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Pest control companies in Milwaukee County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pest control companies in Milwaukee County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #203 of 699 scored counties
#4 of 16 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 24
- 9 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $456.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,164 a household
- Spending per listing
- $19M
- 86% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 924,216
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 pest control companies in Milwaukee County. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 1.4.
Households in Milwaukee County spend about $456.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,164 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 pest control companies, that is $19M per company, 86% 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 Milwaukee County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 35,673 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $21K has gone to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Milwaukee County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Milwaukee County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pest control companies in Milwaukee County is 61 (upper middle), #203 of 699 scored counties and #4 of 16 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Milwaukee 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 | Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Spending per listing | $19M | $12.8M | $10.2M |
| Households per official establishment | 35,673 | 13,475 | 7,814 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.3% | +10.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,164 | $1,250 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $64,435 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 249 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $21K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as exterminating and pest control services in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 924,216−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 392,399
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,837
- Median household income
- $64,435+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,836
- Median home value
- $230,700
- Jobs located here
- 496,935
- Daytime population
- 971,639Residents 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 Milwaukee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pest control companies are in Milwaukee County, WI?
There are 24 pest control companies on map listings in Milwaukee County as of September 2026. 9 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count pest control companies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as exterminating and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Milwaukee County, WI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $456.9M a year, or $1,164 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $19M 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 392,399 households in Milwaukee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Milwaukee County, WI compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?
Milwaukee County has 0.6 pest control companies per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 1.4. Spending per company is $19M, 86% above the U.S. figure of $10.2M. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Milwaukee County would have about 45, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 35,673 households, against one for every 7,814 across the U.S.
How fast is Milwaukee County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Milwaukee County at 924,216 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 392,399 households. Median household income in Milwaukee County is $64,435, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Milwaukee County scores 61 for pest control companies (upper middle), #203 of 699 scored counties.
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