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Pest control companies in San Joaquin County, CA

How San Joaquin County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #95 of 699 scored counties
#5 of 37 scored counties in California

Listings
17
3 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
35
+25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$344.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,406 a household
Spending per listing
$20.3M
98% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
823,815
+5.5% 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 17 pest control companies in San Joaquin County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 18%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in San Joaquin County comes to about $344.8M a year: $1,406 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 17 pest control companies, that is $20.3M per company, 98% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in San Joaquin County classed as exterminating and pest control services, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 7,007 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates show San Joaquin County grew 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in San Joaquin County is 70 (upper middle), #95 of 699 scored counties and #5 of 37 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Joaquin CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.71.31.4
Spending per listing$20.3M$11.2M$10.2M
Households per official establishment7,0076,8297,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.0%+8.5%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,406$1,494$1,414
Median household income$92,179$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7046

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 35+25.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
395
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
173 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The 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 San Joaquin 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 Joaquin County

Population, 2025 estimate
823,815+5.5% since 2020
Households
245,250
Median age
35.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
573
Median household income
$92,179+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,604
Median home value
$530,700
Jobs located here
284,408
Daytime population
748,070Residents 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 San Joaquin 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

Other business types in San Joaquin County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in San Joaquin County, CA?

San Joaquin County has 17 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019.

How much do households in San Joaquin County, CA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $344.8M a year, or $1,406 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $20.3M 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 245,250 households in San Joaquin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Joaquin County has 0.7 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $20.3M, 98% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, San Joaquin County would have about 34, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,007 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

How fast is San Joaquin County, CA growing?

Population estimates put San Joaquin County at 823,815 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 245,250 households. Median household income in San Joaquin County is $92,179, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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 Joaquin County scores 70 for pest control companies (upper middle), #95 of 699 scored counties.

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