Portable Sanitation Market in
Boston, MA
$52M TAM · Market Score 70/100 · Ranked #11 of 925 MSAs by TAM
Bottom-up market data for the Boston, MA MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.
Market Score breakdown
How Boston scored 70/100 for Portable Sanitation
PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Boston ranks in the 81th percentile nationally for Portable Sanitation.
| Component | Weight | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Single-Family Permits (Annual) | 40% | 3,734 | 94 |
| Fragmentation Score | 35% | 55.5 | 21 |
| Total Population | 25% | 4,953,354 | 99 |
TAM by segment
$52M in Boston broken down by segment
Demographic snapshot
Who lives and buys in Boston
Frequently asked questions
Portable Sanitation market in Boston: common questions
How big is the portable sanitation market in Boston, MA?
The portable sanitation market in Boston, MA has a total addressable market of $52M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Boston the #11 largest portable sanitation market of 921 U.S. MSAs.
How many portable sanitation companies are in Boston?
PinpointIQ tracks 71 portable sanitation establishments in the Boston MSA, employing approximately 750 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.
How does Boston rank nationally for portable sanitation?
Boston scores 70/100 on PinpointIQ's Portable Sanitation Market Score, ranking #172 of 921 U.S. metros — the 81th percentile nationally. The Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite of the vertical-specific drivers that make a metro attractive for portable sanitation operators and investors.
What drives portable sanitation demand in Boston?
PinpointIQ scores Boston's portable sanitation market on 3 components: New Single-Family Permits (Annual) (40% weight, 94th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 21th percentile); Total Population (25% weight, 99th percentile). The weights are calibrated to the portable sanitation vertical and applied consistently across every U.S. MSA.
What are the biggest portable sanitation sub-segments in Boston?
Boston's $52M portable sanitation TAM breaks down into: Sanitation_porta Construction ($6M, 11% of TAM); Sanitation_porta Events ($26M, 50% of TAM); Sanitation_porta Commercial Longterm ($20M, 39% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.
Is Boston growing? How does population affect the portable sanitation 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 portable sanitation 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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