Market Data
US Pest Control Industry Statistics
16,535 establishments, 139,150 employees, $19.56 billion in receipts. Every national figure with its federal source and year attached.
16,535 establishments, 139,150 employees, $19.56 billion in receipts. Every national figure with its federal source and year attached.
Monthly churn below 2% is the premium benchmark and 80% recurring revenue moves you into the 6x to 8x band. What actually causes cancellation.
Schools carry the strictest pest rules of any building type: IPM programmes, advance notification and application records, varying by state.
Franchises cost $40,500 to $220,375 with 7% to 10% royalties. Independents start at $35,000 to $65,000 and pay none.
Snake removal averages $350, venomous species add $50 to $100. This is wildlife work, and removal does not address why they are there.
The label is a legal document and applying a product inconsistently with it breaks federal law. The four sections that matter to you.
Droppings in two rooms, noise in walls or gnaw damage all indicate a population rather than one animal. The threshold, by evidence.
The initial fee, contract term and cancellation fee have real room. The recurring per-visit price has almost none, because it is route economics.
Pest control, pest management, exterminator and IPM are used interchangeably. Only some of the differences are real, and one has legal force.
Seattle pays $58,380 and Houston $37,200, a 57% spread wider than the gap between states. The largest employing metros pay least.