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Pest control companies in Middlesex County, MA

The pest control companies in Middlesex County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #75 of 699 scored counties
#6 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
83
14 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
73
+19.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,663 a household
Spending per listing
$12.7M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,669,979
+2.8% 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 $1,663 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in Middlesex County spend about $1.1B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 83 pest control companies, that is $12.7M per company, 24% above 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 83 pest control companies on map listings in Middlesex County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Middlesex County in 2023, up 19.7% from 2019. That is one for every 8,688 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $484K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Middlesex County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Middlesex County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, Middlesex County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #75 of 699 scored counties and #6 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Middlesex 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.

Pest control in Middlesex County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureMiddlesex CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.21.4
Spending per listing$12.7M$12.2M$10.2M
Households per official establishment8,68811,0527,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.7%+9.6%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,663$1,491$1,414
Median household income$130,847$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score7265

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
61 → 73+19.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
765
Annual payroll, 2023
$49.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8314 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
103The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$484K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,669,979+2.8% since 2020
Households
634,215
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
818 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,003
Median household income
$130,847+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$178,065
Median home value
$727,800
Jobs located here
949,767
Daytime population
1,753,217Residents 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 counties in Massachusetts for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Middlesex County marked.

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Suffolk County, MA76150.5$31.2M+0.1%#39 of 699
2Hampshire County, MA7561.0$14M+10.4%#50 of 699
3Worcester County, MA74361.1$13.2M+3.7%#62 of 699
4Norfolk County, MA74391.4$12.1M+2.2%#63 of 699
5Essex County, MA73351.1$13.2M+2.3%#67 of 699
6Middlesex County, MA72831.3$12.7M+2.8%#75 of 699
7Bristol County, MA64251.1$12.5M+2.9%#170 of 699
8Plymouth County, MA54361.8$8.7M+3.5%#298 of 699
9Berkshire County, MA5361.0$12.2M−1.2%#307 of 699
10Hampden County, MA45301.6$7.5M+0.2%#411 of 699

Other business types in Middlesex County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Middlesex County, MA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 83 pest control companies in Middlesex County. 14 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 19.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Middlesex County, MA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $1.1B a year, or $1,663 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $12.7M 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 634,215 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Middlesex County, MA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Middlesex County has 1.3 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $12.7M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 103, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,688 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Middlesex County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Middlesex County at 1,669,979 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 634,215 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $130,847 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Middlesex County scores 72 for pest control companies (upper middle), #75 of 699 scored counties.

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