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As of 4 November 2026, 1,636 water & wastewater utilities companies are based in United States; 76 are hiring right now and Houston has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 1,636
- Hiring now
- 76 · 40 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Water & utility authorities · 1,289
- Top city
- Houston · 46
- Parent market
- Utilities & infrastructure · 17,296
Water & wastewater utilities in United States, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Water & utility authorities | 1,289 | 79% |
| Water supply utilities | 1,127 | 69% |
| Wastewater & sewerage utilities | 289 | 18% |
| Other water & wastewater utilities | 20 | 1% |
| Electricity grid operators | 15 | 1% |
| Municipal & commercial waste collection | 8 | 0% |
| Oilfield services & equipment | 7 | 0% |
| Gas grid operators | 6 | 0% |
| Oil & gas exploration production | 3 | 0% |
| Hazardous waste management | 2 | 0% |
| Wastewater engineering | 2 | 0% |
| District heating & cooling networks | 1 | 0% |
| Energy trading & wholesale marketers | 1 | 0% |
| Fixed & fibre network operators | 1 | 0% |
| Fuel terminals & storage | 1 | 0% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 50 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 1,131 · 7 |
| 11-50 employees | 252 · 12 |
| 51-200 employees | 134 · 28 |
| 201-500 employees | 42 · 14 |
| 501-1000 employees | 20 · 9 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 7 · 6 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 46 | 3% |
| San Antonio | 9 | 1% |
| Austin | 8 | 0% |
| Columbia | 6 | 0% |
| Katy | 6 | 0% |
| Cameron | 5 | 0% |
| Benton | 4 | 0% |
| Fresno | 4 | 0% |
| Greeneville | 4 | 0% |
| Jacksonville | 4 | 0% |
| Spring | 4 | 0% |
| Washington | 4 | 0% |
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The stack of water & wastewater utilities in United States
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Other segments of utilities & infrastructure in United States
Utilities & infrastructure in United States, the whole market →
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Energy grids & heat networks · 742 →
Power generation · 719 →
Energy asset services · 514 →
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1,636 water & wastewater utilities companies are based in United States; 76 are hiring right now and Houston has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/utilities_infrastructure/united-states/water_and_wastewater_utilities)
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- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Water & wastewater utilities in United States: questions
How many water & wastewater utilities companies are there in United States?
1,636 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Utilities & infrastructure → Water & wastewater utilities → leaf niches such as water & utility authorities, water supply utilities, wastewater & sewerage utilities. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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