Portable Sanitation Market in
Philadelphia, PA
$49M TAM · Market Score 70/100 · Ranked #12 of 925 MSAs by TAM
Bottom-up market data for the Philadelphia, PA MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.
Market Score breakdown
How Philadelphia scored 70/100 for Portable Sanitation
PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Philadelphia ranks in the 81th percentile nationally for Portable Sanitation.
| Component | Weight | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Single-Family Permits (Annual) | 40% | 8,324 | 97 |
| Fragmentation Score | 35% | 50.1 | 17 |
| Total Population | 25% | 6,272,014 | 99 |
TAM by segment
$49M in Philadelphia broken down by segment
Demographic snapshot
Who lives and buys in Philadelphia
Frequently asked questions
Portable Sanitation market in Philadelphia: common questions
How big is the portable sanitation market in Philadelphia, PA?
The portable sanitation market in Philadelphia, PA has a total addressable market of $49M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Philadelphia the #12 largest portable sanitation market of 921 U.S. MSAs.
How many portable sanitation companies are in Philadelphia?
PinpointIQ tracks 51 portable sanitation establishments in the Philadelphia MSA, employing approximately 586 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.
How does Philadelphia rank nationally for portable sanitation?
Philadelphia scores 70/100 on PinpointIQ's Portable Sanitation Market Score, ranking #174 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 Philadelphia?
PinpointIQ scores Philadelphia's portable sanitation market on 3 components: New Single-Family Permits (Annual) (40% weight, 97th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 17th 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 Philadelphia?
Philadelphia's $49M portable sanitation TAM breaks down into: Sanitation_porta Construction ($9M, 18% of TAM); Sanitation_porta Events ($24M, 48% of TAM); Sanitation_porta Commercial Longterm ($17M, 34% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.
Is Philadelphia growing? How does population affect the portable sanitation market?
Philadelphia has a population of 6,272,014 and has grown 3.4% 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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