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Pest control companies in Virginia Beach city, VA
How Virginia Beach city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #570 of 699 scored counties
#23 of 27 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 49
- 9 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $295.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,642 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 93% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 453,737
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Virginia Beach city scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pest control companies, ranking #570 of 699 scored counties and #23 of 27 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Virginia Beach city spend about $295.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,642 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $6M per company, 41% 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 49 pest control companies on map listings in Virginia Beach city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 93% above the U.S. rate of 1.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in Virginia Beach city classed as exterminating and pest control services, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,861 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Virginia Beach city. Population estimates show Virginia Beach city declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Virginia Beach 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 | Virginia Beach city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $6M | $10.2M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,861 | 7,901 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.7% | +7.0% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,642 | $1,683 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $92,968 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 37+5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 477
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 499 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 453,737−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 179,851
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 245 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,865
- Median household income
- $92,968+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,769
- Median home value
- $382,500
- Jobs located here
- 180,420
- Daytime population
- 440,196Residents 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 |
| 23Virginia Beach city, VA | 34 | 49 | 2.7 | $6M | −1.3% | #570 of 699 |
Other business types in Virginia Beach city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many pest control companies are in Virginia Beach city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 49 pest control companies in Virginia Beach city. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Virginia Beach city, VA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $295.2M a year, or $1,642 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $6M 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 179,851 households in Virginia Beach city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Virginia Beach city, VA compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Virginia Beach city has 2.7 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $6M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the U.S. ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Virginia Beach city would have about 29, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,861 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +10.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Virginia Beach city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Virginia Beach city at 453,737 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 179,851 households. The median household income in Virginia Beach city is $92,968 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Virginia Beach city scores 34 for pest control companies (lower middle), #570 of 699 scored counties.
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