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title: "Bill Clark Pest Control Review"
description: "Bill Clark Pest Control has a Handshake Score of 8.2 out of 10, ranking #36 of 164 in the West. It has 3,262 Google reviews averaging 5.0."
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updated: "2026-11-05"
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# Bill Clark Pest Control Review

By [Uri Mittelman](https://handshakereviews.com/authors/uri-mittelman.md), Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk · Updated November 5, 2026 · Verified October 27, 2026

Review · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bill-clark-pest-control/legit.md)

Bill Clark Pest Control ranks #36 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 8.2 out of 10.

This page draws on 36 public sources retrieved between October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026, and the record was verified on October 27, 2026. The sources are listed at the end.

## At a glance

- Rank and score: #36 of 164 in the West, Handshake Score 8.2 out of 10; data confidence medium.
- Door-to-door selling: not found in our research (badge “N/A”; this is not proof the company never sells door to door).
- Ownership: independent.
- Headquarters: Beaumont, Texas.
- Founded: 1957.
- Services on its record: general pest (residential), commercial pest control, industrial pest control, termite, rodent, mosquito, bed bug, wildlife, real estate (WDI) inspection, fire ants.
- Record verified October 27, 2026.
- Legal name: Bill Clark Pest Control, Inc..
- Website: https://billclarkbugsperts.com

## How we scored it

Handshake Score: 8.2 out of 10, #36 of 164 in the West. Each factor is scored from 0 to 10; every point added or taken away is listed with the fact behind it.

- Customer satisfaction (weight 46.67%, nominal 35%): 9.9/10
  - Google 5.00 across 3,262 West reviews
  - Other platforms 4.79/5 (BBB reviews 4.3, Facebook 4.8)
  - Blended 4.98/5: 93% Google, 7% other platforms (57 other-platform reviews, 1.7% of the 3,262 Google reviews; the full 40% needs 10%, 327)
- Complaint record (weight 13.33%, nominal 10%): 10.0/10
  - 0 BBB complaints in 3 yrs ÷ 3,262 (West (all in Texas) Google review total across the 3 Texas listings (2,929 + 328 + 5)) = 0.0 per 1,000 → 10
- Sales and contract fairness (weight 15%): not scored
  - Sales & contract factor not scored: no contract terms or sales-conduct findings in the record; remaining weights renormalized
- Licensing and compliance (weight 20%, nominal 15%): 10.0/10
- Legal and regulatory record (weight 20%, nominal 15%): 10.0/10
- Workplace score (weight 10%): not scored (< 20 employee reviews)

- Weighted average of the factors above: 10.0/10.
- Review volume −0.8: 3,262 of 5,000 Google reviews.
- Verification depth −0.4: 57 of 250 other reviews · 0 of 20 employee reviews.
- Locations −0.6: 3 of 10 locations.
- Handshake Score: 8.2/10.

Not scored for lack of records: sales and contract fairness. The remaining weights were rescaled.

## What customers say

- Bill Clark Pest Control has 3,262 Google reviews across 3 West listings, averaging 5.0.
- BBB (Texas: BBB file for the Beaumont headquarters and its…): 4.33/5, 6 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- Facebook (Texas: main page “Bill Clark Pest Control, Inc. - The…): rating not shown, 51 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- Facebook (Texas: Conroe page “Bill Clark Pest Control, Inc. - The…): rating not shown, 1 review, retrieved October 28, 2026
- Negative themes recorded by our researchers: missed or stopped follow-up visits / warranty dispute (1); rude office staff (1, within a 5-star review).

## Better Business Bureau

- Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 0 complaints in the last three years.
- BBB accredited since 1/1/1963.
- BBB customer reviews: 4.33/5 average from 6 reviews.
- Retrieved October 28, 2026.

## Contracts and sales practices

- Door-to-door badge: N/A.
- Sales notes: No door-to-door evidence found: no summer-sales or D2D recruiting, no reviews describing reps at the door, no solicitor permits. The careers page lists office sales staff and technicians only; BBB lists a sales manager. Sales appear to come from inbound requests (free inspection / estimate forms, phone). The 1957-era “sell in the morning” line is founder history, not evidence of a current D2D program. Searches used: “door to door OR summer sales”, sales job searches.
- Company states its Jasper-area pest control includes a 30-day warranty after the initial service; one-time treatment or recurring service offered.
- Company statement (BBB reply, 08/25/2026): a 12/17/2025 service carried a 30-day warranty; the company made three follow-up visits in the warranty period and later courtesy visits.
- Homepage says each plan includes a pest warranty and advertises “Up to $50 Off Recurring Packages” (offer expiring 10/31/2026); no plan prices, terms or contract length published.
- Coupons must be noted at inspection or proposal date.
- Third-party consumer financing through Wisetack (loans up to $25,000, terms 3-120 months, APR 0-35.9%). This is lender financing, not the service contract term.

