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Parking Lots & Garages in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Lucy Tang Lucy Tang New York, United States Last Updated: September 2024 NAICS 81293

Revenue

$13.0bn

2024

$13.0bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

120k

Businesses

6,319

Wages

$X.Xbn

Parking Lots & Garages in the US industry analysis

Urbanization trends and technological advancements have significantly influenced the parking lots and garages sector. Adopting smart parking systems has optimized space utilization and boosted efficiency, drawing more consumers to these facilities. Economic stabilization and possible reductions in interest rates might create favorable conditions for the industry, potentially leading to gradual rent reductions and more investment in facility upgrades. This sector has seen revenue grow at a CAGR of 1.3% over the past five years, with projections totaling $13.0 billion. However, the industry is expected to experience a single-year dip of 1.8% by 2024.

Trends and Insights

  • Management contracts have gained popularity among parking service operators seeking to cut costs in a highly competitive landscape. Through management contracts, parking operators can provide services without the burden of ownership or construction.
  • Consumer confidence is bouncing back, hinting at a potential boost for commercial businesses. With stabilizing inflation and interest rates, shopping centers and restaurants resumed activities.
  • Car-friendly regions like the West attract parking operators to the area. Residents of dispersed cities like Los Angeles rely heavily on parking services.
  • Businesses often outsource parking to specialized companies to better allocate resources. This allows them to focus on their core activities while still efficiently meeting essential parking needs.
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Industry Overview

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 1.3 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $13.0bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Reduced nonresidential construction hampers revenue for parking management

  • With fewer nonresidential buildings being developed, demand for parking management services has dropped. Fewer new facilities mean fewer opportunities for parking management companies to serve clients and generate income.
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Parking Lots & Garages in the US
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

The growing economy will drive parking demand

  • Rising consumer confidence will likely boost air and car travel, resulting in higher demand for parking at airports and transit hubs. As people opt for more leisure and business trips, the need for additional parking spaces will become evident.

Biggest companies in the Parking Lots & Garages in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
Abm Industries Inc.
1,868.4
96.3
5.2
LAZ Parking Ltd. LLC
1,327.1
129.0
9.7
Reef Technology Inc.
908.3
88.3
9.7

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Products & Services Segmentation

Parking Lots & Garages in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Hourly or daily off-street parking , Weekly or monthly off-street parking in buildings and Weekly or monthly off-street parking on lots . Hourly or daily off-street parking is the largest segment of the Parking Lots & Garages in the US.

Trends and Insights

The need for off-street parking rises when the economy recovers

  • Off-street parking provides various services, including hourly and daily options for short visits, in-building or on-lot offerings for weekly or monthly subscriptions, and improved vehicle convenience and security.
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Competitors

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Complementors

  • Automobile Towing in the US
  • Specialized Storage & Warehousing in the US
  • Commercial Building Construction in the US
  • Municipal Building Construction in the US

International industries

  • Parking Lots & Garages in Canada
  • Parking Services in Australia
  • Property Management Services in the UK

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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

This industry comprises operators who provide parking and valet services at establishments on an hourly, daily or monthly basis. It mainly operates via management contracts, lease agreements or property ownership.

What's included in this industry?

Providing off-street parking servicesProviding on-street parking servicesProviding valet parking services

Companies

Abm Industries Inc.LAZ Parking Ltd. LLCReef Technology Inc.

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Related Terms

LEASED OPERATIONMANAGEMENT CONTRACTMECHANICAL PARKING STRUCTURE

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 81293 - Parking Lots & Garages in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Management contracts have gained popularity among parking service operators seeking to cut costs in a highly competitive landscape. Through management contracts, parking oper...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Consumer confidence is bouncing back, hinting at a potential boost for commercial businesses. With stabilizing inflation and interest rates, shopping centers and restaurants ...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Car-friendly regions like the West attract parking operators to the area. Residents of dispersed cities like Los Angeles rely heavily on parking services.

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Businesses often outsource parking to specialized companies to better allocate resources. This allows them to focus on their core activities while still efficiently meeting e...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Large-scale parking operators are expanding their service offerings through strategic partnerships. Market saturation has led industry frontrunners, like LAZ Parking, to buy ...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Abm Industries Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of LAZ Parking Ltd. LLC's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Reef Technology Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 8 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Abm Industries Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for LAZ Parking Ltd. LLC, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Reef Technology Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 8 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Parking lot and garage operators receive little assistance. The government provides subsidies for businesses meeting the requirements, but no direct aid appears

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Wage cuts have bolstered profitability. Parking companies that adopted automation saw payroll savings, which enabled them to channel more revenue into profits efficiently.

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
  • Income Statement (2017-2022)
  • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the market size of the Parking Lots & Garages in the US industry in United States in 2024?

The market size of the Parking Lots & Garages in the US industry in United States is $13.0bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Parking Lots & Garages in the US industry in 2024?

There are 6,319 businesses in the Parking Lots & Garages in the US industry in United States, which has declined at a CAGR of 4.7 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Parking Lots & Garages in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Parking Lots & Garages in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 1.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Parking Lots & Garages in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Parking Lots & Garages in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Parking Lots & Garages in the US market in United States?

The biggest companies operating in the Parking Lots & Garages market in United States are Abm Industries Inc., LAZ Parking Ltd. LLC and Reef Technology Inc.

What does the Parking Lots & Garages in the US in United States include?

Providing off-street parking services and Providing on-street parking services are part of the Parking Lots & Garages in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Parking Lots & Garages in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Abm Industries Inc..

How competitive is the Parking Lots & Garages in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is high and steady in the Parking Lots & Garages in the US industry in United States.