroll in Lubbock County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 9,710 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lubbock County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Lubbock County is 70 (upper middle), #98 of 699 scored counties and #12 of 50 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lubbock 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 Lubbock County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLubbock CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.61.4
Spending per listing$12.6M$9.9M$10.2M
Households per official establishment9,7107,3387,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.1%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,401$1,545$1,414
Median household income$64,155$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7057

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 13
Employees, 2023
101
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
146 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 Lubbock 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 Lubbock County

Population, 2025 estimate
328,906+5.6% since 2020
Households
126,225
Median age
34.2
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
896 sq. mi.
People per square mile
356
Median household income
$64,155+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,750
Median home value
$214,100
Jobs located here
164,092
Daytime population
331,188Residents 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 Lubbock 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
12Lubbock County, TX70141.1$12.6M+5.6%#98 of 699

Other business types in Lubbock County

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

Questions

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

Lubbock County has 14 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (43%) 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 Lubbock County, TX spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $176.8M a year, or $1,401 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $12.6M 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 126,225 households in Lubbock County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lubbock County has 1.1 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $12.6M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Lubbock County would have about 17, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,710 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Lubbock County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Lubbock County at 328,906 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 126,225 households. Median household income in Lubbock County is $64,155, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Lubbock County scores 70 for pest control companies (upper middle), #98 of 699 scored counties.

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