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Pest control companies in Erie County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Erie County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #261 of 699 scored counties
#13 of 24 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 42
- 7 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +15.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $507M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,238 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.1M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 946,741
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 pest control companies in Erie County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 17%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
At $1,238 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Erie County spend about $507M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $12.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 18% 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 23 businesses with payroll in Erie County classed as exterminating and pest control services, up 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 17,812 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Erie County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Erie County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Erie County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #261 of 699 scored counties and #13 of 24 scored counties in New York.
How Erie County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Erie County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $12.1M | $13.4M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,812 | 9,777 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.0% | +7.1% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,238 | $1,372 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $72,839 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 23+15.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 427 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 946,741−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 409,665
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 1,043 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 912
- Median household income
- $72,839+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,750
- Median home value
- $233,800
- Jobs located here
- 478,475
- Daytime population
- 994,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saratoga County, NY | 77 | 8 | 0.8 | $18.4M | +2.3% | #38 of 699 |
| 2New York County, NY | 74 | 69 | 0.9 | $17.4M | −1.3% | #60 of 699 |
| 3Dutchess County, NY | 72 | 11 | 0.9 | $15.3M | +1.5% | #72 of 699 |
| 4Orange County, NY | 67 | 16 | 1.2 | $12.2M | +4.2% | #125 of 699 |
| 5Westchester County, NY | 62 | 59 | 1.6 | $10.2M | +1.4% | #194 of 699 |
| 6Onondaga County, NY | 60 | 16 | 0.8 | $15.6M | −1.9% | #218 of 699 |
| 7Bronx County, NY | 59 | 21 | 0.4 | $26.8M | −3.8% | #230 of 699 |
| 8Queens County, NY | 59 | 70 | 0.8 | $16.2M | −1.1% | #231 of 699 |
| 9Monroe County, NY | 59 | 28 | 0.9 | $14.4M | −1.0% | #234 of 699 |
| 10Rockland County, NY | 59 | 19 | 1.8 | $8.4M | +5.9% | #238 of 699 |
| 13Erie County, NY | 57 | 42 | 1.0 | $12.1M | −0.6% | #261 of 699 |
Other business types in Erie 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 Erie County, NY?
There are 42 pest control companies on map listings in Erie County as of September 2026. 7 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Erie County, NY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $507M a year, or $1,238 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $12.1M 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 409,665 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, NY compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Erie County has 1.0 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $12.1M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Erie County would have about 50, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,812 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 946,741 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 409,665 households. Median household income in Erie County is $72,839, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Erie County scores 57 for pest control companies (upper middle), #261 of 699 scored counties.
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