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Pest control companies in Santa Cruz County, CA
How Santa Cruz 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #106 of 699 scored counties
#7 of 37 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $153.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,581 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.9M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 258,852
- −4.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,581 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Santa Cruz County spend about $153.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 11 pest control companies, that is $13.9M per company, 36% 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.
There are 11 pest control companies on map listings in Santa Cruz County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Santa Cruz County in 2023. That is one for every 13,843 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Santa Cruz County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Santa Cruz County is 69 (upper middle), #106 of 699 scored counties and #7 of 37 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Santa Cruz 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 | Santa Cruz County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $13.9M | $11.2M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,843 | 6,829 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.5% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.7% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,581 | $1,494 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $111,093 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 258,852−4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 96,898
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 445 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 595
- Median household income
- $111,093+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $156,435
- Median home value
- $1,027,500
- Jobs located here
- 95,587
- Daytime population
- 247,989Residents 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 |
Other business types in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pest control companies in Santa Cruz County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Santa Cruz County, CA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $153.2M a year, or $1,581 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $13.9M 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 96,898 households in Santa Cruz County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Santa Cruz County, CA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Santa Cruz County has 1.1 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $13.9M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Santa Cruz County would have about 15, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,843 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Santa Cruz County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Santa Cruz County at 258,852 people in 2025, down 4.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 96,898 households. The median household income in Santa Cruz County is $111,093 a year, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. Santa Cruz County scores 69 for pest control companies (upper middle), #106 of 699 scored counties.
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