Water & Wastewater Utilities · Charlotte, NC

Water & Wastewater Utilities Market in
Charlotte, NC

$170M TAM · Market Score 95/100 · Ranked #24 of 925 MSAs by TAM

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

Total TAM
$170M
rank #24 of 925
Market Score
95/100
rank #5 of 872 · 100th percentile
Operators
Pop. growth (5-yr)
14.1%
rank #84 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Charlotte scored 95/100 for Water & Wastewater Utilities

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Charlotte ranks in the 100th percentile nationally for Water & Wastewater Utilities.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
Total Households40%1,076,26098
Fragmentation Score35%
Total Pop Growth (5-Year)25%14.190

TAM by segment

$170M in Charlotte broken down by segment

Utilities_water Residential Service
$125M
74% of total TAM
Utilities_water Commercial Service
$44M
26% 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

Water & Wastewater Utilities market in Charlotte: common questions

How big is the water & wastewater utilities market in Charlotte, NC?

The water & wastewater utilities market in Charlotte, NC has a total addressable market of $170M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Charlotte the #24 largest water & wastewater utilities market of 872 U.S. MSAs.

How does Charlotte rank nationally for water & wastewater utilities?

Charlotte scores 95/100 on PinpointIQ's Water & Wastewater Utilities Market Score, ranking #5 of 872 U.S. metros — the 100th percentile nationally. The Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite of the vertical-specific drivers that make a metro attractive for water & wastewater utilities operators and investors.

What drives water & wastewater utilities demand in Charlotte?

PinpointIQ scores Charlotte's water & wastewater utilities market on 3 components: Total Households (40% weight, 98th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, n/a); Total Pop Growth (5-Year) (25% weight, 90th percentile). The weights are calibrated to the water & wastewater utilities vertical and applied consistently across every U.S. MSA.

What are the biggest water & wastewater utilities sub-segments in Charlotte?

Charlotte's $170M water & wastewater utilities TAM breaks down into: Utilities_water Residential Service ($125M, 74% of TAM); Utilities_water Commercial Service ($44M, 26% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

Is Charlotte growing? How does population affect the water & wastewater utilities 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 water & wastewater utilities 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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