Portable Sanitation Market in
Chicago, IL
$77M TAM · Market Score 68/100 · Ranked #5 of 925 MSAs by TAM
Bottom-up market data for the Chicago, IL MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.
Market Score breakdown
How Chicago scored 68/100 for Portable Sanitation
PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Chicago ranks in the 78th percentile nationally for Portable Sanitation.
| Component | Weight | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Single-Family Permits (Annual) | 40% | 9,509 | 98 |
| Fragmentation Score | 35% | 41.2 | 11 |
| Total Population | 25% | 9,371,595 | 100 |
TAM by segment
$77M in Chicago broken down by segment
Demographic snapshot
Who lives and buys in Chicago
Frequently asked questions
Portable Sanitation market in Chicago: common questions
How big is the portable sanitation market in Chicago, IL?
The portable sanitation market in Chicago, IL has a total addressable market of $77M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Chicago the #5 largest portable sanitation market of 921 U.S. MSAs.
How many portable sanitation companies are in Chicago?
PinpointIQ tracks 39 portable sanitation establishments in the Chicago MSA, employing approximately 507 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.
How does Chicago rank nationally for portable sanitation?
Chicago scores 68/100 on PinpointIQ's Portable Sanitation Market Score, ranking #200 of 921 U.S. metros — the 78th 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 Chicago?
PinpointIQ scores Chicago's portable sanitation market on 3 components: New Single-Family Permits (Annual) (40% weight, 98th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 11th percentile); Total Population (25% weight, 100th 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 Chicago?
Chicago's $77M portable sanitation TAM breaks down into: Sanitation_porta Construction ($11M, 14% of TAM); Sanitation_porta Events ($37M, 49% of TAM); Sanitation_porta Commercial Longterm ($28M, 37% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.
Is Chicago growing? How does population affect the portable sanitation market?
Chicago has a population of 9,371,595 and has declined 1.9% 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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