Pest Control · Boston, MA

Pest Control Market in
Boston, MA

$100M TAM · Market Score 52/100 · Ranked #17 of 925 MSAs by TAM

Bottom-up market data for the Boston, MA MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.

Total TAM
$100M
rank #17 of 925
Market Score
52/100
rank #344 of 925 · 63th percentile
Operators
186
1,689 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
3.8%
rank #337 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Boston scored 52/100 for Pest Control

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Boston ranks in the 63th percentile nationally for Pest Control.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
Mean Annual Temperature35%51.538
Fragmentation Score35%13.127
Single-Family Detached30%959,25799

TAM by segment

$100M in Boston broken down by segment

Control_pest Residential Recurring
$91M
91% of total TAM
Control_pest One Time
$9M
9% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Boston

Population
4,953,354
3.8% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$115,863
38.6% HHs $150K+
Housing units
2,059,059
17.1% age 65+
GDP per capita
$130,177

Frequently asked questions

Pest Control market in Boston: common questions

How big is the pest control market in Boston, MA?

The pest control market in Boston, MA has a total addressable market of $100M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Boston the #17 largest pest control market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many pest control companies are in Boston?

PinpointIQ tracks 186 pest control establishments in the Boston MSA, employing approximately 1,689 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Boston rank nationally for pest control?

Boston scores 52/100 on PinpointIQ's Pest Control Market Score, ranking #344 of 925 U.S. metros — the 63th percentile nationally. The Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite of the vertical-specific drivers that make a metro attractive for pest control operators and investors.

What drives pest control demand in Boston?

PinpointIQ scores Boston's pest control market on 3 components: Mean Annual Temperature (35% weight, 38th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 27th percentile); Single-Family Detached (30% weight, 99th percentile). The weights are calibrated to the pest control vertical and applied consistently across every U.S. MSA.

What are the biggest pest control sub-segments in Boston?

Boston's $100M pest control TAM breaks down into: Control_pest Residential Recurring ($91M, 91% of TAM); Control_pest One Time ($9M, 9% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

Is Boston growing? How does population affect the pest control market?

Boston has a population of 4,953,354 and has grown 3.8% over the last 5 years. Population change is one of the drivers of pest control demand and factors into PinpointIQ's Market Score alongside vertical-specific attractiveness metrics.

TAM figures reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up market size model built from U.S. Census, BLS, IRS County Business Patterns, and other public + commercial sources at the census-tract level. Market Score is PinpointIQ's percentile-weighted composite; the components and weights are set per vertical and shown above. Data refreshed monthly.

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