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Pest control companies in Arlington County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Arlington County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #8 of 699 scored counties
#1 of 27 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $228.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $2,041 a household
- Spending per listing
- $38.1M
- 3.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 243,931
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Arlington County scores 84 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #8 of 699 scored counties and #1 of 27 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pest control companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pest control companies in Arlington County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.5, 64% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Households in Arlington County spend about $228.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $2,041 per household, 44% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 pest control companies, that is $38.1M per company, 3.7 times 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Arlington County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Arlington County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Arlington County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Arlington County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $38.1M | $10.2M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,901 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $2,041 | $1,683 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $142,114 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Arlington 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 Arlington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 243,931+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 112,027
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 41%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 26 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9,089
- Median household income
- $142,114+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $189,970
- Median home value
- $895,000
- Jobs located here
- 166,762
- Daytime population
- 284,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arlington County, VA | 84 | 6 | 0.5 | $38.1M | +2.1% | #8 of 699 |
| 2Fairfax County, VA | 80 | 40 | 1.0 | $22M | +1.7% | #22 of 699 |
| 3Alexandria city, VA | 79 | 11 | 1.4 | $13.1M | +1.0% | #32 of 699 |
| 4Richmond city, VA | 78 | 11 | 1.1 | $13.6M | +4.6% | #37 of 699 |
| 5Loudoun County, VA | 71 | 32 | 2.2 | $10.3M | +6.4% | #90 of 699 |
| 6Stafford County, VA | 67 | 11 | 2.1 | $9.6M | +8.3% | #129 of 699 |
| 7Spotsylvania County, VA | 67 | 14 | 2.7 | $6.7M | +10.5% | #133 of 699 |
| 8Chesterfield County, VA | 65 | 27 | 1.9 | $8.9M | +8.7% | #162 of 699 |
| 9Prince William County, VA | 64 | 37 | 2.4 | $8.4M | +4.2% | #174 of 699 |
| 10Suffolk city, VA | 63 | 8 | 2.1 | $7.6M | +10.4% | #186 of 699 |
Other business types in Arlington 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 Arlington County, VA?
There are 6 pest control companies on map listings in Arlington County as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. No official count is published for exterminating and pest control services in Arlington County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Arlington County, VA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $228.6M a year, or $2,041 per household. That is 44% above the U.S. average (an index of 144, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $38.1M 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 112,027 households in Arlington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arlington County, VA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Arlington County has 0.5 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $38.1M, 3.7 times the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Arlington County would have about 22, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Arlington County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Arlington County at 243,931 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 112,027 households. Median household income in Arlington County is $142,114, 76% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.4%, 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. Arlington County scores 84 for pest control companies (high), #8 of 699 scored counties.
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