Water & Wastewater Utilities Market in
Houston, TX
$408M TAM · Market Score 96/100 · Ranked #8 of 925 MSAs by TAM
Bottom-up market data for the Houston, TX MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.
Market Score breakdown
How Houston scored 96/100 for Water & Wastewater Utilities
PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Houston ranks in the 100th percentile nationally for Water & Wastewater Utilities.
| Component | Weight | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Households | 40% | 2,661,739 | 100 |
| Fragmentation Score | 35% | — | — |
| Total Pop Growth (5-Year) | 25% | 12.2 | 89 |
TAM by segment
$408M in Houston broken down by segment
Demographic snapshot
Who lives and buys in Houston
Frequently asked questions
Water & Wastewater Utilities market in Houston: common questions
How big is the water & wastewater utilities market in Houston, TX?
The water & wastewater utilities market in Houston, TX has a total addressable market of $408M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Houston the #8 largest water & wastewater utilities market of 872 U.S. MSAs.
How does Houston rank nationally for water & wastewater utilities?
Houston scores 96/100 on PinpointIQ's Water & Wastewater Utilities Market Score, ranking #4 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 Houston?
PinpointIQ scores Houston'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, 89th 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 Houston?
Houston's $408M water & wastewater utilities TAM breaks down into: Utilities_water Residential Service ($306M, 75% of TAM); Utilities_water Commercial Service ($102M, 25% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.
Is Houston growing? How does population affect the water & wastewater utilities market?
Houston has a population of 7,442,788 and has grown 12.2% 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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