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Pest control companies in Nelson County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Nelson County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,523 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 14,920
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 pest control companies in Nelson County. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households.
Households in Nelson County spend about $9.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,523 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2 pest control companies, that is $4.8M per company. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Nelson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nelson County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pest control companies on map listings, Nelson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Nelson County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Nelson County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $10.2M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,901 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,523 | $1,683 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $72,589 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Nelson 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 Nelson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,920+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 6,364
- Median age
- 49.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 471 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $72,589+12.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,122
- Median home value
- $321,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,841
- Daytime population
- 12,142Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arlington County, VA | 84 | 6 | 0.5 | $38.1M | +2.1% | #8 of 699 |
| 2Fairfax County, VA | 80 | 40 | 1.0 | $22M | +1.7% | #22 of 699 |
| 3Alexandria city, VA | 79 | 11 | 1.4 | $13.1M | +1.0% | #32 of 699 |
| 4Richmond city, VA | 78 | 11 | 1.1 | $13.6M | +4.6% | #37 of 699 |
| 5Loudoun County, VA | 71 | 32 | 2.2 | $10.3M | +6.4% | #90 of 699 |
| 6Stafford County, VA | 67 | 11 | 2.1 | $9.6M | +8.3% | #129 of 699 |
| 7Spotsylvania County, VA | 67 | 14 | 2.7 | $6.7M | +10.5% | #133 of 699 |
| 8Chesterfield County, VA | 65 | 27 | 1.9 | $8.9M | +8.7% | #162 of 699 |
| 9Prince William County, VA | 64 | 37 | 2.4 | $8.4M | +4.2% | #174 of 699 |
| 10Suffolk city, VA | 63 | 8 | 2.1 | $7.6M | +10.4% | #186 of 699 |
| Nelson County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.1 | $4.8M | +1.2% |
Other business types in Nelson 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 Nelson County, VA?
Nelson County has 2 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count pest control companies. No official count is published for exterminating and pest control services in Nelson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Nelson County, VA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $9.7M a year, or $1,523 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 6,364 households in Nelson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nelson County, VA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Nelson County has 2 pest control companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Nelson County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Nelson County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Nelson County at 14,920 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,364 households. Median household income in Nelson County is $72,589, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.9%, 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. Nelson County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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