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Pest control companies in Philadelphia County, PA
The pest control companies in Philadelphia County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #232 of 699 scored counties
#11 of 22 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 50
- 4 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $793M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,167 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.9M
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,574,281
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 pest control companies in Philadelphia County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 8%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
At $1,167 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Philadelphia County spend about $793M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $15.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 55% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Philadelphia County classed as exterminating and pest control services, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 23,429 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Philadelphia County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Philadelphia County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #232 of 699 scored counties and #11 of 22 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Philadelphia 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 | Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $15.9M | $13.1M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 23,429 | 12,470 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.4% | +15.3% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,167 | $1,286 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $61,953 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 29+7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 504 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,574,281−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 679,428
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 134 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11,759
- Median household income
- $61,953+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,219
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 745,931
- Daytime population
- 1,658,281Residents 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 |
| 11Philadelphia County, PA | 59 | 50 | 0.7 | $15.9M | −1.6% | #232 of 699 |
Other business types in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County, PA?
There are 50 pest control companies on map listings in Philadelphia County as of September 2026. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Philadelphia County, PA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $793M a year, or $1,167 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $15.9M 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 679,428 households in Philadelphia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Philadelphia County, PA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Philadelphia County has 0.7 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $15.9M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Philadelphia County would have about 78, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,429 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Philadelphia County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Philadelphia County at 1,574,281 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 679,428 households. Median household income in Philadelphia County is $61,953, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. Philadelphia County scores 59 for pest control companies (upper middle), #232 of 699 scored counties.
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