Portable Sanitation Market in
Los Angeles, CA
$119M TAM · Market Score 64/100 · 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.
Market Score breakdown
How Los Angeles scored 64/100 for Portable Sanitation
PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Los Angeles ranks in the 73th percentile nationally for Portable Sanitation.
| Component | Weight | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Single-Family Permits (Annual) | 40% | 11,777 | 99 |
| Fragmentation Score | 35% | 0 | 0 |
| Total Population | 25% | 12,974,487 | 100 |
TAM by segment
$119M in Los Angeles broken down by segment
Demographic snapshot
Who lives and buys in Los Angeles
Frequently asked questions
Portable Sanitation market in Los Angeles: common questions
How big is the portable sanitation market in Los Angeles, CA?
The portable sanitation market in Los Angeles, CA has a total addressable market of $119M, 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 portable sanitation market of 921 U.S. MSAs.
How many portable sanitation companies are in Los Angeles?
PinpointIQ tracks 38 portable sanitation establishments in the Los Angeles MSA, employing approximately 788 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.
How does Los Angeles rank nationally for portable sanitation?
Los Angeles scores 64/100 on PinpointIQ's Portable Sanitation Market Score, ranking #245 of 921 U.S. metros — the 73th 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 Los Angeles?
PinpointIQ scores Los Angeles's portable sanitation market on 3 components: New Single-Family Permits (Annual) (40% weight, 99th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 0th 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 Los Angeles?
Los Angeles's $119M portable sanitation TAM breaks down into: Sanitation_porta Construction ($14M, 12% of TAM); Sanitation_porta Events ($55M, 46% of TAM); Sanitation_porta Commercial Longterm ($50M, 42% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.
Is Los Angeles growing? How does population affect the portable sanitation 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 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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