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Pest control companies in San Diego County, CA
The pest control companies in San Diego County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #323 of 699 scored counties
#17 of 37 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 176
- 24 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 182
- +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.8B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,531 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.2M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,282,248
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 176 pest control companies in San Diego County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in San Diego County comes to about $1.8B a year: $1,531 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $10.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, in line with 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.
Official counts show 182 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in San Diego County in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 6,436 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in San Diego County.
Population estimates put the population change in San Diego County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. San Diego County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #323 of 699 scored counties and #17 of 37 scored counties in California.
How San Diego 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 | San Diego County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $10.2M | $11.2M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,436 | 6,829 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | +8.5% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,531 | $1,494 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $106,268 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 174 → 182+4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,044
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $116M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17624 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 175The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in San Diego 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 San Diego County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,282,248−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 1,171,278
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,211 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 781
- Median household income
- $106,268+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $141,250
- Median home value
- $854,700
- Jobs located here
- 1,516,991
- Daytime population
- 3,269,716Residents 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 |
| 17San Diego County, CA | 52 | 176 | 1.5 | $10.2M | −0.6% | #323 of 699 |
Other business types in San Diego County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many pest control companies are in San Diego County, CA?
San Diego County has 176 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 182 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.
How much do households in San Diego County, CA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $1.8B a year, or $1,531 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 176 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $10.2M 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 1,171,278 households in San Diego County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Diego County, CA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
San Diego County has 1.5 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $10.2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, San Diego County would have about 175, against 176 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,436 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is San Diego County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Diego County at 3,282,248 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,171,278 households. Median household income in San Diego County is $106,268, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. San Diego County scores 52 for pest control companies (upper middle), #323 of 699 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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