Chicago, IL · Pest Control Companies
Pest Control Companies in Chicago, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 243 exterminating and pest control services in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area in 2023, employing 2,502 people with $138.8 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
243
12th most of 361 US metro areas
2,502
10.3 per business, against 8.8 across all metros
$138.8 million
$55,482 per employee
67%
of businesses, against 72% across all metros
+1.7%
in the number of businesses (239 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Chicago.
- Chicago is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of exterminating and pest control services, 12th of 361.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 10.3 employees each, against 8.8 across all metros.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps pest control companies in Chicago.
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The route, planned weeks out
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Re-services handled fast
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Quotes for the bigger work
Termite, rodent exclusion, wildlife, and one-time treatments priced from your rates, sent as a link the customer accepts and signs.
Questions
Pest Control Companies in Chicago
How many exterminating and pest control services are there in Chicago?
243 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 2,502 people and paid $138.8 million in annual payroll.
Is the Chicago market for pest control companies growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 239 to 243 (+1.7%).
What does VERA do for pest control companies in Chicago?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Chicago 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.
Pest Control Companies in other markets
Other Chicago markets
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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