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Pest control companies in the Barnstable Town, MA metro area

The pest control companies in the Barnstable Town, MA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #246 of 345 scored metro areas
#6 of 6 scored metro areas based 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,432 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Barnstable Town metro area spend about $151.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $6.9M per company, 33% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only pest control companies.

There are 22 pest control companies on map listings in the Barnstable Town metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Barnstable Town metro area 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 the Barnstable Town metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Barnstable Town metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the Barnstable Town metro area is 40 (lower middle), #246 of 345 scored metro areas and #6 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts.

How the Barnstable Town metro area 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.

Pest control in Barnstable Town, MA metro area compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureBarnstable Town metro areaMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.11.21.4
Spending per listing$6.9M$12.2M$10.2M
Households per official establishment6,22211,0527,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/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 score4065

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
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 the Barnstable Town 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 Barnstable Town metro area

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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Pest control across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Massachusetts for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Massachusetts (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Barnstable Town metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Massachusetts

Metro areas in Massachusetts ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Amherst Town-Northampton, MA7861.0$14M+10.4%#13 of 345
2Worcester, MA76361.1$13.2M+3.7%#19 of 345
3Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH732351.2$12.9M+2.3%#30 of 345
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA54871.3$10.4M+2.1%#146 of 345
4Pittsfield, MA5061.0$12.2M−1.2%#169 of 345
5Springfield, MA43301.6$7.5M+0.2%#221 of 345
6Barnstable Town, MA40222.1$6.9M+2.4%#246 of 345

Other business types in the Barnstable Town metro area

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in the Barnstable Town, MA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 pest control companies in the Barnstable Town metro area. 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 the Barnstable Town, MA metro area 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. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which pest control companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,777 households in the Barnstable Town metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Barnstable Town, MA metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Barnstable Town metro area 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 U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Barnstable Town metro area 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 the Barnstable Town, MA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Barnstable Town metro area at 233,539 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,777 households. The median household income in the Barnstable Town metro area is $95,241 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Barnstable Town metro area scores 40 for pest control companies (lower middle), #246 of 345 scored metro areas.

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