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Pest control industry data: page 6

Original analysis of public records: inspection results, payroll data, pesticide use reports and complaint logs, with the method shown.

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A clean empty kitchen in a modest apartment, the setting where cockroach allergen accumulates in dustCockroaches

Cockroach Allergen and Asthma: What the Research Shows

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.

September 5, 2026Two pest control service vans parked on a suburban street with a technician walking between themOriginal data

Scaling a Pest Control Business: The Dip Nobody Warns You About

Revenue per employee falls 18% when a solo operator becomes a small team. The Census data behind the hardest transition in this industry.

August 31, 2026Hands tracing a route on a large paper street map with a pen and highlighter during route diligenceOriginal data

Buying a Pest Control Route: What Actually Moves the Price

Route density of 6 to 9 stops a day directly moves the offer. Deals run 65 to 75% cash plus an earnout, because 10 to 30%...

August 29, 2026Technician crouched inspecting a monitoring station against a wall base and recording the finding on a clipboardOriginal data

Integrated Pest Management: What IPM Actually Changes

Every company says it practises IPM. The defining feature is the action threshold, and there are five checkable signs of whether you are getting it.

August 28, 2026Empty pest control service van with its doors open in a depot yard, equipment stowed and nobody presentOriginal data

Why Pest Control Cannot Hire: The Trade Pay Gap, Verified

Pest control pays $45,250 against $63,800 for plumbers. We checked the widely cited trade pay gaps against BLS and they are wrong.

August 28, 2026Quiet residential street of modest single family houses in a midwestern American town, the housing stock pest control operators serveOriginal data

Best States to Start a Pest Control Business in 2026

Ohio, Minnesota and Indiana top our opportunity index. Florida, the largest market in the country, ranks 46th. Market size and market opportunity are not the same...

August 25, 2026Rows of unbranded white pest control service vans in a large fleet yard, showing the scale of consolidated operatorsOriginal data

Three Firms Hold 28% of Pest Control Revenue. Here Is Why That Matters

Three companies collect 27.8% of US pest control revenue while 8,882 firms employ under five people. The Census data behind the private equity roll-up.

August 24, 2026Aerial view of an American suburban neighbourhood of detached houses, the housing stock pest control companies serveOriginal data

Pest Control Market Density Index: A 5.5x Gap Between States

There were 16,535 pest control establishments in the US in 2023. Florida carries 9.85 for every 100,000 residents, Minnesota 1.80. Across the 50 states, the denser...

August 19, 2026