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Pest control companies in Raleigh County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Raleigh County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$36M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,241 a household
Spending per listing
$12M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
71,775
−3.5% since 2020

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What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pest control companies in Raleigh County. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Households in Raleigh County spend about $36M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,241 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $12M per company, 17% 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 6 businesses with payroll in Raleigh County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 4,834 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Raleigh County declined 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pest control companies on map listings, Raleigh County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Raleigh 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.

Pest control in Raleigh County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRaleigh CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.00.91.4
Spending per listing$12M$14.5M$10.2M
Households per official establishment4,83412,5637,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.7%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,241$1,335$1,414
Median household income$52,150$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
40
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh County

Population, 2025 estimate
71,775−3.5% since 2020
Households
29,004
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
121
Median household income
$52,150+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,506
Median home value
$150,900
Jobs located here
34,669
Daytime population
82,083Residents 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 counties in West Virginia for pest control companies, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Raleigh County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kanawha County, WV6270.9$14.7M−4.3%#190 of 699
2Jefferson County, WV4573.1$5.4M+9.2%#416 of 699
3Wood County, WV3672.0$6.8M−2.1%#538 of 699
4Cabell County, WV3261.5$8.6M−3.2%#586 of 699
5Harrison County, WV2172.7$5.1M−2.5%#661 of 699
Raleigh County, WVNot scored31.0$12M−3.5%

Other business types in Raleigh County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Raleigh County, WV?

Raleigh County has 3 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Raleigh County, WV spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $36M a year, or $1,241 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $12M 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 29,004 households in Raleigh County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Raleigh County, WV compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Raleigh County has 1.0 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $12M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Raleigh County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,834 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Raleigh County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Raleigh County at 71,775 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,004 households. Median household income in Raleigh County is $52,150, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.2%, 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. Raleigh County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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