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Pest control companies in Ventura County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Ventura County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #604 of 699 scored counties
#31 of 37 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 70
- 7 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- +2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $436.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,556 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 79% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 830,851
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
For pest control companies, Ventura County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #604 of 699 scored counties and #31 of 37 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Ventura County spend about $436.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,556 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 70 pest control companies, that is $6.2M per company, 39% below 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 70 pest control companies on map listings in Ventura County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 10%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 79% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 74 businesses with payroll in Ventura County classed as exterminating and pest control services, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,789 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Ventura County. Population estimates show Ventura County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ventura 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 | Ventura County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $11.2M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,789 | 6,829 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.8% | +8.5% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,556 | $1,494 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $109,797 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 72 → 74+2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 505
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 707 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Ventura 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 Ventura County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 830,851−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 280,360
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,841 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 455
- Median household income
- $109,797+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $144,867
- Median home value
- $822,700
- Jobs located here
- 321,509
- Daytime population
- 755,963Residents 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 |
| 31Ventura County, CA | 30 | 70 | 2.5 | $6.2M | −1.5% | #604 of 699 |
Other business types in Ventura County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pest control companies are in Ventura County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 70 pest control companies in Ventura County. 7 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Ventura County, CA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $436.4M a year, or $1,556 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.2M 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 280,360 households in Ventura County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ventura County, CA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Ventura County has 2.5 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.2M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Ventura County would have about 43, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,789 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Ventura County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Ventura County at 830,851 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 280,360 households. The median household income in Ventura County is $109,797 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Ventura County scores 30 for pest control companies (lower middle), #604 of 699 scored counties.
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