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Pest control companies in Rusk County, TX
How Rusk County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,407 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,854
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,407 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Rusk County spend about $25.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $6.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 38% 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 4 pest control companies on map listings in Rusk County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Rusk County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,605 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Rusk County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pest control companies on map listings, Rusk County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Rusk 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 | Rusk County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $9.9M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,605 | 7,338 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.1% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,407 | $1,545 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $68,658 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $263K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Rusk 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 Rusk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,854+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 18,027
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 924 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $68,658+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,041
- Median home value
- $171,300
- Jobs located here
- 12,491
- Daytime population
- 43,759Residents 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 |
| Rusk County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 2.2 | $6.3M | +5.0% |
Other business types in Rusk 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 Rusk County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pest control companies in Rusk County. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Rusk County, TX spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $25.4M a year, or $1,407 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 4 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 18,027 households in Rusk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rusk County, TX compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Rusk County has 2.2 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.3M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Rusk County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,605 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Rusk County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Rusk County at 54,854 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,027 households. The median household income in Rusk County is $68,658 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Rusk County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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