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Pest control companies in Connecticut

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Connecticut, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
161
28 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
104
+3.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.1B
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
Listings per 10k households
1.1
21% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$12.8M
25% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#6 of 51
Market score 72 · Upper middle

A site report maps the pest control companies on map listings around any address in Connecticut by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Connecticut has 161 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 17%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

At $1,437 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Connecticut spend about $2.1B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $12.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 25% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 104 businesses with payroll in Connecticut classed as exterminating and pest control services, up 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 13,789 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 10.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Connecticut.

Among the 50 states and DC, Connecticut ranks #6 for pest control companies, with a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area scores highest (77). Among 7 scored counties, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores highest (75).

Every market in Connecticut for pest control companies

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Connecticut, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Connecticut, ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT7770.6$22.1M+2.0%#15 of 345
2Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT74501.1$13.2M+3.0%#26 of 345
3Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT73531.5$10.7M+3.7%#33 of 345
4New Haven, CT70251.1$12.7M+2.5%#45 of 345
5Waterbury-Shelton, CT66221.2$11M+3.2%#67 of 345

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Connecticut, ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Torrington, CTNot scored20.4$33.7M+2.2%
Putnam, CTNot scored20.5$26.7M+3.0%

Counties

Counties in Connecticut, ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT7570.9$15.7M+2.3%#49 of 699
2Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT7470.6$22.1M+2.0%#56 of 699
3Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT74381.6$10.4M+3.5%#65 of 699
4Capitol Planning Region, CT72431.1$12.8M+3.1%#74 of 699
5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT70151.3$11.4M+4.1%#100 of 699
6South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT69251.1$12.7M+2.5%#108 of 699
7Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT66221.2$11M+3.2%#146 of 699
Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTNot scored20.4$33.7M+2.2%
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTNot scored20.5$26.7M+3.0%

Markets with fewer than 5 pest control companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Connecticut?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 161 pest control companies in Connecticut. 28 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Connecticut spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $2.1B a year, or $1,437 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 161 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $12.8M 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 1,434,007 households in Connecticut and national spending patterns by income.

How does Connecticut compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Connecticut has 1.1 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $12.8M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Connecticut would have about 202, against 161 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,789 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

Which market in Connecticut has the highest market score for pest control companies?

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 7 scored counties in Connecticut, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores highest, at 75 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Connecticut scores 72 for pest control companies (upper middle), #6 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Connecticut. It maps the pest control companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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