Environmental Services & Equipment Industry Financials

The manufacture of machinery in the US involves about 30,000 companies with combined annual revenue of $300 billion. Large companies include Caterpillar and Deere, and divisions of GE and other large corporations. The industry is highly fragmented because most companies specialize in producing a particular type of machinery. Most companies have annual sales between $10 and $500 million and operate in a relatively small field, but may produce dozens of variations and models of the same basic product.

In the US, about 36,000 municipal and township governments have combined annual revenues of $375 billion. The form of municipal government varies widely. Most larger cities have an executive system managed by a mayor or city manager. Many smaller municipalities, especially in the eastern part of the country, are managed by a town board system overseen by a board of selectmen. Some towns in New England still decide many issues by town meetings. Municipal revenue per capita varies widely among cities, from less than $1,000 in El Paso to more than $7,000 in New York City; the national average is slightly above $2,000.

The private waste management industry in the US includes over 10,000 companies with combined annual revenue of $50 billion. Three national companies, Waste Management, Allied Waste Industries, and Republic Services together handle more than half the solid waste generated in the US. Beyond the top three companies, the industry is highly fragmented: a midsized company has $10 million in annual revenue.

Using the 2002 Census Bureau Economic Census, Hoover's has generated an industry financial summary for the Environmental Services & Equipment industry.