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Pest control companies in Dauphin County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #121 of 699 scored counties
#4 of 22 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
10
3 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$151.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,249 a household
Spending per listing
$15.2M
48% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
293,351
+2.3% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Dauphin County comes to about $151.6M a year: $1,249 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 pest control companies, that is $15.2M per company, 48% 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 10 pest control companies on map listings in Dauphin County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 30%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Dauphin County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 20,226 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Dauphin County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dauphin County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, Dauphin County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #121 of 699 scored counties and #4 of 22 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Dauphin 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 Dauphin County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureDauphin CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.81.01.4
Spending per listing$15.2M$13.1M$10.2M
Households per official establishment20,22612,4707,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.3%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,249$1,286$1,414
Median household income$76,242$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6755

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
131
Annual payroll, 2023
$7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
103 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
293,351+2.3% since 2020
Households
121,358
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
525 sq. mi.
People per square mile
552
Median household income
$76,242+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,388
Median home value
$236,400
Jobs located here
201,933
Daytime population
355,122Residents 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 Dauphin 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

Other business types in Dauphin County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pest control companies in Dauphin County. 3 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 Dauphin County, PA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $151.6M a year, or $1,249 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $15.2M 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 121,358 households in Dauphin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dauphin County has 0.8 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $15.2M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Dauphin County would have about 15, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,226 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is Dauphin County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Dauphin County at 293,351 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,358 households. The median household income in Dauphin County is $76,242 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Dauphin County scores 67 for pest control companies (upper middle), #121 of 699 scored counties.

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