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Pest control companies in Sonoma County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Sonoma County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #233 of 699 scored counties
#11 of 37 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 19
- 6 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $291.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,525 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.3M
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 486,444
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 pest control companies in Sonoma County. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
At $1,525 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Sonoma County spend about $291.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $15.3M per company, 50% 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.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Sonoma County in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 5,969 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $701K have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Sonoma County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sonoma County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sonoma County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #233 of 699 scored counties and #11 of 37 scored counties in California.
How Sonoma 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 | Sonoma County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $15.3M | $11.2M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,969 | 6,829 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.7% | +8.5% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,525 | $1,494 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $104,674 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 32+6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 252
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 196 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $701K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Sonoma 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 Sonoma County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 486,444−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 190,998
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 308
- Median household income
- $104,674+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,354
- Median home value
- $815,500
- Jobs located here
- 200,159
- Daytime population
- 465,573Residents 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 |
| 11Sonoma County, CA | 59 | 19 | 1.0 | $15.3M | −0.4% | #233 of 699 |
Other business types in Sonoma County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many pest control companies are in Sonoma County, CA?
There are 19 pest control companies on map listings in Sonoma County as of September 2026. 6 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Sonoma County, CA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $291.2M a year, or $1,525 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $15.3M 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 190,998 households in Sonoma County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sonoma County, CA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Sonoma County has 1.0 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $15.3M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Sonoma County would have about 29, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,969 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Sonoma County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Sonoma County at 486,444 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 190,998 households. Median household income in Sonoma County is $104,674, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. Sonoma County scores 59 for pest control companies (upper middle), #233 of 699 scored counties.
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