Portable Sanitation Market in
Houston, TX
$112M TAM · Market Score 66/100 · Ranked #3 of 925 MSAs by TAM
Bottom-up market data for the Houston, TX MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.
Market Score breakdown
How Houston scored 66/100 for Portable Sanitation
PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Houston ranks in the 76th percentile nationally for Portable Sanitation.
| Component | Weight | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Single-Family Permits (Annual) | 40% | 52,703 | 100 |
| Fragmentation Score | 35% | 5.2 | 4 |
| Total Population | 25% | 7,442,788 | 100 |
TAM by segment
$112M in Houston broken down by segment
Demographic snapshot
Who lives and buys in Houston
Frequently asked questions
Portable Sanitation market in Houston: common questions
How big is the portable sanitation market in Houston, TX?
The portable sanitation market in Houston, TX has a total addressable market of $112M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Houston the #3 largest portable sanitation market of 921 U.S. MSAs.
How many portable sanitation companies are in Houston?
PinpointIQ tracks 59 portable sanitation establishments in the Houston MSA, employing approximately 1,128 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.
How does Houston rank nationally for portable sanitation?
Houston scores 66/100 on PinpointIQ's Portable Sanitation Market Score, ranking #220 of 921 U.S. metros — the 76th 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 Houston?
PinpointIQ scores Houston's portable sanitation market on 3 components: New Single-Family Permits (Annual) (40% weight, 100th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 4th 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 Houston?
Houston's $112M portable sanitation TAM breaks down into: Sanitation_porta Construction ($62M, 56% of TAM); Sanitation_porta Events ($31M, 27% of TAM); Sanitation_porta Commercial Longterm ($19M, 17% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.
Is Houston growing? How does population affect the portable sanitation market?
Houston has a population of 7,442,788 and has grown 12.2% 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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