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Pest control companies in Barnstable County, MA
The pest control companies in Barnstable County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #445 of 699 scored counties
#11 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 22
- 5 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $151.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,432 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.9M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 233,539
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 pest control companies in Barnstable County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 23%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Barnstable County comes to about $151.5M a year: $1,432 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $6.9M per company, 33% 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 Barnstable County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 6,222 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $35K have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Barnstable County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barnstable County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Barnstable County is 43 (lower middle), #445 of 699 scored counties and #11 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Barnstable County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6.9M | $12.2M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,222 | 11,052 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.6% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,432 | $1,491 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $95,241 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 192
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $35K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Barnstable 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 Barnstable County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 233,539+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 105,777
- Median age
- 53.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 394 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 588
- Median household income
- $95,241+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,349
- Median home value
- $629,000
- Jobs located here
- 87,424
- Daytime population
- 221,377Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Barnstable County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Suffolk County, MA | 76 | 15 | 0.5 | $31.2M | +0.1% | #39 of 699 |
| 2Hampshire County, MA | 75 | 6 | 1.0 | $14M | +10.4% | #50 of 699 |
| 3Worcester County, MA | 74 | 36 | 1.1 | $13.2M | +3.7% | #62 of 699 |
| 4Norfolk County, MA | 74 | 39 | 1.4 | $12.1M | +2.2% | #63 of 699 |
| 5Essex County, MA | 73 | 35 | 1.1 | $13.2M | +2.3% | #67 of 699 |
| 6Middlesex County, MA | 72 | 83 | 1.3 | $12.7M | +2.8% | #75 of 699 |
| 7Bristol County, MA | 64 | 25 | 1.1 | $12.5M | +2.9% | #170 of 699 |
| 8Plymouth County, MA | 54 | 36 | 1.8 | $8.7M | +3.5% | #298 of 699 |
| 9Berkshire County, MA | 53 | 6 | 1.0 | $12.2M | −1.2% | #307 of 699 |
| 10Hampden County, MA | 45 | 30 | 1.6 | $7.5M | +0.2% | #411 of 699 |
| 11Barnstable County, MA | 43 | 22 | 2.1 | $6.9M | +2.4% | #445 of 699 |
Other business types in Barnstable 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 Barnstable County, MA?
Barnstable County has 22 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Barnstable County, MA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $151.5M a year, or $1,432 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 105,777 households in Barnstable County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barnstable County, MA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Barnstable County has 2.1 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.9M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Barnstable County would have about 15, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,222 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Barnstable County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Barnstable County at 233,539 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,777 households. Median household income in Barnstable County is $95,241, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Barnstable County scores 43 for pest control companies (lower middle), #445 of 699 scored counties.
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