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Pest control companies in Allegheny County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #244 of 699 scored counties
#12 of 22 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
57
16 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
34
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$708.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,298 a household
Spending per listing
$12.4M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,225,035
−2.0% 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 Allegheny County spend about $708.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,298 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 57 pest control companies, that is $12.4M per company, 22% above 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 57 pest control companies on map listings in Allegheny County as of September 2026. 16 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Allegheny County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 16,053 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Allegheny County.

Population estimates put the population change in Allegheny County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pest control companies, Allegheny County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #244 of 699 scored counties and #12 of 22 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Allegheny County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Allegheny County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.01.01.4
Spending per listing$12.4M$13.1M$10.2M
Households per official establishment16,05312,4707,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+15.3%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,298$1,286$1,414
Median household income$78,548$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5855

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 340.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
303
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5716 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$250K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,225,035−2.0% since 2020
Households
545,802
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
730 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,696
Median household income
$78,548+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,072
Median home value
$227,600
Jobs located here
728,045
Daytime population
1,373,985Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Allegheny County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Northampton County, PA76100.8$16.5M+3.7%#41 of 699
2Chester County, PA76291.4$11.6M+4.2%#46 of 699
3Butler County, PA7170.9$15.6M+3.2%#82 of 699
4Dauphin County, PA67100.8$15.2M+2.3%#121 of 699
5Montgomery County, PA66441.3$11.9M+2.4%#141 of 699
6Westmoreland County, PA6480.5$24M−1.4%#166 of 699
7York County, PA64221.2$10.7M+3.6%#171 of 699
8Lackawanna County, PA6250.6$20.7M+0.5%#187 of 699
9Washington County, PA6180.9$14.2M+0.7%#205 of 699
10Bucks County, PA61321.3$12.1M+0.3%#208 of 699
12Allegheny County, PA58571.0$12.4M−2.0%#244 of 699

Other business types in Allegheny County

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Allegheny County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 57 pest control companies in Allegheny County. 16 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

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

About $708.4M a year, or $1,298 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $12.4M 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 545,802 households in Allegheny County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allegheny County, PA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Allegheny County has 1.0 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $12.4M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Allegheny County would have about 69, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,053 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Allegheny County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Allegheny County at 1,225,035 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 545,802 households. The median household income in Allegheny County is $78,548 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Allegheny County scores 58 for pest control companies (upper middle), #244 of 699 scored counties.

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