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Pest control companies in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #108 of 699 scored counties
#6 of 7 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 25
- 8 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $317.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,377 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.7M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 578,741
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,377 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region spend about $317.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $12.7M per company, 24% 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.
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 25 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region classed as exterminating and pest control services. That is one for every 13,569 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Population estimates put the population change in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #108 of 699 scored counties and #6 of 7 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How the South Central Connecticut 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.
| Measure | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $12.7M | $12.8M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,569 | 13,789 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,377 | $1,437 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $88,197 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 140
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 258 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the South Central Connecticut 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 578,741+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 230,673
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,554
- Median household income
- $88,197
- Average household income
- $121,518
- Median home value
- $353,100
- Jobs located here
- 298,580
- Daytime population
- 597,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 75 | 7 | 0.9 | $15.7M | +2.3% | #49 of 699 |
| 2Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 74 | 7 | 0.6 | $22.1M | +2.0% | #56 of 699 |
| 3Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 74 | 38 | 1.6 | $10.4M | +3.5% | #65 of 699 |
| 4Capitol Planning Region, CT | 72 | 43 | 1.1 | $12.8M | +3.1% | #74 of 699 |
| 5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 70 | 15 | 1.3 | $11.4M | +4.1% | #100 of 699 |
| 6South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 69 | 25 | 1.1 | $12.7M | +2.5% | #108 of 699 |
| 7Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 66 | 22 | 1.2 | $11M | +3.2% | #146 of 699 |
Other business types in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region
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 the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 pest control companies in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. 8 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $317.6M a year, or $1,377 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $12.7M 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 230,673 households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
The South Central Connecticut 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 $12.7M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the South Central Connecticut Planning Region would have about 31, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,569 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the South Central Connecticut Planning Region at 578,741 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 230,673 households. The median household income in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $88,197 a year, 9% 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 69 for pest control companies (upper middle), #108 of 699 scored counties.
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