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Pest control companies in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area

How the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #206 of 345 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in West Virginia

Listings
18
6 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$198.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,303 a household
Spending per listing
$11M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
365,965
−2.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 pest control companies in the Huntington-Ashland metro area. 6 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.2 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Households in the Huntington-Ashland metro area spend about $198.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,303 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $11M of household spending for each company on map listings, 8% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in the Huntington-Ashland metro area classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 8,454 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Huntington-Ashland metro area declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the Huntington-Ashland metro area is 45 (lower middle), #206 of 345 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.

How the Huntington-Ashland 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.

Pest control in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHuntington-Ashland metro areaWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.20.91.4
Spending per listing$11M$14.5M$10.2M
Households per official establishment8,45412,5637,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.7%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,303$1,335$1,414
Median household income$60,078$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4557

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18
Employees, 2023
107
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
186 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 the Huntington-Ashland 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 Huntington-Ashland metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
365,965−2.6% since 2020
Households
152,165
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,916 sq. mi.
People per square mile
127
Median household income
$60,078
Average household income
$80,719
Median home value
$154,700
Jobs located here
137,552
Daytime population
362,067Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across West Virginia

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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 Huntington-Ashland metro area marked.

Top metro areas in West Virginia

Metro areas in West Virginia ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV823141.3$14.7M+3.3%#9 of 345
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV80151.3$11.7M+7.1%#11 of 345
1Charleston, WV6280.9$14.5M−4.7%#87 of 345
2Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH45181.2$11M−2.6%#206 of 345
Winchester, VA-WV44152.7$5.8M+6.5%#216 of 345
3Parkersburg-Vienna, WV3471.8$7.1M−2.3%#279 of 345

Other business types in the Huntington-Ashland 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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area?

The Huntington-Ashland metro area has 18 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $198.3M a year, or $1,303 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $11M 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 152,165 households in the Huntington-Ashland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Huntington-Ashland metro area has 1.2 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $11M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Huntington-Ashland metro area would have about 19, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,454 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Huntington-Ashland metro area at 365,965 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 152,165 households. Median household income in the Huntington-Ashland metro area is $60,078, 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 Huntington-Ashland metro area scores 45 for pest control companies (lower middle), #206 of 345 scored metro areas.

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