Water & Wastewater Utilities Market in
Chicago, IL
$615M TAM · Market Score 71/100 · Ranked #3 of 925 MSAs by TAM
Bottom-up market data for the Chicago, IL MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.
Market Score breakdown
How Chicago scored 71/100 for Water & Wastewater Utilities
PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Chicago ranks in the 76th percentile nationally for Water & Wastewater Utilities.
| Component | Weight | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Households | 40% | 3,643,783 | 100 |
| Fragmentation Score | 35% | — | — |
| Total Pop Growth (5-Year) | 25% | -1.9 | 24 |
TAM by segment
$615M in Chicago broken down by segment
Demographic snapshot
Who lives and buys in Chicago
Frequently asked questions
Water & Wastewater Utilities market in Chicago: common questions
How big is the water & wastewater utilities market in Chicago, IL?
The water & wastewater utilities market in Chicago, IL has a total addressable market of $615M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Chicago the #3 largest water & wastewater utilities market of 872 U.S. MSAs.
How does Chicago rank nationally for water & wastewater utilities?
Chicago scores 71/100 on PinpointIQ's Water & Wastewater Utilities Market Score, ranking #207 of 872 U.S. metros — the 76th 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 Chicago?
PinpointIQ scores Chicago's water & wastewater utilities market on 3 components: Total Households (40% weight, 100th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, n/a); Total Pop Growth (5-Year) (25% weight, 24th 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 Chicago?
Chicago's $615M water & wastewater utilities TAM breaks down into: Utilities_water Residential Service ($463M, 75% of TAM); Utilities_water Commercial Service ($152M, 25% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.
Is Chicago growing? How does population affect the water & wastewater utilities market?
Chicago has a population of 9,371,595 and has declined 1.9% 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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