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Pest control companies in the Peoria, IL metro area
How the Peoria, IL 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #285 of 345 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois
- Listings
- 23
- 7 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $188.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,223 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.2M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 363,505
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the Peoria metro area is 33 (lower middle), #285 of 345 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 pest control companies in the Peoria metro area. 7 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 7% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
At $1,223 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Peoria metro area spend about $188.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $8.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 20% 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.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Peoria metro area in 2023. That is one for every 8,548 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Peoria metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Peoria metro area compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Peoria metro area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $8.2M | $13.8M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,548 | 12,751 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,223 | $1,322 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $71,857 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 169
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 237 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Peoria 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 Peoria metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 363,505−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 153,870
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $71,857
- Average household income
- $95,895
- Median home value
- $164,200
- Jobs located here
- 167,885
- Daytime population
- 365,155Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Peoria metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 70 | 327 | 0.9 | $15.4M | 0.0% | #41 of 345 |
| 2Champaign-Urbana, IL | 59 | 10 | 1.0 | $11.6M | +1.5% | #112 of 345 |
| 3Rockford, IL | 55 | 12 | 0.9 | $13.3M | −0.3% | #134 of 345 |
| 4Bloomington, IL | 49 | 9 | 1.3 | $9.9M | +0.1% | #179 of 345 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 46 | 148 | 1.3 | $10.1M | −0.2% | #195 of 345 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 36 | 7 | 1.7 | $8M | −1.2% | #268 of 345 |
| 5Peoria, IL | 33 | 23 | 1.5 | $8.2M | −1.3% | #285 of 345 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 31 | 26 | 1.6 | $7.6M | −0.9% | #292 of 345 |
| 6Springfield, IL | 29 | 16 | 1.8 | $7M | −1.2% | #308 of 345 |
| 7Kankakee, IL | 28 | 6 | 1.5 | $8.3M | −1.7% | #314 of 345 |
Other business types in the Peoria metro area
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 Peoria, IL metro area?
There are 23 pest control companies on map listings in the Peoria metro area as of September 2026. 7 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in the Peoria, IL metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $188.1M a year, or $1,223 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $8.2M 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 153,870 households in the Peoria metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Peoria, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
The Peoria metro area has 1.5 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $8.2M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Peoria metro area would have about 18, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,548 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is the Peoria, IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Peoria metro area at 363,505 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 153,870 households. Median household income in the Peoria metro area is $71,857, 11% below 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 Peoria metro area scores 33 for pest control companies (lower middle), #285 of 345 scored metro areas.
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