Houston, TX · Pest Control Companies
Pest Control Companies in Houston, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 319 exterminating and pest control services in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area in 2023, employing 2,883 people with $153.1 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
319
8th most of 361 US metro areas
2,883
9.0 per business, against 8.8 across all metros
$153.1 million
$53,108 per employee
74%
of businesses, against 72% across all metros
-1.5%
in the number of businesses (324 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Houston.
- Houston is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for exterminating and pest control services, 8th of 361.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 9.0 employees.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps pest control companies in Houston.
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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 Houston
How many exterminating and pest control services are there in Houston?
319 in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 2,883 people and paid $153.1 million in annual payroll.
Is the Houston market for pest control companies growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 324 to 319 (-1.5%).
What does VERA do for pest control companies in Houston?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Houston 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 Houston 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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