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Pest control companies in the Madison, WI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in the Madison, WI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #71 of 345 scored metro areas
#2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin

Listings
38
6 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
26
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$406.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,348 a household
Spending per listing
$10.7M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
709,685
+4.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 38 pest control companies in the Madison metro area. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.

Households in the Madison metro area spend about $406.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,348 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $10.7M per company, 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 Madison metro area was 26 in 2023. That is one for every 11,599 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Madison metro area grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, the Madison metro area has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #71 of 345 scored metro areas and #2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Madison metro area compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Madison, WI metro area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureMadison metro areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.01.4
Spending per listing$10.7M$12.8M$10.2M
Households per official establishment11,59913,4757,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.3%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,348$1,250$1,414
Median household income$88,804$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score6555

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26
Employees, 2023
182
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
386 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The 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 the Madison 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 Madison metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
709,685+4.1% since 2020
Households
301,580
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
3,309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
209
Median household income
$88,804+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,647
Median home value
$372,400
Jobs located here
417,554
Daytime population
747,946Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pest control across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Wisconsin for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Madison metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Wisconsin

Metro areas in Wisconsin ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI83920.6$23M+2.6%#7 of 345
Duluth, MN-WI6750.4$28.8M+0.2%#58 of 345
1Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI6660.7$16.7M+0.4%#64 of 345
2Madison, WI65381.3$10.7M+4.1%#71 of 345
3Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI62631.0$13.3M0.0%#89 of 345
4Green Bay, WI62151.1$11.3M+2.5%#90 of 345
5Janesville-Beloit, WI6160.9$13.5M+1.7%#95 of 345
6Kenosha, WI6171.0$12.6M−0.4%#96 of 345
7La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN6060.8$14.6M+0.4%#106 of 345
8Appleton, WI57151.5$8.7M+2.7%#123 of 345

Other business types in the Madison 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 Madison, WI metro area?

The Madison metro area has 38 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in the Madison, WI metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $406.7M a year, or $1,348 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 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 301,580 households in the Madison metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Madison, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

The Madison metro area has 1.3 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 7% 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 Madison metro area would have about 40, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,599 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.

How fast is the Madison, WI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Madison metro area at 709,685 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 301,580 households. Median household income in the Madison metro area is $88,804, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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 Madison metro area scores 65 for pest control companies (upper middle), #71 of 345 scored metro areas.

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