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Pest control companies in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area

The pest control companies in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #207 of 345 scored metro areas
#14 of 23 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
227
37 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
280
+18.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2B
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,384 a household
Spending per listing
$8.8M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,769,007
+3.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 227 pest control companies in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area. Of those, 37 are chain locations, or 16%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 14% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area comes to about $2B a year: $1,384 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area was 280 in 2023, up 18.6% from 2019. That is one for every 5,179 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area.

Population estimates show the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area is 45 (lower middle), #207 of 345 scored metro areas and #14 of 23 scored metro areas based in California.

How the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureRiverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.61.31.4
Spending per listing$8.8M$11.2M$10.2M
Households per official establishment5,1796,8297,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.6%+8.5%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,384$1,494$1,414
Median household income$89,662$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4546

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
280+18.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,089
Annual payroll, 2023
$114M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
22737 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
196The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
14
Amount
$2.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area, 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 the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
4,769,007+3.5% since 2020
Households
1,450,250
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
27,277 sq. mi.
People per square mile
171
Median household income
$89,662+37.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,388
Median home value
$536,300
Jobs located here
1,656,299
Daytime population
4,318,676Residents 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 metro areas in California for pest control companies, numbered among those based in California, with the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area marked.

Top metro areas in California

Metro areas in California ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA741610.9$18.8M−2.4%#23 of 345
2Stockton-Lodi, CA73170.7$20.3M+5.5%#27 of 345
3San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA72681.0$18.7M−0.6%#35 of 345
4Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA70111.1$13.9M−4.7%#43 of 345
5Vallejo, CA67140.9$16.5M+0.6%#59 of 345
6Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA60191.0$15.3M−0.4%#104 of 345
7Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA541421.6$9M+3.2%#150 of 345
8Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA535941.3$11.1M−2.6%#154 of 345
9Yuba City, CA5071.1$11.5M+3.3%#170 of 345
10San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA49141.3$11.4M0.0%#176 of 345
14Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA452271.6$8.8M+3.5%#207 of 345

Other business types in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area

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Questions

How many pest control companies are in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area?

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area has 227 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 37 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 280 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 18.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $2B a year, or $1,384 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 227 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $8.8M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,450,250 households in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area has 1.6 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $8.8M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area would have about 196, against 227 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,179 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area at 4,769,007 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,450,250 households. Median household income in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area is $89,662, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.7%, 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. The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area scores 45 for pest control companies (lower middle), #207 of 345 scored metro areas.

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