561710

Analysis

NAICS 561710 is the 2022 national industry for exterminating and pest control services, part of 56171 (Exterminating and Pest Control Services). Census lists 7 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 16,535 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 139,150 people at an average annual payroll of $53,466 per employee (22nd percentile of national industries). 57% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 12% and employment rose 17%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include bird proofing services, exterminating services, fumigating services (except crop fumigating) and mosquito eradication services, among 7 in all.

For example, providing pest control for crop or forestry production are classified in 115 (Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry) instead.

Census lists 1 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 115. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.