NAICS 561710

Pest Control Services in Long Beach, CA

The 4 ZIP codes assigned to Long Beach contained 14 Pest Control establishments in 2023, of which 3 employed 10 or more people.

Establishments (2023)
14
4 ZIP codes
10 or more employees
3
Practical financing floor
Share of county
3%
Los Angeles County
City population
450,469
2025 estimate

Figures cover the ZIP codes the U.S. Postal Service assigns to Long Beach (90804, 90805, 90807, 90810). ZIP areas are not municipal boundaries: they can extend beyond city limits and are shared between neighbouring places. This is a count of establishments in Long Beach's ZIP codes, not a count of businesses inside its city limits.

Establishments by size

Employee-count distribution. For most buyers the businesses worth pursuing sit in the 5 to 49 range: large enough to have a manager and real systems, small enough to be owner-operated.

EmployeesEstablishmentsShareDistribution
20-49321.4%

How this market compares

Long Beach against every other city in California on the same measure. City figures cover the ZIP codes assigned to the place rather than its municipal boundary, so they are compared as a share of the businesses in those same ZIP codes rather than per resident. Cities with fewer than 500 businesses in total are left unranked.

Typical0.14% of local businesses, against 0.13% statewide

About the same slice of the local business base as the industry holds statewide.

Vs state share
+8%
Share of local businesses
Rank by count
#15
of 159 cities
Rank by share
#126
of 154 ranked
Since 2020
+27%
Change in establishments

This compares how much of Long Beach’s business base is pest control services, against the California figure. Base: 9,885 establishments across all industries in the same ZIP codes, 2023. It does not measure revenue, profitability or whether a market is worth entering.

Business size mix

Long Beach is more consolidated than California as a whole: fewer micro-operators and a larger share of businesses with real headcount. Fewer targets, but the ones that exist are more likely to be financeable.

Share of establishmentsLong BeachCaliforniaDifference
Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer0.0%35.8%-35.8%
5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target21.4%10.5%+10.9%
10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing21.4%7.5%+13.9%

Nearest comparable markets

The closest places to Long Beach that also have Pest Control establishments on record. Useful for spotting a gap next door, or realising the market you are looking at is already served from the town over.

MarketEstablishmentsVs state share
Signal Hill3+207%
Lakewood3+71%
Carson4+80%
Los Alamitos5+205%
Bellflower8+410%

The wider Los Angeles County market

Employment and payroll are reported at county level only, so the figures below describe the county Long Beach sits in.

County establishments (2023)
435
Los Angeles County
County employees
2,919
Mid-March employment
County annual payroll
$167M
All establishments
Full Pest Control data for Los Angeles County

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.

Other industries in Long Beach

Nearby cities

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ZIP Code Business Patterns. Establishment counts and size distribution by ZIP code and NAICS, aggregated over the ZIP codes assigned to each city. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  3. 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.