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Pest control companies in the Waco, TX metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in the Waco, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #224 of 345 scored metro areas
#18 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
22
4 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$156.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,410 a household
Spending per listing
$7.1M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
308,807
+4.2% 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

Households in the Waco metro area spend about $156.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,410 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $7.1M per company, 30% 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.

The Waco metro area has 22 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Waco metro area in 2023. That is one for every 5,559 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Waco metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Waco metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Waco metro area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #224 of 345 scored metro areas and #18 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas.

How the Waco metro area 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 Waco, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWaco metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.61.4
Spending per listing$7.1M$9.9M$10.2M
Households per official establishment5,5597,3387,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.1%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,410$1,545$1,414
Median household income$66,205$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4357

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20
Employees, 2023
118
Annual payroll, 2023
$6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
224 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$10K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Waco metro area, 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 the Waco metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
308,807+4.2% since 2020
Households
111,178
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,785 sq. mi.
People per square mile
108
Median household income
$66,205
Average household income
$91,997
Median home value
$234,100
Jobs located here
129,143
Daytime population
295,622Residents 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 metro areas in Texas for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Waco metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX781371.4$12.6M+14.0%#14 of 345
2McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX74230.9$15M+5.6%#25 of 345
3Odessa, TX7381.2$11.6M+5.0%#31 of 345
4Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX733901.5$10.9M+10.3%#32 of 345
5Lubbock, TX72151.1$13.1M+4.6%#38 of 345
6Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX684771.6$10M+10.6%#56 of 345
7Midland, TX68121.7$9.7M+9.8%#57 of 345
8Sherman-Denison, TX65112.0$7.3M+12.8%#73 of 345
9San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX631601.7$9.1M+9.5%#85 of 345
10Killeen-Temple, TX62231.3$10.8M+7.2%#91 of 345
18Waco, TX43222.0$7.1M+4.2%#224 of 345

Other business types in the Waco metro area

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in the Waco, TX metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 pest control companies in the Waco metro area. 4 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in the Waco, TX metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $156.8M a year, or $1,410 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 111,178 households in the Waco metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Waco, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Waco metro area has 2.0 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $7.1M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Waco metro area would have about 15, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,559 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is the Waco, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Waco metro area at 308,807 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,178 households. The median household income in the Waco metro area is $66,205 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Waco metro area scores 43 for pest control companies (lower middle), #224 of 345 scored metro areas.

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