Construction & Waste Market Intelligence
Explore building permits, housing pipeline, waste industry pricing, county demographics, and competitive landscape data across 3,000+ U.S. counties. Identify high-growth markets where construction demand is surging and waste hauler competition is thin.
Live Data Sources
This dashboard aggregates data from 5 federal APIs, updated in real time on each page load.
Monthly building permits issued — the #1 leading indicator for construction dumpster demand.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
American Community Survey housing data — median home age, values, vacancy rates, and population.
U.S. Census Bureau
County Business Patterns — waste management and construction firm counts, employment, and payroll.
U.S. Census Bureau
Disaster declarations and debris removal spending that drive surge dumpster demand.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
ECHO/RCRAInfo waste handler permits — competitor density and market saturation by state.
Environmental Protection Agency
State-level choropleth map — click any state to drill down into its permit trends, rankings, and county detail. Hover over a state to see a quick summary of permits, year-over-year change, and business data.
7 color views available via the toggle bar in the top-right corner of the map:
- Volume — raw monthly permit counts (FRED)
- Growth — year-over-year % change (FRED)
- Demand — composite dumpster demand score
- Per Capita — permits per 10K residents
- Housing Age — median year built (Census ACS)
- Opportunity — market opportunity index
- Competitors — waste mgmt firm count (Census CBP)
FEMA disaster markers can be toggled on/off from the Disaster Events section below. Shift+click states to compare up to 3 side by side.
County Detail Map
Zoom to street level — housing age, home values, population, vacancy by county
County-level detail map — select a state from the dropdown to load county boundaries with Census and business data. Hover any county for a detailed popup. Zoom and pan to street level.
6 data layers organized into two groups:
Census (ACS)
- Housing Age — median year built, identifies renovation-heavy areas
- Home Value — median home value, proxy for project size
- Population — county population for market sizing
- Vacancy — vacancy rate, signals teardown/rehab activity
Business (CBP)
- Waste Firms — NAICS 562 waste management establishments per county
- Market Ratio — construction firms per waste firm; higher = underserved market
Data loads live from the Census Bureau APIs when you select a state. Counties with higher market ratios and older housing stock are prime targets for dumpster service expansion.
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State Rankings
Click a state to explore. Shift+click to compare up to 3.
Economic Indicators
Key factors driving dumpster demand
Permit Trends
Monthly time series and year-over-year state comparison
Seasonal Forecast
Historical patterns and 6-month demand projection
Disaster Events
FEMA declared disasters driving debris removal demand
Software By Haulers,
For Haulers
CurbWaste was built by industry veterans who understand the difficulties of running a waste business firsthand. Our all-in-one platform handles customer management, dispatch, and billing — so you can focus on service, speed, and scaling your business.
GET DEMO