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Pest control companies in Portage County, WI

The pest control companies in Portage County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$36.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,220 a household
Spending per listing
$18.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
71,943
+2.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pest control companies in Portage County. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households.

Households in Portage County spend about $36.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,220 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $18.1M per company. 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 Portage County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Portage County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pest control companies on map listings, Portage County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Portage 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.

Pest control in Portage County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasurePortage CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.71.01.4
Spending per listing$18.1M$12.8M$10.2M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,4757,814
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.3%+10.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,220$1,250$1,414
Median household income$76,070$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Portage 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 Portage County

Population, 2025 estimate
71,943+2.2% since 2020
Households
29,679
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
801 sq. mi.
People per square mile
88
Median household income
$76,070+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,142
Median home value
$243,100
Jobs located here
33,759
Daytime population
69,944Residents 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 counties in Wisconsin for pest control companies, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Portage County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dane County, WI71291.2$11.8M+4.9%#85 of 699
2Racine County, WI6460.7$16.7M+0.4%#167 of 699
3Washington County, WI6261.1$12.9M+1.8%#193 of 699
4Milwaukee County, WI61240.6$19M−1.5%#203 of 699
5Rock County, WI6160.9$13.5M+1.7%#206 of 699
6Kenosha County, WI6171.0$12.6M−0.4%#207 of 699
7Outagamie County, WI58121.5$8.5M+2.6%#254 of 699
8Brown County, WI56151.4$9.3M+2.6%#278 of 699
9Waukesha County, WI52311.8$8M+2.4%#326 of 699
10Marathon County, WI4861.0$11.9M+1.0%#373 of 699
Portage County, WINot scored20.7$18.1M+2.2%

Other business types in Portage County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pest control companies are in Portage County, WI?

There are 2 pest control companies on map listings in Portage County as of September 2026. The listings count pest control companies. No official count is published for exterminating and pest control services in Portage County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Portage County, WI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $36.2M a year, or $1,220 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $18.1M 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 29,679 households in Portage County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Portage County, WI compare with the U.S. for pest control companies?

Portage County has 2 pest control companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pest control companies to household spending, Portage County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Portage County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Portage County at 71,943 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,679 households. Median household income in Portage County is $76,070, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Portage County has no market score for pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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How the score works · Top markets for pest control companies · All 56 business types in Portage County

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