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Pest control companies in Harrison County, WV
How Harrison County, WV 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 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #661 of 699 scored counties
#5 of 5 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 7
- 3 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,366 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 93% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,221
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Harrison County is 21 (low), #661 of 699 scored counties and #5 of 5 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Harrison County comes to about $36M a year: $1,366 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 pest control companies, that is $5.1M per company, 50% 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.
Harrison County has 7 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 93% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Harrison County in 2023. That is one for every 5,271 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Harrison County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Harrison County 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 | Harrison County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $14.5M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,271 | 12,563 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,366 | $1,335 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $60,377 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 73 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,221−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,353
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 416 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 156
- Median household income
- $60,377+13.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,166
- Median home value
- $166,200
- Jobs located here
- 34,505
- Daytime population
- 72,165Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kanawha County, WV | 62 | 7 | 0.9 | $14.7M | −4.3% | #190 of 699 |
| 2Jefferson County, WV | 45 | 7 | 3.1 | $5.4M | +9.2% | #416 of 699 |
| 3Wood County, WV | 36 | 7 | 2.0 | $6.8M | −2.1% | #538 of 699 |
| 4Cabell County, WV | 32 | 6 | 1.5 | $8.6M | −3.2% | #586 of 699 |
| 5Harrison County, WV | 21 | 7 | 2.7 | $5.1M | −2.5% | #661 of 699 |
Other business types in Harrison 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 Harrison County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pest control companies in Harrison County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. 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 Harrison County, WV spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $36M a year, or $1,366 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 26,353 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrison County, WV compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Harrison County has 2.7 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $5.1M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Harrison County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,271 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Harrison County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Harrison County at 64,221 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,353 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $60,377 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.9% 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. Harrison County scores 21 for pest control companies (low), #661 of 699 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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