Boston, MA · Pest Control Companies
Pest Control Companies in Boston, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 186 exterminating and pest control services in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,689 people with $111.2 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
186
14th most of 361 US metro areas
1,689
9.1 per business, against 8.8 across all metros
$111.2 million
$65,846 per employee
73%
of businesses, against 72% across all metros
+1.1%
in the number of businesses (184 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Boston.
- Boston is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of exterminating and pest control services, 14th of 361.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 9.1 employees.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $65,846 per employee a year, against $53,988.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps pest control companies in Boston.
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Re-services handled fast
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Quotes for the bigger work
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Questions
Pest Control Companies in Boston
How many exterminating and pest control services are there in Boston?
186 in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,689 people and paid $111.2 million in annual payroll.
Is the Boston market for pest control companies growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 184 to 186 (+1.1%).
What does VERA do for pest control companies in Boston?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Boston business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is exterminating and pest control services, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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