Self Storage · Charlotte, NC

Self Storage Market in
Charlotte, NC

$255M TAM · Market Score 71/100 · Ranked #25 of 925 MSAs by TAM

Bottom-up market data for the Charlotte, NC MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.

Total TAM
$255M
rank #25 of 925
Market Score
71/100
rank #159 of 925 · 83th percentile
Operators
184
532 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
14.1%
rank #84 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Charlotte scored 71/100 for Self Storage

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Charlotte ranks in the 83th percentile nationally for Self Storage.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
Total Households40%1,076,26098
Fragmentation Score35%69.121
Renter Households25%366,90998

TAM by segment

$255M in Charlotte broken down by segment

Storage_self Storage Household
$241M
95% of total TAM
Storage_self Storage Commercial
$14M
5% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Charlotte

Population
2,768,407
14.1% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$83,304
23.7% HHs $150K+
Housing units
1,165,208
14.4% age 65+
GDP per capita
$100,096

Frequently asked questions

Self Storage market in Charlotte: common questions

How big is the self storage market in Charlotte, NC?

The self storage market in Charlotte, NC has a total addressable market of $255M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Charlotte the #25 largest self storage market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many self storage companies are in Charlotte?

PinpointIQ tracks 184 self storage establishments in the Charlotte MSA, employing approximately 532 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Charlotte rank nationally for self storage?

Charlotte scores 71/100 on PinpointIQ's Self Storage Market Score, ranking #159 of 925 U.S. metros — the 83th percentile nationally. The Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite of the vertical-specific drivers that make a metro attractive for self storage operators and investors.

What drives self storage demand in Charlotte?

PinpointIQ scores Charlotte's self storage market on 3 components: Total Households (40% weight, 98th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 21th percentile); Renter Households (25% weight, 98th percentile). The weights are calibrated to the self storage vertical and applied consistently across every U.S. MSA.

What are the biggest self storage sub-segments in Charlotte?

Charlotte's $255M self storage TAM breaks down into: Storage_self Storage Household ($241M, 95% of TAM); Storage_self Storage Commercial ($14M, 5% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

Is Charlotte growing? How does population affect the self storage market?

Charlotte has a population of 2,768,407 and has grown 14.1% over the last 5 years. Population change is one of the drivers of self storage 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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