## Licensing and registrations

- Status and expiry are as the issuing agency’s record showed them on the date retrieved.
- Texas · Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control Service · Commercial business license (categories PTL), BILL CLARK PEST CONTROL, Jefferson County (Beaumont main office); operator Joshua A Smith; responsible certified applicator Jordan E Smith; former SPCB number 166; issued 01/01/1990 · no. 0567545 · status: Listed in TDA current-licenses report (active), file dated 26 Oct 2026 · expires 12/31/2026
- Texas · Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control Service · Commercial business license (categories PTL), BILL CLARK PEST CONTROL, Montgomery County (Conroe office); operator Joshua A Smith; responsible certified applicator Nathan W Jennings; issued 05/30/2024 · no. 0938809 · status: Listed in TDA current-licenses report (active), file dated 26 Oct 2026 · expires 05/31/2027
- Texas · Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control Service · Commercial certified applicator (individual): Nathan W Jennings, registered with business TPCL 0938809 (Conroe). Shown for context; not a company record. · no. 0611518 (individual) · status: Listed in TDA certified-applicator report · expires 05/31/2027
- Texas · Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control Service · Commercial certified applicator (individual): Jordan E Smith, registered with business TPCL 0567545 (Beaumont). The certified-applicator report lists 40+ commercial certified applicators registered to TPCL 0567545. Shown for context; not a company record. · no. 0814656 (individual) · status: Listed in TDA certified-applicator report · expires 12/31/2026
- Texas · Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (Franchise Tax Account Status; SOS registration) · Business registry: BILL CLARK PEST CONTROL, INC. (Texas corporation); registered agent Joshua A Smith; 2024 PIR officers/directors Joshua A Smith and Sarah E Smith · no. Taxpayer 17416887184; SOS file 0029079800 · status: Right to Transact Business: ACTIVE; SOS Registration Status: ACTIVE; effective 05/18/1971

## Legal and regulatory record

- Only resolved government actions count toward the score. Summaries are our researchers’ wording of the source.
- [LAWSUIT OR ALLEGATION, claims are allegations unless the summary states an outcome; not counted in the legal score] May 9, 2024 · 172nd District Court, Jefferson County, Texas (trial cause E-208241); Ninth Court of Appeals of Texas (09-24-00007-CV) · lawsuit: Private personal-injury suit by a motorist alleging that a Bill Clark Pest Control employee, acting in the course and scope of his employment, rear-ended her vehicle. In a discovery dispute the company and the driver sought mandamus; on 05/09/2024 the Ninth Court of Appeals held that the trial court abused its discretion in denying the defendants’ motion to compel a physical and mental examination of the plaintiff and conditionally granted the petition for writ of mandamus (the writ to issue only if the trial court does not vacate that order). The trial-court outcome is not known (no free Jefferson County docket). Private suit about a vehicle accident; no government action; not consumer-practice related. Not scored.
- [COMPLAINT RECORD, a count or summary of complaints, not findings; not counted in the legal score] October 28, 2026 · Better Business Bureau in Southeast Texas · complaint-summary: BBB file “Bill Clark Pest Control, Inc.” (2975 N 11th St, Beaumont; covers the headquarters and its corporate-owned locations): 0 complaints shown. BBB Accredited since 1/1/1963, rating A+. No pattern-of-complaints alert shown.

## Mentions, awards and claims

### Mentions

- [In Memoriam: Bill Clark](https://www.pctonline.com/news/bill-l-clark-in-memoriam/) (Pest Control Technology (PCT) · November 22, 2022 · trade-press): PCT obituary for founder Bill L. Clark (died Nov. 18, 2022, at 89), covering the 1957 founding, his Texas A&M entomology ties and the 2018 sale to Josh and Sarah Smith.
- [Bill Clark Pest Control Celebrates 60 Years](https://www.pctonline.com/news/bill-clark-60-years/) (Pest Control Technology (PCT) · March 16, 2017 · trade-press): The company marked its 60th anniversary in Beaumont and donated $22,500 to 30 local charities.
- [Bill Clark Recognized by BBB of Southeast Texas](https://www.pctonline.com/news/bill-clark-bbb-recognition/) (Pest Control Technology (PCT) · February 27, 2014 · trade-press): The founder was inducted into the Southeast Texas BBB Hall of Fame and given its “Friend of the Bureau” award; the write-up by the local BBB president says Bill Clark Pest Control was a charter accredited business of that BBB in 1963. An award to the founder, not a company certification.

