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Pest control companies in the Charleston, WV metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in the Charleston, WV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #87 of 345 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $116.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,332 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.5M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 200,170
- −4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 pest control companies in the Charleston metro area. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 36% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Charleston metro area comes to about $116.4M a year: $1,332 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 pest control companies, that is $14.5M per company, 42% 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.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Charleston metro area in 2023. That is one for every 14,560 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $32K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Charleston metro area.
Population estimates show the Charleston metro area declined 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the Charleston metro area is 62 (upper middle), #87 of 345 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.
How the Charleston metro area compares
The same measures for West 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 | Charleston metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $14.5M | $14.5M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,560 | 12,563 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.7% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,332 | $1,335 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $60,117 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $32K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Charleston 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 Charleston metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,170−4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 87,358
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,746 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $60,117
- Average household income
- $81,990
- Median home value
- $141,100
- Jobs located here
- 110,278
- Daytime population
- 231,110Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for pest control companies, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Charleston metro area marked.
Top metro areas in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 82 | 314 | 1.3 | $14.7M | +3.3% | #9 of 345 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 80 | 15 | 1.3 | $11.7M | +7.1% | #11 of 345 |
| 1Charleston, WV | 62 | 8 | 0.9 | $14.5M | −4.7% | #87 of 345 |
| 2Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 45 | 18 | 1.2 | $11M | −2.6% | #206 of 345 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 44 | 15 | 2.7 | $5.8M | +6.5% | #216 of 345 |
| 3Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 34 | 7 | 1.8 | $7.1M | −2.3% | #279 of 345 |
Other business types in the Charleston metro area
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
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pest control companies are in the Charleston, WV metro area?
There are 8 pest control companies on map listings in the Charleston metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in the Charleston, WV metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $116.4M a year, or $1,332 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $14.5M 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 87,358 households in the Charleston metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Charleston, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
The Charleston metro area has 0.9 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $14.5M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Charleston metro area would have about 11, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,560 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is the Charleston, WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Charleston metro area at 200,170 people in 2025, down 4.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 87,358 households. Median household income in the Charleston metro area is $60,117, 26% 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 Charleston metro area scores 62 for pest control companies (upper middle), #87 of 345 scored metro areas.
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