NAICS 561710
Pest Control Services in California
Establishments primarily engaged in exterminating and controlling insects, rodents and other pests, excluding agricultural pest control.
- Establishments (2023)
- 1,984
- Statewide, California
- Employees
- 16,819
- Mid-March employment
- Annual payroll
- $1.0B
- All establishments
- Avg. establishment size
- 8.5
- Employees per establishment
What acquirers look at
Among the highest-multiple SMB categories: contractual recurring revenue, ~85% retention, and route-based density economics. Heavily rolled up by national platforms.
Pest Control by county
Ranked by establishment count, 2023 County Business Patterns. For the crowded-versus-underserved reading, see the saturation ranking, which ranks by establishments per resident instead.
| # | County | Establishments | Per 10k residents | Share of state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County | 435 | 0.4 | 21.9% |
| 2 | San Diego County | 182 | 0.6 | 9.2% |
| 3 | Riverside County | 178 | 0.7 | 9.0% |
| 4 | Orange County | 169 | 0.5 | 8.5% |
| 5 | San Bernardino County | 102 | 0.5 | 5.1% |
| 6 | Sacramento County | 77 | 0.5 | 3.9% |
| 7 | Ventura County | 74 | 0.9 | 3.7% |
| 8 | Fresno County | 71 | 0.7 | 3.6% |
| 9 | Kern County | 64 | 0.7 | 3.2% |
| 10 | Santa Clara County | 63 | 0.3 | 3.2% |
| 11 | Contra Costa County | 52 | 0.4 | 2.6% |
| 12 | Alameda County | 43 | 0.3 | 2.2% |
| 13 | San Joaquin County | 35 | 0.4 | 1.8% |
| 14 | Stanislaus County | 34 | 0.6 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Sonoma County | 32 | 0.7 | 1.6% |
| 16 | San Mateo County | 30 | 0.4 | 1.5% |
| 17 | Tulare County | 30 | 0.6 | 1.5% |
| 18 | Placer County | 28 | 0.6 | 1.4% |
| 19 | Santa Barbara County | 27 | 0.6 | 1.4% |
| 20 | Butte County | 23 | 1.1 | 1.2% |
| 21 | San Luis Obispo County | 22 | 0.8 | 1.1% |
| 22 | Solano County | 20 | 0.4 | 1.0% |
| 23 | Madera County | 19 | 1.1 | 1.0% |
| 24 | Monterey County | 19 | 0.4 | 1.0% |
| 25 | Shasta County | 15 | 0.8 | 0.8% |
Counties in California
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Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2026Q1). Quarterly establishment counts and employment for employers covered by unemployment insurance. Retrieved 2026-09-08.