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How much does commercial pest control cost?

Commercial pest control in the Evansville area starts at $35 a month for a small office and runs up to roughly $2,000 a month on large properties. We price by unit count plus technician time and drive time, so the number depends on how many units get serviced and how long the route takes. Quotes are free.

Technician counting units and access points during a commercial walkthrough.

How a Commercial Price Is Actually Built

Three inputs set the number. Unit count: how many separate spaces have to be treated and monitored. Technician time: how long the route through them takes, and how often we run it. Drive time: real money when a property sits in Princeton or Washington instead of across town.

Total floor area is the wrong unit. A 20,000 square foot warehouse with one open floor is a shorter job than a building of the same footage cut into dozens of occupied spaces, each with its own door and its own monitors. A formula built on floor area gets that backwards.

Facility factors move it from there. How often the schedule runs. What documentation the facility needs, since food service, healthcare, and housing all carry reporting requirements. And access, meaning occupied spaces and off-hours work.

For comparison. National 2026 cost guides report roughly $35 a month for a small office up to $2,000 or more for large or regulated facilities, with restaurants often listed at $75 to $150 per monthly visit. Those are national figures, not an Alpha-Dog quote. Our commercial pest control programs are priced on the three inputs above.

The walkthrough is free and the quote comes in writing before the first service. Call (812) 401-1028.

Row of numbered apartment unit doors along an exterior breezeway.

Why We Quote After a Walkthrough, and Why Big Jobs Are Quoted Per Unit

The walkthrough is for counting, not for explaining your building to you. We count units and map access, because those are the numbers that set the price.

Commercial calls usually skip the diagnostic inspection. When a manager says there are roaches in unit 12, that goes straight onto the schedule. An inspection visit costs the manager a day and the tenant another night with the problem.

A large property gets quoted per unit. One bed bug job at a 40-unit housing authority came to roughly $500 per unit and about $20,000 in total, one job of one type, not a rate card and not what a monthly account costs.

The 30-day warranty covers bed bug work, and the clock starts once an independent K9 inspection confirms a unit is clear, not at the first treatment. On everything else, the protection is the program itself. Callbacks between scheduled visits are free on a quarterly or monthly plan, which is why most commercial accounts run on one, and no forced contracts are required to get it. For an account not on a program, a return visit is quoted, because the number turns on the work already performed and what the site still needs. Ask the office and you will have it up front.

Callbacks between scheduled visits are free on a quarterly or monthly program, which is usually what a managed account is really paying for. Call (812) 401-1028.

Questions Facility Managers Ask About Cost

How often does a business need service?

Monthly is the common commercial cadence. What changes it is traffic and what the building handles, not its size. More on service frequency.

Which businesses actually need routine pest control?

It tracks what moves through a building, not its type. Food, deliveries, and people are the drivers, so restaurants, apartments, and warehouses land on schedules.

Do hospitals and clinics need different procedures?

Yes. Access is tighter, work is scheduled around occupied areas, and more of it gets written down. See hospital procedures and hospital pest control.

How do you price a building with 40 units?

Per unit, plus technician time and drive time. One lump number for a 40-unit building hides which units actually need work. The per-unit figure shows it.

Zach Krietemeyer

Owner

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Tell Us What You Are Managing

Call the office at (812) 401-1028. Tell us what property you manage and what you are seeing.

Name your access windows on that call. Tenant hours, kitchen closes, dock schedules, units that need notice before anyone enters. We plan the walkthrough around them. The walkthrough and the written quote cost nothing.

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