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Pest control companies in Cumberland County, ME
The pest control companies in Cumberland County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #415 of 699 scored counties
#4 of 4 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 30
- 10 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $185.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,407 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 64% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,222
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 pest control companies in Cumberland County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Cumberland County comes to about $185.9M a year: $1,407 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 30 pest control companies, that is $6.2M per company, 39% 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 Cumberland County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 7,343 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Cumberland County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Cumberland County is 45 (lower middle), #415 of 699 scored counties and #4 of 4 scored counties in Maine.
How Cumberland County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Cumberland County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $11.1M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,343 | 11,943 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.3% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,407 | $1,246 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $95,677 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3010 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,222+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 132,168
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 369
- Median household income
- $95,677+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,060
- Median home value
- $451,200
- Jobs located here
- 199,197
- Daytime population
- 355,731Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, ME | 69 | 5 | 0.5 | $24.2M | +4.8% | #103 of 699 |
| 2Penobscot County, ME | 50 | 8 | 1.2 | $9.6M | +3.8% | #348 of 699 |
| 3Kennebec County, ME | 50 | 9 | 1.7 | $7.1M | +3.5% | #352 of 699 |
| 4Cumberland County, ME | 45 | 30 | 2.3 | $6.2M | +4.5% | #415 of 699 |
Other business types in Cumberland County
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 Cumberland County, ME?
There are 30 pest control companies on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. 10 of them (33%) 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 Cumberland County, ME spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $185.9M a year, or $1,407 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 30 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.2M 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 132,168 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, ME compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Cumberland County has 2.3 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.2M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 18, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,343 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 317,222 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 132,168 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $95,677, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cumberland County scores 45 for pest control companies (lower middle), #415 of 699 scored counties.
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