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Pest control companies in Portsmouth city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Portsmouth city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #510 of 699 scored counties
#18 of 27 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 3 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $53.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,321 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.9M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,777
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Portsmouth city spend about $53.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,321 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.9M per company, 13% below 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 6 pest control companies on map listings in Portsmouth city as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 50%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 7% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for exterminating and pest control services in Portsmouth city, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Portsmouth city declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pest control companies, Portsmouth city has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #510 of 699 scored counties and #18 of 27 scored counties in Virginia.
How Portsmouth city 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 | Portsmouth city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $8.9M | $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 | −1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,321 | $1,683 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $60,491 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 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
- 63 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Portsmouth city, 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 Portsmouth city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,777−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 40,288
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 33 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,919
- Median household income
- $60,491+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,856
- Median home value
- $246,900
- Jobs located here
- 32,664
- Daytime population
- 87,378Residents 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 |
| 18Portsmouth city, VA | 38 | 6 | 1.5 | $8.9M | −1.2% | #510 of 699 |
Other business types in Portsmouth city
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 Portsmouth city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pest control companies in Portsmouth city. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. No official count is published for exterminating and pest control services in Portsmouth city: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Portsmouth city, VA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $53.2M a year, or $1,321 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $8.9M 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 40,288 households in Portsmouth city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Portsmouth city, VA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Portsmouth city has 1.5 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $8.9M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Portsmouth city would have about 5, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Portsmouth city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Portsmouth city at 96,777 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,288 households. The median household income in Portsmouth city is $60,491 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.9% 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. Portsmouth city scores 38 for pest control companies (lower middle), #510 of 699 scored counties.
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