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Pest control companies in Suffolk County, MA
How Suffolk County, MA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #39 of 699 scored counties
#1 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $468.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,432 a household
- Spending per listing
- $31.2M
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 791,891
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Suffolk County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #39 of 699 scored counties and #1 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pest control companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 pest control companies in Suffolk County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.5, 64% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Households in Suffolk County spend about $468.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,432 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 15 pest control companies, that is $31.2M per company, 3.1 times 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.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Suffolk County in 2023. That is one for every 40,896 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Population estimates show Suffolk County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Suffolk 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 | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $31.2M | $12.2M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 40,896 | 11,052 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.6% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,432 | $1,491 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $95,631 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The 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 Suffolk 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 Suffolk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 791,891+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 327,167
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 36%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.0
- Land area
- 58 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13,478
- Median household income
- $95,631+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $139,221
- Median home value
- $705,800
- Jobs located here
- 748,596
- Daytime population
- 1,129,553Residents 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 Suffolk 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 Suffolk County, MA?
There are 15 pest control companies on map listings in Suffolk County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Suffolk County, MA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $468.4M 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 15 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $31.2M 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 327,167 households in Suffolk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk County, MA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Suffolk County has 0.5 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $31.2M, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Suffolk County would have about 46, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 40,896 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Suffolk County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk County at 791,891 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,167 households. Median household income in Suffolk County is $95,631, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.3%, 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. Suffolk County scores 76 for pest control companies (high), #39 of 699 scored counties.
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