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Pest control companies in Suffolk County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #377 of 699 scored counties
#19 of 24 scored counties in New York

Listings
95
11 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
112
+7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$812.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,644 a household
Spending per listing
$8.6M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,546,090
+1.6% 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 Suffolk County spend about $812.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,644 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $8.6M per company, 16% 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.

Suffolk County has 95 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (12%) 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.

Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Suffolk County in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,414 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $537K have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Suffolk County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Suffolk County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, Suffolk County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #377 of 699 scored counties and #19 of 24 scored counties in New York.

How Suffolk 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.

Pest control in Suffolk County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSuffolk CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.91.01.4
Spending per listing$8.6M$13.4M$10.2M
Households per official establishment4,4149,7777,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.7%+7.1%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,644$1,372$1,414
Median household income$130,686$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4852

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
104 → 112+7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
708
Annual payroll, 2023
$40.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9511 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$537K

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
1,546,090+1.6% since 2020
Households
494,405
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
898 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,620
Median household income
$130,686+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$167,491
Median home value
$578,400
Jobs located here
624,016
Daytime population
1,340,805Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for pest control companies, numbered among those based in New York, with Suffolk County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saratoga County, NY7780.8$18.4M+2.3%#38 of 699
2New York County, NY74690.9$17.4M−1.3%#60 of 699
3Dutchess County, NY72110.9$15.3M+1.5%#72 of 699
4Orange County, NY67161.2$12.2M+4.2%#125 of 699
5Westchester County, NY62591.6$10.2M+1.4%#194 of 699
6Onondaga County, NY60160.8$15.6M−1.9%#218 of 699
7Bronx County, NY59210.4$26.8M−3.8%#230 of 699
8Queens County, NY59700.8$16.2M−1.1%#231 of 699
9Monroe County, NY59280.9$14.4M−1.0%#234 of 699
10Rockland County, NY59191.8$8.4M+5.9%#238 of 699
19Suffolk County, NY48951.9$8.6M+1.6%#377 of 699

Other business types in Suffolk County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Suffolk County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 95 pest control companies in Suffolk County. 11 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019.

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

About $812.8M a year, or $1,644 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $8.6M 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 494,405 households in Suffolk County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Suffolk County, NY compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Suffolk County has 1.9 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $8.6M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Suffolk County would have about 80, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,414 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Suffolk County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Suffolk County at 1,546,090 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 494,405 households. The median household income in Suffolk County is $130,686 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.4% 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. Suffolk County scores 48 for pest control companies (lower middle), #377 of 699 scored counties.

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