## On Reddit

- Reddit hasn’t been searched for this company yet.

## Locations

- States with a location on file: Texas.
- Cities: Beaumont, Texas, Conroe, Texas, Jasper, Texas.

## What we couldn’t verify

Overall confidence in this score: Medium, 6 of 11 points. [How confidence is set](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review#confidence).

What keeps it from rating higher:

- 12 independent websites cited (25 or more earns a point).
- 4 of 5 factors scored (not scored: sales and contract fairness).
- 3,262 western US Google reviews behind customer satisfaction (10,000 or more earns full points).
- Verifier rated the legal and regulatory record medium (high earns a point).

Verifier’s confidence by section: Identity high; Licensing high; Legal and regulatory medium; Customer reviews high; BBB high; Employee reviews medium; Mentions medium; Sales model medium.

### Gaps in the record

- All three checked live October 28, 2026.
- Jasper Google listing is unclaimed with no street address; the company site lists Jasper only as a service-area town and TDA shows no Jasper business license. Kept in locations and customer satisfaction.google as a listing, not as an office. No license gap deduction (wave TDA rule). No evidence of closure (listing shows open hours), so the October 28, 2026 closed-branch rule does not apply.
- Not added to locations. Not verified whether they were former offices.
- Google Maps showed a limited view to the automated browser; sorting by lowest rating failed, so negative Google excerpts were not reachable.
- TDA enforcement report (rolling 12 months, October 27, 2025 to October 26, 2026): no rows for “Bill Clark”, “Clark”, or TPCLs 0567545 / 0938809. Older TDA enforcement history is not published and was not checked.
- Contract terms: no service agreement, terms of service, cancellation policy or minimum term is published; the termite-treatment and home-inspection pages failed to load (ERR_SOCKET_NOT_CONNECTED, retried). Minimum term, cancellation fee, auto-renewal, cancellation channel and arbitration are unknown. No consumer reports of contract terms found.
- Texas AG: no complaint data published; searches for attorney general, settlement, lawsuit, consent order found no government action. OSHA establishment search not run. Jefferson County district-clerk docket for cause E-208241 not searched (no free statewide search), so the trial outcome of the personal-injury suit is unknown. Justia returned 403; the case was read on TAMES.
- CourtListener RECAP search for “Bill Clark Pest Control”: 11 cases, all others’ bankruptcies listing the company as a vendor/creditor; no federal case with the company as a party.
- Indeed blocked (Cloudflare 403); ratings from snippets only, not scored. Glassdoor: no profile found. RepVue: not searched (no sales-rep workforce found). Workplace not scored.
- Yelp blocked (403); rating from a search snippet only, not scored. Angi, HomeAdvisor, Thumbtack, Trustpilot: no profile found by search (Angi/HomeAdvisor-targeted query returned none). Nextdoor Orange page has neighbor posts but no rating or count; not recorded as a review platform.
- Reddit: no threads about this company found (site:reddit.com search returned none).
- LinkedIn and Instagram award claims rest on search snippets (pages need login); not verified with the issuers.
- No Louisiana office, license or listing found. Louisiana licensing not looked up (no Louisiana location).

### Open questions

- Jasper Google listing (5 reviews) is unclaimed and has no street address; kept as the company’s listing by the website test. Excluding it changes nothing material (G stays 5.0; complaint record base 3,257 vs 3,262, same band).
- Personal-injury suit (Jefferson County 172nd District Court, E-208241): trial outcome unknown (no free county docket). Private suit; stays unscored whatever the outcome.
- Older Orange, Vidor and Woodville directory addresses rest on search snippets only; not treated as former locations (no live evidence of an office or a closure).

## Common questions about Bill Clark Pest Control

### Is Bill Clark Pest Control licensed in Texas?

Bill Clark Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Texas. Statuses are as each state agency showed them on the date retrieved.

[Licensing record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bill-clark-pest-control.md) · [Is Bill Clark Pest Control legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bill-clark-pest-control/legit.md)

### Does Bill Clark Pest Control sell door to door?

Our research didn’t establish that Bill Clark Pest Control sells door to door. That isn’t proof that it never knocks.

[Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bill-clark-pest-control.md)

### What is Bill Clark Pest Control’s BBB rating?

Bill Clark Pest Control’s BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 0 complaints in the last three years.

[BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bill-clark-pest-control.md)

### Does Bill Clark Pest Control charge a cancellation fee?

Our record has no confirmed cancellation fee amount.

[Contract terms](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bill-clark-pest-control.md)

### How does Bill Clark Pest Control rank?

Bill Clark Pest Control ranks #36 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 8.2 out of 10 (Medium confidence). Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: customer satisfaction (9.9/10). Sales and contract fairness: N/A.

