The size & the market data for Toilets in America. How many toilets
are in the USA? how many in Residential vs. Commercial? Who are the
biggest players? (American Standard, Kohler, Toto, etc). Hopefully
there is an analyst report on this market.

<Total number of  toilets in the U.S.
The number of toilets in the U.S. is between 300 and 350 million. A
figure of 300 million is quoted on the 37 point 9.com website.
http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:0NUsxXigb_QC:www.irimage.com/html/tspnsitebuild.htm+%22toilets+in+the+u.s.%22+million&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
According to Flushmate, there are 350 million toilets in the U.S.
http://www.flushmate.com/press/pr6.html

Domestic toilets.
The findings of a number of studies about the market for domestic
plumbing facilities are published on the Kitchen and Bath Design News
site. According to the Plumbing Manufacturer’s Institute there are 225
million toilets in the U.S. Of these almost 50 million are low-flow.

A study published by FIND/SVP Inc. found that there is a strong demand
for innovative new bathroom products. The emphasis is on higher-end
luxury products. Further details can be seen at
http://www.kitchen-bath-design.com/BUSINESS-kitchens/FEATURES-bathrooms/071999-121999/111999_fa-The-Comfort-Zone_Misc.asp

Commercial toilets.
I could find no sites quoting the number of commercial toilets.
However if the domestic figure of 225 million is subtracted from the
total number of toilets (300-350 million), this gives an estimate of
between  75 – 125 million commercial toilets.

Number of urinals.
According to buildinggreen.com there are 8 – 9 million urinals in the
U.S.
http://www.buildinggreen.com/products/waterless.cfm

Number of flush toilets
According to EcoSanRes the USA  has 100 million flush toilets.
http://www.ecosanres.org/PDF%20files/Kyoto/The%20Sanitation%20Crisis.pdf


Sales of toilets in the U.S.
8 million toilets are installed each year in the U.S.
http://www.pmmag.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/coverstory/BNPCoverStoryItem/0,2372,80242,00.html

Last year 9 million toilets were sold in the U.S.
http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:qAWmAXqwfk8C:www.buildfind.com/texis/db/search/%3Farg%3DKohler%2520Plumbing+%22american+standard%22++us+%22million+toilets%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8


Market.
The U.S. plumbing products industry is worth $8.6 million. It is
predicted to grow 3 percent annually. Strongest growth will be in the
repair and improvement markets in both residential and commercial
sectors. A full copy of this study or individual sections (prices
start at $30 for one section) can be purchased at
http://216.239.37.104/search?q=cache:i3rvX62hZh8C:consumer.ecnext-asap.com/info/com.ecnext_consumer_0001000671.html%3Fse%3Dink%3Fse%3Dgg+toilets+billion+residential+commercial+freedonia&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

According to flushmate the homeowner toilet retrofitting market could
be as large as $1.2 billion this decade.
http://www.flushmate.com/press/pr8.html


The major players in the U.S. are Eljer (26%), American Standard,
Kohler, Briggs, Gerber and Toto (5-6%).
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-513492.html?legacy=zdnn

Eljer
http://www.eljer.com/


3 out of five bathrooms in the U.S. contain American Standard
products.
http://www.americanstandard.com/FactSheet.asp

Kohler
http://www.kohler.com/

Briggs
http://www.briggsplumbing.com/about/

Toto produces 7 million toilets annually.
http://www.h-b-m.com/toto_toilets.asp

Gerber Pluming Fixtures Corp.
http://www.gerberonline.com/profile.shtml>



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<Plumbing market>
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<Sanitary ware market>
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<Number of housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities is
estimated to be 535,537
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?ds_name=D&geo_id=D&qr_name=ACS_C2SS_EST_G00_QT04&_lang=en>


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<Hope this helps.>

thank you for the research