Portable Sanitation Market in
San Francisco, CA
$65M TAM · Market Score 63/100 · Ranked #7 of 925 MSAs by TAM
Bottom-up market data for the San Francisco, CA MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.
Market Score breakdown
How San Francisco scored 63/100 for Portable Sanitation
PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. San Francisco ranks in the 70th percentile nationally for Portable Sanitation.
| Component | Weight | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Single-Family Permits (Annual) | 40% | 2,776 | 91 |
| Fragmentation Score | 35% | 11.8 | 5 |
| Total Population | 25% | 4,645,029 | 99 |
TAM by segment
$65M in San Francisco broken down by segment
Demographic snapshot
Who lives and buys in San Francisco
Frequently asked questions
Portable Sanitation market in San Francisco: common questions
How big is the portable sanitation market in San Francisco, CA?
The portable sanitation market in San Francisco, CA has a total addressable market of $65M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes San Francisco the #7 largest portable sanitation market of 921 U.S. MSAs.
How many portable sanitation companies are in San Francisco?
PinpointIQ tracks 11 portable sanitation establishments in the San Francisco MSA, employing approximately 198 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.
How does San Francisco rank nationally for portable sanitation?
San Francisco scores 63/100 on PinpointIQ's Portable Sanitation Market Score, ranking #273 of 921 U.S. metros — the 70th 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 San Francisco?
PinpointIQ scores San Francisco's portable sanitation market on 3 components: New Single-Family Permits (Annual) (40% weight, 91th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 5th 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 San Francisco?
San Francisco's $65M portable sanitation TAM breaks down into: Sanitation_porta Construction ($6M, 9% of TAM); Sanitation_porta Events ($32M, 50% of TAM); Sanitation_porta Commercial Longterm ($27M, 41% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.
Is San Francisco growing? How does population affect the portable sanitation market?
San Francisco has a population of 4,645,029 and has grown 0.1% 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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