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Pest control companies in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area

The pest control companies in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #240 of 345 scored metro areas
#13 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
329
54 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
324
+3.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2B
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,510 a household
Spending per listing
$6.1M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
79% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
3,418,895
+7.3% 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area comes to about $2B a year: $1,510 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 40% 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.

There are 329 pest control companies on map listings in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area as of September 2026. 54 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 79% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area was 324 in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 4,106 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area.

Population estimates show the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area grew 7.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area is 41 (lower middle), #240 of 345 scored metro areas and #13 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.

How the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 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.

Pest control in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureTampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.21.4
Spending per listing$6.1M$6.7M$10.2M
Households per official establishment4,1063,8047,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.2%+8.9%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,510$1,503$1,414
Median household income$74,392$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4139

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
324+3.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,514
Annual payroll, 2023
$123M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
32954 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
197The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
3,418,895+7.3% since 2020
Households
1,330,303
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
2,516 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,314
Median household income
$74,392+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,527
Median home value
$345,100
Jobs located here
1,535,800
Daytime population
3,350,045Residents 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 metro areas in Florida for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wildwood-The Villages, FL8571.0$14.8M+21.1%#5 of 345
2Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL53252.1$7.6M+9.4%#161 of 345
3Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL521891.8$8.3M+10.3%#165 of 345
4Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL464511.9$8M+4.2%#200 of 345
5Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL46561.9$7.2M+19.8%#201 of 345
6Naples-Marco Island, FL46412.5$6.8M+10.6%#202 of 345
7Jacksonville, FL461562.4$6.5M+10.7%#203 of 345
8Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL45562.2$7M+9.1%#208 of 345
9Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL44442.2$6.8M+6.5%#214 of 345
10North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL441032.6$5.9M+13.2%#215 of 345
13Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL413292.5$6.1M+7.3%#240 of 345

Other business types in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area

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Questions

How many pest control companies are in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 329 pest control companies in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area. 54 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 324 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019.

How much do households in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $2B a year, or $1,510 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 329 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 1,330,303 households in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area has 2.5 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.1M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area would have about 197, against 329 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,106 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area at 3,418,895 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,330,303 households. The median household income in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area is $74,392 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area scores 41 for pest control companies (lower middle), #240 of 345 scored metro areas.

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