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Pest control companies in the Jacksonville, FL metro area
How the Jacksonville, FL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #203 of 345 scored metro areas
#7 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 156
- 35 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 153
- +29.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,540 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,785,500
- +10.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 156 pest control companies in the Jacksonville metro area. Of those, 35 are chain locations, or 22%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Households in the Jacksonville metro area spend about $1B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,540 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 36% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Jacksonville metro area was 153 in 2023, up 29.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,334 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $6.7M have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Jacksonville metro area.
Population estimates show the Jacksonville metro area grew 10.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the Jacksonville metro area is 46 (lower middle), #203 of 345 scored metro areas and #7 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Jacksonville metro area 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.
| Measure | Jacksonville metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.5M | $6.7M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,334 | 3,804 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +29.7% | +8.9% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,540 | $1,503 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $79,643 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 153+29.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,847
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $90.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15635 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $6.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Jacksonville metro area, 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 Jacksonville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,785,500+10.7% since 2020
- Households
- 663,101
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 3,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 526
- Median household income
- $79,643+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,638
- Median home value
- $343,400
- Jobs located here
- 779,445
- Daytime population
- 1,697,743Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 85 | 7 | 1.0 | $14.8M | +21.1% | #5 of 345 |
| 2Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 53 | 25 | 2.1 | $7.6M | +9.4% | #161 of 345 |
| 3Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 52 | 189 | 1.8 | $8.3M | +10.3% | #165 of 345 |
| 4Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 46 | 451 | 1.9 | $8M | +4.2% | #200 of 345 |
| 5Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 46 | 56 | 1.9 | $7.2M | +19.8% | #201 of 345 |
| 6Naples-Marco Island, FL | 46 | 41 | 2.5 | $6.8M | +10.6% | #202 of 345 |
| 7Jacksonville, FL | 46 | 156 | 2.4 | $6.5M | +10.7% | #203 of 345 |
| 8Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 45 | 56 | 2.2 | $7M | +9.1% | #208 of 345 |
| 9Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 44 | 44 | 2.2 | $6.8M | +6.5% | #214 of 345 |
| 10North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 44 | 103 | 2.6 | $5.9M | +13.2% | #215 of 345 |
Other business types in the Jacksonville metro area
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 the Jacksonville, FL metro area?
There are 156 pest control companies on map listings in the Jacksonville metro area as of September 2026. 35 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 153 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 29.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Jacksonville, FL metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $1B a year, or $1,540 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 156 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.5M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 663,101 households in the Jacksonville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jacksonville, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
The Jacksonville metro area has 2.4 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.5M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Jacksonville metro area would have about 100, against 156 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,334 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Jacksonville, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Jacksonville metro area at 1,785,500 people in 2025, up 10.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 663,101 households. Median household income in the Jacksonville metro area is $79,643, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. The Jacksonville metro area scores 46 for pest control companies (lower middle), #203 of 345 scored metro areas.
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