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Pest control companies in Marathon County, WI
The pest control companies in Marathon County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #373 of 699 scored counties
#10 of 16 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $71.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,234 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.9M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 139,432
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pest control companies in Marathon County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Households in Marathon County spend about $71.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,234 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $11.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 16% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in Marathon County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Marathon County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Marathon County is 48 (lower middle), #373 of 699 scored counties and #10 of 16 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Marathon County 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.
| Measure | Marathon County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $11.9M | $12.8M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,475 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.3% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,234 | $1,250 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $77,884 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 55 |
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
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Marathon 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 Marathon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 139,432+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 57,866
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $77,884+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,899
- Median home value
- $219,600
- Jobs located here
- 72,449
- Daytime population
- 141,458Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dane County, WI | 71 | 29 | 1.2 | $11.8M | +4.9% | #85 of 699 |
| 2Racine County, WI | 64 | 6 | 0.7 | $16.7M | +0.4% | #167 of 699 |
| 3Washington County, WI | 62 | 6 | 1.1 | $12.9M | +1.8% | #193 of 699 |
| 4Milwaukee County, WI | 61 | 24 | 0.6 | $19M | −1.5% | #203 of 699 |
| 5Rock County, WI | 61 | 6 | 0.9 | $13.5M | +1.7% | #206 of 699 |
| 6Kenosha County, WI | 61 | 7 | 1.0 | $12.6M | −0.4% | #207 of 699 |
| 7Outagamie County, WI | 58 | 12 | 1.5 | $8.5M | +2.6% | #254 of 699 |
| 8Brown County, WI | 56 | 15 | 1.4 | $9.3M | +2.6% | #278 of 699 |
| 9Waukesha County, WI | 52 | 31 | 1.8 | $8M | +2.4% | #326 of 699 |
| 10Marathon County, WI | 48 | 6 | 1.0 | $11.9M | +1.0% | #373 of 699 |
Other business types in Marathon 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 Marathon County, WI?
Marathon County has 6 pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. No official count is published for exterminating and pest control services in Marathon County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Marathon County, WI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $71.4M a year, or $1,234 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $11.9M 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 57,866 households in Marathon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marathon County, WI compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Marathon County has 1.0 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $11.9M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Marathon County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Marathon County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Marathon County at 139,432 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,866 households. Median household income in Marathon County is $77,884, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Marathon County scores 48 for pest control companies (lower middle), #373 of 699 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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