Pest Control · Houston, TX

Pest Control Market in
Houston, TX

$256M TAM · Market Score 73/100 · Ranked #4 of 925 MSAs by TAM

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

Total TAM
$256M
rank #4 of 925
Market Score
73/100
rank #41 of 925 · 96th percentile
Operators
319
2,883 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
12.2%
rank #97 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Houston scored 73/100 for Pest Control

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Houston ranks in the 96th percentile nationally for Pest Control.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
Mean Annual Temperature35%70.796
Fragmentation Score35%13.728
Single-Family Detached30%1,814,399100

TAM by segment

$256M in Houston broken down by segment

Control_pest Residential Recurring
$236M
92% of total TAM
Control_pest One Time
$19M
8% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Houston

Population
7,442,788
12.2% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$82,168
24.6% HHs $150K+
Housing units
2,906,364
12.3% age 65+
GDP per capita
$101,880

Frequently asked questions

Pest Control market in Houston: common questions

How big is the pest control market in Houston, TX?

The pest control market in Houston, TX has a total addressable market of $256M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Houston the #4 largest pest control market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many pest control companies are in Houston?

PinpointIQ tracks 319 pest control establishments in the Houston MSA, employing approximately 2,883 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Houston rank nationally for pest control?

Houston scores 73/100 on PinpointIQ's Pest Control Market Score, ranking #41 of 925 U.S. metros — the 96th 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 Houston?

PinpointIQ scores Houston's pest control market on 3 components: Mean Annual Temperature (35% weight, 96th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 28th percentile); Single-Family Detached (30% weight, 100th 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 Houston?

Houston's $256M pest control TAM breaks down into: Control_pest Residential Recurring ($236M, 92% of TAM); Control_pest One Time ($19M, 8% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

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

Houston has a population of 7,442,788 and has grown 12.2% 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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