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Pest control companies in the York-Hanover, PA metro area

How the York-Hanover, PA 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #77 of 345 scored metro areas
#2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania

Listings
22
5 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$235.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,296 a household
Spending per listing
$10.7M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
473,197
+3.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 pest control companies in the York-Hanover metro area. 5 of them (23%) 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.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the York-Hanover metro area comes to about $235.4M a year: $1,296 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 5% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in the York-Hanover metro area was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 15,132 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the York-Hanover metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the York-Hanover metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in the York-Hanover metro area is 64 (upper middle), #77 of 345 scored metro areas and #2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the York-Hanover metro area 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 York-Hanover, PA metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureYork-Hanover metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.01.4
Spending per listing$10.7M$13.1M$10.2M
Households per official establishment15,13212,4707,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.3%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,296$1,286$1,414
Median household income$84,829$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6455

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12
Employees, 2023
110
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
225 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$100K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in the York-Hanover 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 York-Hanover metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
473,197+3.6% since 2020
Households
181,583
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
904 sq. mi.
People per square mile
512
Median household income
$84,829+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,143
Median home value
$248,600
Jobs located here
187,332
Daytime population
423,675Residents 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 metro areas in Pennsylvania for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the York-Hanover metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areas in Pennsylvania ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ70351.0$12.9M+3.0%#44 of 345
2York-Hanover, PA64221.2$10.7M+3.6%#77 of 345
3Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA64311.3$10.2M+4.2%#78 of 345
4Pittsburgh, PA62920.9$14.6M−1.3%#86 of 345
5Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD603201.3$11M+1.4%#110 of 345
6Lancaster, PA57261.2$10.9M+1.9%#121 of 345
7Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA56231.0$11.9M+1.4%#127 of 345
8Erie, PA5490.8$14.2M−1.8%#142 of 345
9Reading, PA50120.7$17.3M+2.7%#168 of 345
10State College, PA4881.4$9.3M−0.4%#184 of 345

Other business types in the York-Hanover metro area

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

Questions

How many pest control companies are in the York-Hanover, PA metro area?

There are 22 pest control companies on map listings in the York-Hanover metro area as of September 2026. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in the York-Hanover, PA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $235.4M a year, or $1,296 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $10.7M 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 181,583 households in the York-Hanover metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the York-Hanover, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The York-Hanover 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 $10.7M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, the York-Hanover metro area would have about 23, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,132 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is the York-Hanover, PA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the York-Hanover metro area at 473,197 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 181,583 households. Median household income in the York-Hanover metro area is $84,829, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. The York-Hanover metro area scores 64 for pest control companies (upper middle), #77 of 345 scored metro areas.

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