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Pest control companies in Lehigh County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Lehigh County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #268 of 699 scored counties
#15 of 22 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 20
- 6 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $189.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,311 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.5M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 384,383
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 pest control companies in Lehigh County. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Lehigh County comes to about $189.3M a year: $1,311 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 pest control companies, that is $9.5M per company, 7% below 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.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Lehigh County in 2023. That is one for every 11,107 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lehigh County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Lehigh County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #268 of 699 scored counties and #15 of 22 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Lehigh 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.
| Measure | Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $9.5M | $13.1M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,107 | 12,470 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.3% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,311 | $1,286 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $80,079 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 206 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 384,383+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 144,386
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,097
- Median household income
- $80,079+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,753
- Median home value
- $300,400
- Jobs located here
- 215,511
- Daytime population
- 411,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northampton County, PA | 76 | 10 | 0.8 | $16.5M | +3.7% | #41 of 699 |
| 2Chester County, PA | 76 | 29 | 1.4 | $11.6M | +4.2% | #46 of 699 |
| 3Butler County, PA | 71 | 7 | 0.9 | $15.6M | +3.2% | #82 of 699 |
| 4Dauphin County, PA | 67 | 10 | 0.8 | $15.2M | +2.3% | #121 of 699 |
| 5Montgomery County, PA | 66 | 44 | 1.3 | $11.9M | +2.4% | #141 of 699 |
| 6Westmoreland County, PA | 64 | 8 | 0.5 | $24M | −1.4% | #166 of 699 |
| 7York County, PA | 64 | 22 | 1.2 | $10.7M | +3.6% | #171 of 699 |
| 8Lackawanna County, PA | 62 | 5 | 0.6 | $20.7M | +0.5% | #187 of 699 |
| 9Washington County, PA | 61 | 8 | 0.9 | $14.2M | +0.7% | #205 of 699 |
| 10Bucks County, PA | 61 | 32 | 1.3 | $12.1M | +0.3% | #208 of 699 |
| 15Lehigh County, PA | 57 | 20 | 1.4 | $9.5M | +2.7% | #268 of 699 |
Other business types in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County, PA?
Lehigh County has 20 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Lehigh County, PA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $189.3M a year, or $1,311 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $9.5M 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 144,386 households in Lehigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lehigh County, PA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Lehigh County has 1.4 pest control companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $9.5M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Lehigh County would have about 19, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,107 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Lehigh County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lehigh County at 384,383 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,386 households. Median household income in Lehigh County is $80,079, in line with 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. Lehigh County scores 57 for pest control companies (upper middle), #268 of 699 scored counties.
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