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Pest control companies in Ada County, ID

How Ada County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #451 of 699 scored counties
#3 of 6 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
52
10 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
34
+36.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$286.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,412 a household
Spending per listing
$5.5M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
86% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
546,141
+9.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 pest control companies in Ada County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Ada County comes to about $286.1M a year: $1,412 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 52 pest control companies, that is $5.5M per company, 46% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in Ada County classed as exterminating and pest control services, up 36.0% from 2019. That is one for every 5,957 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $580K have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Ada County.

Population estimates put the population change in Ada County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ada County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #451 of 699 scored counties and #3 of 6 scored counties in Idaho.

How Ada County compares

The same measures for Idaho 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 Ada County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureAda CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.62.01.4
Spending per listing$5.5M$6.4M$10.2M
Households per official establishment5,9576,4827,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+36.0%+59.4%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.6%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,412$1,286$1,414
Median household income$91,502$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score4332

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 34+36.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
221
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$580K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
546,141+9.6% since 2020
Households
202,543
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,052 sq. mi.
People per square mile
493
Median household income
$91,502+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,631
Median home value
$512,300
Jobs located here
294,737
Daytime population
566,160Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Idaho

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

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Twin Falls County, ID4772.0$6M+7.9%#392 of 699
2Canyon County, ID45151.7$7.2M+18.1%#413 of 699
3Ada County, ID43522.6$5.5M+9.6%#451 of 699
4Bannock County, ID3392.7$4.5M+4.9%#584 of 699
5Kootenai County, ID32172.4$5.4M+11.0%#591 of 699
6Bonneville County, ID31153.4$3.8M+8.9%#600 of 699

Other business types in Ada County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Ada County, ID?

There are 52 pest control companies on map listings in Ada County as of September 2026. 10 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 36.0% from 2019.

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

About $286.1M a year, or $1,412 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 52 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 202,543 households in Ada County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ada County, ID compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Ada County has 2.6 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $5.5M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Ada County would have about 28, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,957 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Ada County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Ada County at 546,141 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,543 households. Median household income in Ada County is $91,502, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.0%, 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. Ada County scores 43 for pest control companies (lower middle), #451 of 699 scored counties.

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