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Pest control companies in Essex County, MA
The pest control companies in Essex County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #67 of 699 scored counties
#5 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 35
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $460.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,472 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.2M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,653
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Essex County is 73 (upper middle), #67 of 699 scored counties and #5 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pest control companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 pest control companies in Essex County. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Households in Essex County spend about $460.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,472 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 35 pest control companies, that is $13.2M per company, 29% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Essex County classed as exterminating and pest control services, down 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 13,048 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Essex County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Essex 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 | Essex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $13.2M | $12.2M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,048 | 11,052 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.0% | +9.6% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,472 | $1,491 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $101,883 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 24−4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 285
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 353 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,653+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 313,147
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,651
- Median household income
- $101,883+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,108
- Median home value
- $619,100
- Jobs located here
- 329,644
- Daytime population
- 736,954Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Essex 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 Essex County, MA?
Essex County has 35 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Essex County, MA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $460.8M a year, or $1,472 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $13.2M 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 313,147 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, MA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Essex County has 1.1 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $13.2M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Essex County would have about 45, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,048 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 826,653 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 313,147 households. Median household income in Essex County is $101,883, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Essex County scores 73 for pest control companies (upper middle), #67 of 699 scored counties.
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