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Pest control companies in Riverside County, CA
The pest control companies in Riverside County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #422 of 699 scored counties
#24 of 37 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 145
- 24 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 178
- +19.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,415 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.6M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,544,916
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Riverside County comes to about $1.1B a year: $1,415 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $7.6M per company, 26% 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 145 pest control companies on map listings in Riverside County as of September 2026. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 17%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 36% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 178 businesses with payroll in Riverside County classed as exterminating and pest control services, up 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,356 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $952K have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Riverside County.
Population estimates show Riverside County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Riverside County is 44 (lower middle), #422 of 699 scored counties and #24 of 37 scored counties in California.
How Riverside 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 | Riverside County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $7.6M | $11.2M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,356 | 6,829 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.5% | +8.5% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,415 | $1,494 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $93,074 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 149 → 178+19.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,379
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $72.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14524 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 107The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $952K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Riverside 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 Riverside County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,544,916+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 775,335
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 7,209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 344
- Median household income
- $93,074+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,893
- Median home value
- $557,300
- Jobs located here
- 814,658
- Daytime population
- 2,232,472Residents 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 |
| 24Riverside County, CA | 44 | 145 | 1.9 | $7.6M | +5.0% | #422 of 699 |
Other business types in Riverside 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 Riverside County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 145 pest control companies in Riverside County. 24 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 178 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 19.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Riverside County, CA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $1.1B a year, or $1,415 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 145 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $7.6M 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 775,335 households in Riverside County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riverside County, CA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Riverside County has 1.9 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $7.6M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Riverside County would have about 107, against 145 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,356 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Riverside County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Riverside County at 2,544,916 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 775,335 households. The median household income in Riverside County is $93,074 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Riverside County scores 44 for pest control companies (lower middle), #422 of 699 scored counties.
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