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Pest control companies in the Wausau, WI metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #175 of 345 scored metro areas
#9 of 12 scored metro areas based 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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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 6 pest control companies in the Wausau metro area. 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.

At $1,234 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Wausau metro area spend about $71.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. 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 the Wausau metro area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show the Wausau metro area grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pest control companies, the Wausau metro area has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #175 of 345 scored metro areas and #9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin.

How the Wausau 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 Wausau, WI metro area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWausau metro areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.01.01.4
Spending per listing$11.9M$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+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 score4955

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 the Wausau 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 Wausau metro area

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
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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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 Wausau 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
9Wausau, WI4961.0$11.9M+1.0%#175 of 345

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

The Wausau metro area 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 the Wausau metro area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Wausau, WI metro area 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 the Wausau metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Wausau metro area 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, the Wausau metro area would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is the Wausau, WI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Wausau metro area 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 the Wausau metro area is $77,884, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Wausau metro area scores 49 for pest control companies (lower middle), #175 of 345 scored metro areas.

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