Pest control Industry Statistics and Trends

The pest control industry is a critical sector within the home services market, providing essential solutions to manage and eliminate various pests that pose health risks and structural damage. Businesses in this industry offer a range of services, including inspections, prevention, and extermination for common pests such as ants, bed bugs, bees, cockroaches, fleas, mites, hornets, wasps, mosquitoes, rodents, spiders, and termites.

Demand for pest control services is driven by factors such as seasonal infestations, increasing urbanization, and heightened awareness of health hazards associated with pests. Additionally, regulatory requirements for businesses and residential properties contribute to market growth. The industry has seen a steady rise in service providers leveraging digital marketing strategies, local services ads, and social media advertising to attract customers. Understanding market saturation, seasonality trends, and competitor strategies is essential for businesses looking to expand or optimize their operations in this competitive landscape.

Report based on an analysis of 38,174 Google Business Profiles from 28,694 companies operating across 17,973 websites in 1,907 U.S. cities.

Companies
28,694
Websites
17,973
Map locations
38,174
Cities
1,907

Overview

Marketing landscape
$25.66
Average CPC
$53.64
Average LSA lead
Paid channels utilization
LSA advertisers (23.2%)
8,858
Paid search advertisers (13.6%)
2,441
Social media advertisers (3.5%)
627
Market saturation
17.4
Companies per 100k population
New websites
1,491
+19.38%
in 2024 compared to 2023
Total websites
17,973
+9.13% (+1,491)
increase from 2023 to 2024
Pest control seasonality in United States
Based on search volume of 10,000 high intent industry keywords.
Top Industry keywords
Keyword Volume CPC
pest control near me 110.5K $12.37
pest control in near me 107.6K $12.37
exterminator pest control near me 88.9K $12.37
exterminator near me 46.4K $18.87
pest control services near me 17.0K $20.01
termite control near me 16.1K $35.77
pest control companies near me 12.0K $8.93

Growth leaders

Multi-location companies & franchises
Companies with the most locations
Website Locations
website.com
99
website.com
99
website.com
99
website.com
99
website.com
99
website.com
99
website.com
99
website.com
99
website.com
99
website.com
99
Location growth
Add the most new locations in the last 12 months
Website Locations New Total Growth
website.com
99 99 99 99
website.com
99 99 99 99
website.com
99 99 99 99
website.com
99 99 99 99
website.com
99 99 99 99
website.com
99 99 99 99
website.com
99 99 99 99
website.com
99 99 99 99
website.com
99 99 99 99
website.com
99 99 99 99

Digital performers

Top advertisers

Websites with the highest estimated impression share in Q4 2024

Website
website.com
website.com
website.com
website.com
website.com
website.com
website.com
website.com
website.com
website.com
Organic traffic leaders

Websites with the highest commercial-intent organic traffic in Q4 2024

Website
website.com
website.com
website.com
website.com
website.com
website.com
website.com
website.com
website.com
website.com

Business profiles overview

Reviews

Distribution of business profiles based on the number of reviews

Operating hours

Distribution of business profiles based on their operating hours

Profiles health

Key factors affecting the completeness and effectiveness of profiles

Without website (26.3%)
10,038
Unclaimed profiles (8.9%)
3,395
Without phone (2.2%)
844
Operation hours not set (8.9%)
3,397
Closed on Saturday (46.4%)
17,707
Closed on Sunday (71.7%)
27,339
Profiles with most reviews
Profile Rating Reviews
Profile name
4.7 10,318
Profile name
4.8 8,578
Profile name
4.9 8,116
Profile name
4.8 8,087
Profile name
4.9 7,826
Profile name
4.6 7,691
Profile name
4.6 7,603