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Pest control companies in Butte County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Butte County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #675 of 699 scored counties
#36 of 37 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 18
- 3 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $104.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,252 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,211
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
For pest control companies, Butte County has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #675 of 699 scored counties and #36 of 37 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Butte County spend about $104.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,252 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 43% 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.
There are 18 pest control companies on map listings in Butte County as of September 2026. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Butte County in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 3,622 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Butte County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Butte County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Butte County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $11.2M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,622 | 6,829 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.5% | +8.5% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,252 | $1,494 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $67,928 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 23+9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 178
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 183 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Butte 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 Butte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,211−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 83,312
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 127
- Median household income
- $67,928+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,439
- Median home value
- $424,700
- Jobs located here
- 75,172
- Daytime population
- 203,711Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Francisco County, CA | 79 | 13 | 0.4 | $48.9M | −5.6% | #27 of 699 |
| 2Santa Clara County, CA | 74 | 66 | 1.0 | $18.8M | −0.9% | #57 of 699 |
| 3Alameda County, CA | 74 | 58 | 1.0 | $17.5M | −2.6% | #58 of 699 |
| 4Marin County, CA | 72 | 9 | 0.9 | $20.8M | −2.9% | #70 of 699 |
| 5San Joaquin County, CA | 70 | 17 | 0.7 | $20.3M | +5.5% | #95 of 699 |
| 6San Mateo County, CA | 69 | 28 | 1.1 | $17.5M | −2.5% | #105 of 699 |
| 7Santa Cruz County, CA | 69 | 11 | 1.1 | $13.9M | −4.7% | #106 of 699 |
| 8Contra Costa County, CA | 67 | 53 | 1.3 | $13.1M | +0.3% | #123 of 699 |
| 9Solano County, CA | 65 | 14 | 0.9 | $16.5M | +0.6% | #152 of 699 |
| 10Placer County, CA | 61 | 29 | 1.8 | $8.7M | +8.9% | #215 of 699 |
| 36Butte County, CA | 17 | 18 | 2.2 | $5.8M | −0.5% | #675 of 699 |
Other business types in Butte 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 Butte County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 pest control companies in Butte County. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Butte County, CA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $104.3M a year, or $1,252 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 83,312 households in Butte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butte County, CA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Butte County has 2.2 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $5.8M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Butte County would have about 10, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,622 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Butte County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Butte County at 209,211 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 83,312 households. The median household income in Butte County is $67,928 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Butte County scores 17 for pest control companies (low), #675 of 699 scored counties.
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