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Pest control companies in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #237 of 345 scored metro areas
#9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
20
6 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$132M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,232 a household
Spending per listing
$6.6M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
263,795
+0.8% 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

Households in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area spend about $132M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,232 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.6M per company, 35% 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 20 pest control companies on map listings in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 17,852 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $385K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area.

Population estimates show the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #237 of 345 scored metro areas and #9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureKalamazoo-Portage metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.90.91.4
Spending per listing$6.6M$13.6M$10.2M
Households per official establishment17,85215,7397,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.6%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,232$1,230$1,414
Median household income$72,532$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4157

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
86
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
206 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$385K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Kalamazoo-Portage 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 Kalamazoo-Portage metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
263,795+0.8% since 2020
Households
107,110
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
562 sq. mi.
People per square mile
467
Median household income
$72,532+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,205
Median home value
$241,800
Jobs located here
120,525
Daytime population
271,929Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Michigan

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

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ann Arbor, MI74100.7$20.8M−0.4%#22 of 345
2Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI651510.9$14.9M+0.1%#69 of 345
3Lansing-East Lansing, MI60180.9$13M+1.4%#108 of 345
4Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI57541.2$10.5M+2.8%#122 of 345
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI56110.9$13.9M+0.1%#125 of 345
5Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI5671.0$10.9M+1.8%#129 of 345
6Flint, MI54161.0$11.9M−1.1%#144 of 345
7Jackson, MI4971.1$10.5M−0.4%#177 of 345
8Niles, MI4471.1$10.8M−1.3%#211 of 345
9Kalamazoo-Portage, MI41201.9$6.6M+0.8%#237 of 345

Other business types in the Kalamazoo-Portage 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 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 pest control companies in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area. 6 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $132M a year, or $1,232 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 107,110 households in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Kalamazoo-Portage metro area has 1.9 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6.6M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area would have about 13, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,852 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area at 263,795 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,110 households. The median household income in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area is $72,532 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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 Kalamazoo-Portage metro area scores 41 for pest control companies (lower middle), #237 of 345 scored metro areas.

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