Primary-source data on the structural pest control industry: establishment counts, employment, wages and market density by state.
84% of pest control establishments in Montana and South Dakota employ under five people; in Hawaii it is 37%. What the local competitive field looks like.
Los Angeles County has the most pest control establishments; Florida has 10 of the 12 densest large counties. County Business Patterns data mapped for the first time.
BLS projects 6% growth and 13,700 openings a year to 2035. Only about 600 of those are new jobs; the rest replace people who leave.
Maintenance work pays 61.5% more than pest control in Minneapolis but runs near parity in Florida. BLS metro data on where the industry actually loses candidates.
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.
Franchises cost $40,500 to $220,375 with 7% to 10% royalties. Independents start at $35,000 to $65,000 and pay none.
Seattle pays $58,380 and Houston $37,200, a 57% spread wider than the gap between states. The largest employing metros pay least.
Allergen is detectable in about 85% of inner-city US homes and two thirds of children with asthma there are sensitised. Killing roaches does not remove it.
Revenue per employee falls 18% when a solo operator becomes a small team. The Census data behind the hardest transition in this industry.
