Junk Removal · Los Angeles, CA

Junk Removal Market in
Los Angeles, CA

$277M TAM · Market Score 76/100 · Ranked #2 of 925 MSAs by TAM

Bottom-up market data for the Los Angeles, CA MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.

Total TAM
$277M
rank #2 of 925
Market Score
76/100
rank #145 of 925 · 84th percentile
Operators
Pop. growth (5-yr)
-2.2%
rank #676 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Los Angeles scored 76/100 for Junk Removal

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Los Angeles ranks in the 84th percentile nationally for Junk Removal.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
Total Housing Units45%4,796,635100
Total Pop Growth (5-Year)30%-2.222
% HH Income >$150K25%30.4597

TAM by segment

$277M in Los Angeles broken down by segment

Removal_junk Residential
$253M
91% of total TAM
Removal_junk Construction Debris
$24M
9% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Los Angeles

Population
12,974,487
-2.2% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$95,958
30.4% HHs $150K+
Housing units
4,796,635
15.4% age 65+
GDP per capita
$104,414

Frequently asked questions

Junk Removal market in Los Angeles: common questions

How big is the junk removal market in Los Angeles, CA?

The junk removal market in Los Angeles, CA has a total addressable market of $277M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Los Angeles the #2 largest junk removal market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How does Los Angeles rank nationally for junk removal?

Los Angeles scores 76/100 on PinpointIQ's Junk Removal Market Score, ranking #145 of 925 U.S. metros — the 84th percentile nationally. The Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite of the vertical-specific drivers that make a metro attractive for junk removal operators and investors.

What drives junk removal demand in Los Angeles?

PinpointIQ scores Los Angeles's junk removal market on 3 components: Total Housing Units (45% weight, 100th percentile); Total Pop Growth (5-Year) (30% weight, 22th percentile); % HH Income >$150K (25% weight, 97th percentile). The weights are calibrated to the junk removal vertical and applied consistently across every U.S. MSA.

What are the biggest junk removal sub-segments in Los Angeles?

Los Angeles's $277M junk removal TAM breaks down into: Removal_junk Residential ($253M, 91% of TAM); Removal_junk Construction Debris ($24M, 9% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

Is Los Angeles growing? How does population affect the junk removal market?

Los Angeles has a population of 12,974,487 and has declined 2.2% over the last 5 years. Population change is one of the drivers of junk removal 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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