[How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bill-clark-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)

### Has Bill Clark Pest Control faced government actions?

No resolved government actions count against Bill Clark Pest Control in our scoring. One other lawsuit or regulatory record is listed but not scored; pending cases and allegations are not findings.

[Legal and regulatory record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bill-clark-pest-control.md)

### Where does Bill Clark Pest Control have locations?

Our record lists 3 locations for Bill Clark Pest Control in Texas. It appears in our area rankings for The Woodlands and Beaumont.

[Locations](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bill-clark-pest-control.md) · [Best pest control in the Woodlands area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/the-woodlands.md) · [Best pest control in the Beaumont area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/beaumont.md)

## Pest control in Texas

- [#4 of 58 in Texas](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-texas.md): [Beaumont area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/beaumont.md), [The Woodlands area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/the-woodlands.md)

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## Sources

36 distinct pages, numbered in the order they appear in the record. Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.

1. [Company website](https://billclarkbugsperts.com) — billclarkbugsperts.com · Company facts
2. [comptroller.texas.gov](https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/account-status/search/17416887184) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
3. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/beaumont/profile/pest-control/bill-clark-pest-control-inc-0845-10010925) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
4. [billclarkbugsperts.com](https://www.billclarkbugsperts.com/about-us) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
5. [pctonline.com](https://www.pctonline.com/news/bill-l-clark-in-memoriam/) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
6. [billclarkbugsperts.com](https://www.billclarkbugsperts.com/about-us/careers) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
7. [billclarkbugsperts.com](https://www.billclarkbugsperts.com/jasper-tx-pest-control) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
8. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/beaumont/profile/pest-control/bill-clark-pest-control-inc-0845-10010925/customer-reviews) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
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10. [billclarkbugsperts.com](https://www.billclarkbugsperts.com/special-offers) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
11. [billclarkbugsperts.com](https://www.billclarkbugsperts.com/financing) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
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18. [Facebook — Texas: main page “Bill Clark Pest Control, Inc. - The Bugsperts” (Beaumont; service area lists Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange, Nederland, Jasper, Crystal Beach, Conroe, Spring, The Woodlands, Montgomery)](https://www.facebook.com/billclarkbugsperts/reviews) — facebook.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
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22. [Yelp — Texas: Beaumont listing](https://www.yelp.com/questions/loc/beaumont-tx/higher-priced-pest-control-companies-beaumont-tx-generally/NOfaove3I6GplrAi_jTjkQ) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
23. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/beaumont/profile/pest-control/bill-clark-pest-control-inc-0845-10010925/complaints) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 28, 2026
24. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/beaumont/profile/pest-control/bill-clark-pest-control-inc-0845-10010925/more-info) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 28, 2026
25. [Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control Service](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv) — texasagriculture.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
26. [Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control Service](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_certified_applicator.csv) — texasagriculture.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
27. [172nd District Court, Jefferson County, Texas (trial cause E-208241); Ninth Court of Appeals of Texas (09-24-00007-CV)](https://search.txcourts.gov/Case.aspx?cn=09-24-00007-CV&coa=coa09) — search.txcourts.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
28. [172nd District Court, Jefferson County, Texas (trial cause E-208241); Ninth Court of Appeals of Texas (09-24-00007-CV)](https://search.txcourts.gov/SearchMedia.aspx?MediaVersionID=0d978cbd-9089-479c-913c-b8eb7e69f108&coa=coa09&DT=Opinion&MediaID=0a217f40-e83c-493b-a864-d200ff69cc01) — search.txcourts.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
29. [Indeed (employee reviews)](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Bill-Clark-Pest-Control/reviews) — indeed.com · Workplace · retrieved October 28, 2026
30. [Indeed (employee reviews)](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Bill-Clark-Pest-Control/reviews?fjobtitle=Pest+Control+Technician) — indeed.com · Workplace · retrieved October 28, 2026
31. [Indeed (employee reviews)](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Bill-Clark-Pest-Control/locations) — indeed.com · Workplace · retrieved October 28, 2026
32. [Bill Clark Pest Control Celebrates 60 Years](https://www.pctonline.com/news/bill-clark-60-years/) — pctonline.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
33. [Bill Clark Recognized by BBB of Southeast Texas](https://www.pctonline.com/news/bill-clark-bbb-recognition/) — pctonline.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
34. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bill-clark-pest-control-inc-) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
35. [instagram.com](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd2MQqHoPJr/) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
36. [billclarkbugsperts.com](https://www.billclarkbugsperts.com/where-we-service) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026

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