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Pest control companies in Humboldt County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #358 of 699 scored counties
#20 of 37 scored counties in California

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$65.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,190 a household
Spending per listing
$13.1M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
131,647
−3.4% 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

At $1,190 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Humboldt County spend about $65.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 5 pest control companies, that is $13.1M per company, 28% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies.

Humboldt County has 5 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 36% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Humboldt County in 2023. That is one for every 9,154 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Humboldt County declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pest control companies, Humboldt County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #358 of 699 scored counties and #20 of 37 scored counties in California.

How Humboldt 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.

Pest control in Humboldt County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureHumboldt CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.91.31.4
Spending per listing$13.1M$11.2M$10.2M
Households per official establishment9,1546,8297,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.5%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,190$1,494$1,414
Median household income$61,160$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4946

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
57
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Humboldt 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 Humboldt County

Population, 2025 estimate
131,647−3.4% since 2020
Households
54,922
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$61,160+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,194
Median home value
$446,900
Jobs located here
48,178
Daytime population
133,286Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for pest control companies, numbered among those based in California, with Humboldt County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Francisco County, CA79130.4$48.9M−5.6%#27 of 699
2Santa Clara County, CA74661.0$18.8M−0.9%#57 of 699
3Alameda County, CA74581.0$17.5M−2.6%#58 of 699
4Marin County, CA7290.9$20.8M−2.9%#70 of 699
5San Joaquin County, CA70170.7$20.3M+5.5%#95 of 699
6San Mateo County, CA69281.1$17.5M−2.5%#105 of 699
7Santa Cruz County, CA69111.1$13.9M−4.7%#106 of 699
8Contra Costa County, CA67531.3$13.1M+0.3%#123 of 699
9Solano County, CA65140.9$16.5M+0.6%#152 of 699
10Placer County, CA61291.8$8.7M+8.9%#215 of 699
20Humboldt County, CA4950.9$13.1M−3.4%#358 of 699

Other business types in Humboldt County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Humboldt County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pest control companies in Humboldt County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Humboldt County, CA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $65.4M a year, or $1,190 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $13.1M 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 54,922 households in Humboldt County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Humboldt County, CA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Humboldt County has 0.9 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $13.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Humboldt County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,154 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Humboldt County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Humboldt County at 131,647 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,922 households. The median household income in Humboldt County is $61,160 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. Humboldt County scores 49 for pest control companies (lower middle), #358 of 699 scored counties.

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