Waste Collection & Hauling Market in
Atlanta, GA
$1.1B TAM · Market Score 99/100 · Ranked #10 of 925 MSAs by TAM
Bottom-up market data for the Atlanta, GA MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.
Market Score breakdown
How Atlanta scored 99/100 for Waste Collection & Hauling
PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Atlanta ranks in the 99th percentile nationally for Waste Collection & Hauling.
| Component | Weight | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Households | 40% | 2,313,055 | 99 |
| Fragmentation Score | 35% | — | — |
| Commercial Establishments | 25% | 163,103 | 100 |
TAM by segment
$1.1B in Atlanta broken down by segment
Demographic snapshot
Who lives and buys in Atlanta
Frequently asked questions
Waste Collection & Hauling market in Atlanta: common questions
How big is the waste collection & hauling market in Atlanta, GA?
The waste collection & hauling market in Atlanta, GA has a total addressable market of $1.1B, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Atlanta the #10 largest waste collection & hauling market of 925 U.S. MSAs.
How does Atlanta rank nationally for waste collection & hauling?
Atlanta scores 99/100 on PinpointIQ's Waste Collection & Hauling Market Score, ranking #7 of 925 U.S. metros — the 99th percentile nationally. The Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite of the vertical-specific drivers that make a metro attractive for waste collection & hauling operators and investors.
What drives waste collection & hauling demand in Atlanta?
PinpointIQ scores Atlanta's waste collection & hauling market on 3 components: Total Households (40% weight, 99th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, n/a); Commercial Establishments (25% weight, 100th percentile). The weights are calibrated to the waste collection & hauling vertical and applied consistently across every U.S. MSA.
What are the biggest waste collection & hauling sub-segments in Atlanta?
Atlanta's $1.1B waste collection & hauling TAM breaks down into: Management_waste Residential Collection ($579M, 52% of TAM); Management_waste Commercial Collection ($519M, 46% of TAM); Management_waste Construction Rolloff ($26M, 2% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.
Is Atlanta growing? How does population affect the waste collection & hauling market?
Atlanta has a population of 6,256,377 and has grown 9.7% over the last 5 years. Population change is one of the drivers of waste collection & hauling 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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