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Pest control companies in Santa Cruz County, AZ

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,100 a household
Spending per listing
$9.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
50,020
+4.8% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Santa Cruz County comes to about $18.7M a year: $1,100 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.3M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies.

There are 2 pest control companies on map listings in Santa Cruz County as of September 2026. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Santa Cruz County classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 4,242 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Santa Cruz County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pest control companies on map listings, Santa Cruz County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Santa Cruz County compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Santa Cruz County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureSanta Cruz CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.91.4
Spending per listing$9.3M$7.1M$10.2M
Households per official establishment4,2425,0557,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.4%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,100$1,322$1,414
Median household income$55,217$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored29

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$494K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County

Population, 2025 estimate
50,020+4.8% since 2020
Households
16,966
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,236 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$55,217+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,913
Median home value
$233,000
Jobs located here
12,313
Daytime population
42,829Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Arizona

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The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Santa Cruz County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Coconino County, AZ6250.9$14.1M−0.6%#191 of 699
2Pinal County, AZ47271.7$7.7M+25.4%#389 of 699
3Maricopa County, AZ433361.9$7.2M+5.5%#442 of 699
4Cochise County, AZ3671.4$8.3M+0.6%#535 of 699
5Yavapai County, AZ36191.7$7.2M+6.5%#536 of 699
6Mohave County, AZ35171.7$6.8M+6.5%#553 of 699
7Pima County, AZ33862.0$6.4M+2.8%#577 of 699
8Yuma County, AZ31172.1$5.3M+9.2%#597 of 699
9Gila County, AZ2462.5$4.5M+0.9%#646 of 699
Santa Cruz County, AZNot scored21.2$9.3M+4.8%

Other business types in Santa Cruz County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Santa Cruz County, AZ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 pest control companies in Santa Cruz County. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in Santa Cruz County, AZ spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $18.7M a year, or $1,100 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $9.3M 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 16,966 households in Santa Cruz County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Santa Cruz County, AZ compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Santa Cruz County has 2 pest control companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,242 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Santa Cruz County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Santa Cruz County at 50,020 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,966 households. The median household income in Santa Cruz County is $55,217 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Santa Cruz County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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