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Pest control companies in Hillsborough County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Hillsborough County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #339 of 699 scored counties
#10 of 38 scored counties in Florida

Listings
127
30 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
125
+16.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$907.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,557 a household
Spending per listing
$7.1M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
57% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,574,115
+7.4% 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

At $1,557 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Hillsborough County spend about $907.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 127 pest control companies, that is $7.1M per company, 30% 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.

Hillsborough County has 127 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Hillsborough County was 125 in 2023, up 16.8% from 2019. That is one for every 4,666 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $273K have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Hillsborough County.

Population estimates put the population change in Hillsborough County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, Hillsborough County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #339 of 699 scored counties and #10 of 38 scored counties in Florida.

How Hillsborough County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Hillsborough County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureHillsborough CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.21.4
Spending per listing$7.1M$6.7M$10.2M
Households per official establishment4,6663,8047,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.8%+8.9%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,557$1,503$1,414
Median household income$79,540$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5139

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
107 → 125+16.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,221
Annual payroll, 2023
$64M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
12730 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$273K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,574,115+7.4% since 2020
Households
583,192
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,022 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,490
Median household income
$79,540+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,695
Median home value
$371,500
Jobs located here
844,193
Daytime population
1,660,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Florida, with Hillsborough County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL8371.0$14.8M+21.1%#11 of 699
2Osceola County, FL66161.1$12.7M+23.2%#139 of 699
3Santa Rosa County, FL62162.2$7.3M+11.7%#201 of 699
4Clay County, FL61141.7$9.3M+9.4%#211 of 699
5Miami-Dade County, FL581371.4$10.6M+4.0%#247 of 699
6Lake County, FL57241.5$10M+18.1%#266 of 699
7Orange County, FL551021.9$8M+6.7%#290 of 699
8Nassau County, FL5492.3$7M+17.4%#303 of 699
9St. Johns County, FL52322.8$6.6M+25.0%#330 of 699
10Hillsborough County, FL511272.2$7.1M+7.4%#339 of 699

Other business types in Hillsborough County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Hillsborough County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 127 pest control companies in Hillsborough County. 30 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 125 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 16.8% from 2019.

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

About $907.8M a year, or $1,557 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 127 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 583,192 households in Hillsborough County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hillsborough County, FL compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Hillsborough County has 2.2 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $7.1M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Hillsborough County would have about 89, against 127 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,666 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Hillsborough County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Hillsborough County at 1,574,115 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 583,192 households. The median household income in Hillsborough County is $79,540 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. Hillsborough County scores 51 for pest control companies (upper middle), #339 of 699 scored counties.

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