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Pest control companies in the Monroe, LA metro area
How the Monroe, LA 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 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #329 of 345 scored metro areas
#9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 14
- 3 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $111.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,283 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 222,390
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For pest control companies, the Monroe metro area has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #329 of 345 scored metro areas and #9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 pest control companies in the Monroe metro area. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 14% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Households in the Monroe metro area spend about $111.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,283 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 pest control companies, that is $8M per company, 22% 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 Monroe metro area was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 4,579 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $77K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Monroe metro area. Population estimates show the Monroe metro area declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Monroe metro area compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Monroe metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $8M | $9.5M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,579 | 5,937 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.0% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,283 | $1,374 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $51,660 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19
- Employees, 2023
- 137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $77K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Monroe 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 Monroe metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 222,390−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 87,006
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,838 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $51,660
- Average household income
- $76,607
- Median home value
- $170,300
- Jobs located here
- 86,435
- Daytime population
- 221,924Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Monroe metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hammond, LA | 61 | 6 | 1.2 | $11.5M | +5.8% | #98 of 345 |
| 2Baton Rouge, LA | 53 | 48 | 1.4 | $10.1M | +2.1% | #156 of 345 |
| 3New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 52 | 43 | 1.1 | $13M | −3.4% | #162 of 345 |
| 4Lafayette, LA | 50 | 20 | 1.2 | $11.3M | +3.8% | #171 of 345 |
| 5Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 41 | 27 | 2.6 | $6.1M | +5.3% | #241 of 345 |
| 6Lake Charles, LA | 36 | 15 | 1.6 | $8.7M | −3.8% | #267 of 345 |
| 7Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 31 | 28 | 1.8 | $7.4M | −2.3% | #293 of 345 |
| 8Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 30 | 12 | 1.5 | $9.1M | −3.5% | #297 of 345 |
| 9Monroe, LA | 23 | 14 | 1.6 | $8M | −1.9% | #329 of 345 |
| 10Alexandria, LA | 11 | 16 | 2.8 | $4.7M | −2.5% | #345 of 345 |
Other business types in the Monroe 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 Monroe, LA metro area?
The Monroe metro area has 14 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in the Monroe, LA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $111.7M a year, or $1,283 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $8M 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 87,006 households in the Monroe metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Monroe, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
The Monroe metro area has 1.6 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $8M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Monroe metro area would have about 11, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,579 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is the Monroe, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Monroe metro area at 222,390 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 87,006 households. Median household income in the Monroe metro area is $51,660, 36% 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 Monroe metro area scores 23 for pest control companies (low), #329 of 345 scored metro areas.
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