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Pest control companies in the Sandusky, OH metro area
How the Sandusky, OH metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #243 of 345 scored metro areas
#10 of 11 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $61.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,200 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.2M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 112,777
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Sandusky metro area spend about $61.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,200 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, in line with 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 6 pest control companies on map listings in the Sandusky metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Sandusky metro area in 2023. That is one for every 10,197 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $38K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Sandusky metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sandusky metro area declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Sandusky metro area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #243 of 345 scored metro areas and #10 of 11 scored metro areas based in Ohio.
How the Sandusky metro area compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Sandusky metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $10.2M | $11.1M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,197 | 12,866 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,200 | $1,218 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $73,502 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $280K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $38K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the Sandusky 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 Sandusky metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 112,777−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 50,986
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 506 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 226
- Median household income
- $73,502
- Average household income
- $96,712
- Median home value
- $207,500
- Jobs located here
- 46,448
- Daytime population
- 109,099Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sandusky metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 66 | 108 | 1.2 | $10.5M | +4.7% | #68 of 345 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 58 | 121 | 1.3 | $10.1M | +2.7% | #119 of 345 |
| 3Cleveland, OH | 56 | 88 | 0.9 | $13M | −0.8% | #126 of 345 |
| 4Youngstown-Warren, OH | 55 | 11 | 0.6 | $18.3M | −1.4% | #133 of 345 |
| 5Springfield, OH | 55 | 5 | 0.9 | $12.6M | −0.4% | #135 of 345 |
| 6Canton-Massillon, OH | 48 | 17 | 1.0 | $11.4M | −0.2% | #182 of 345 |
| 7Akron, OH | 47 | 35 | 1.2 | $10.4M | 0.0% | #188 of 345 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 45 | 18 | 1.2 | $11M | −2.6% | #206 of 345 |
| 8Toledo, OH | 42 | 31 | 1.2 | $9.6M | −1.0% | #227 of 345 |
| 9Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 42 | 46 | 1.3 | $9.1M | +1.5% | #229 of 345 |
| 10Sandusky, OH | 40 | 6 | 1.2 | $10.2M | −2.6% | #243 of 345 |
Other business types in the Sandusky metro area
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 the Sandusky, OH metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pest control companies in the Sandusky metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in the Sandusky, OH metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $61.2M a year, or $1,200 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $10.2M 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 50,986 households in the Sandusky metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sandusky, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
The Sandusky metro area has 1.2 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $10.2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $10.2M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,197 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sandusky, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sandusky metro area at 112,777 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 50,986 households. The median household income in the Sandusky metro area is $73,502 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Sandusky metro area scores 40 for pest control companies (lower middle), #243 of 345 scored metro areas.
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