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Pest control companies in the Capitol Planning Region, CT

The pest control companies in the Capitol Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #74 of 699 scored counties
#4 of 7 scored counties in Connecticut

Listings
43
6 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
29
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$550.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,408 a household
Spending per listing
$12.8M
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
994,115
+3.1% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Capitol Planning Region comes to about $550.7M a year: $1,408 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $12.8M per company, 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.

There are 43 pest control companies on map listings in the Capitol Planning Region as of September 2026. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Capitol Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 13,487 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $480K have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Capitol Planning Region.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Capitol Planning Region grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the Capitol Planning Region is 72 (upper middle), #74 of 699 scored counties and #4 of 7 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How the Capitol Planning Region compares

The same measures for Connecticut 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 Capitol Planning Region, CT compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureCapitol Planning RegionConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.11.4
Spending per listing$12.8M$12.8M$10.2M
Households per official establishment13,48713,7897,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,408$1,437$1,414
Median household income$93,394$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score7272

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29
Employees, 2023
251
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
436 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$480K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Capitol Planning Region, 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 the Capitol Planning Region

Population, 2025 estimate
994,115+3.1% since 2020
Households
391,113
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,027 sq. mi.
People per square mile
951
Median household income
$93,394
Average household income
$125,849
Median home value
$323,700
Jobs located here
527,329
Daytime population
1,033,267Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Connecticut

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The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Capitol Planning Region marked.

Top counties in Connecticut

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

Other business types in the Capitol Planning Region

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in the Capitol Planning Region, CT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 43 pest control companies in the Capitol Planning Region. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in the Capitol Planning Region, CT spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $550.7M a year, or $1,408 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 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 391,113 households in the Capitol Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Capitol Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Capitol Planning Region 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, the Capitol Planning Region would have about 54, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,487 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is the Capitol Planning Region, CT growing?

Population estimates put the Capitol Planning Region at 994,115 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 391,113 households. The median household income in the Capitol Planning Region is $93,394 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Capitol Planning Region scores 72 for pest control companies (upper middle), #74 of 699 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for pest control companies · All 56 business types in the Capitol Planning Region

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