Humann Company

What Humann Company does

Humann Company, Inc. is a privately held civil engineering and land surveying firm headquartered in Lafayette, California, serving the San Francisco Bay Area for over 60 years since its founding in 1967 by Robert C. Humann, a Professional Land Surveyor and Civil Engineer. The firm operates two integrated core service lines: Land Surveying Services (boundary surveys, topographic surveys, ALTA/ACSM surveys, construction staking, FEMA elevation certificates, legal descriptions, and subdivision mapping) and Civil Engineering Services (tentative plans, hydrology and hydraulic calculations, SWPPP/C.3 stormwater compliance, grading, drainage, utilities, street/driveway design, ADA plans, and subdivision plans). Its technology stack comprises GPS/satellite surveying, electronic distance and angle measuring equipment, and computer systems for data processing.

The firm serves three primary customer segments: real estate developers (commercial and residential development, mixed-use, multi-family, subdivisions), individual property owners (homesite surveys, ADUs, estate development), and title companies and lenders (ALTA/ACSM surveys). Pricing is quote-based and project-driven, with costs determined by record search complexity, property size and shape, sectionalized survey requirements, terrain and vegetation, and amount of existing evidence. The go-to-market model is traditional and sales-led, relying on professional referrals, word-of-mouth, and the firm's 60+ year regional reputation rather than digital marketing. Distribution is direct, with services delivered through the Lafayette office to clients across Contra Costa and Alameda counties and the broader Bay Area.

Humann Company has no disclosed funding, no institutional investors, no parent company, no acquisitions, and no subsidiaries. It maintains membership in the California Land Surveyors Association (CLSA) and operates as a single-office firm with no publicly disclosed revenue or headcount figures. The business has remained closely held and operationally consistent with its founder's original vision of providing professional and loyal service across projects ranging from small lot surveys to larger land development engineering assignments.

Name

Humann Company

Legal name

Humann Company, Inc.

Website

https://humannco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Humann Company, Inc. is a privately held civil engineering and land surveying firm headquartered in Lafayette, California, serving Bay Area real estate developers, individual property owners, and title companies since 1967.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Surveying and Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Land Subdivision (23721)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities) (IMAFABAL)

Keywords

• Land surveying services
• Civil engineering services
• Boundary surveys
• ALTA ACSM surveys
• Topographic surveys

Headquarters

HQ city

Lafayette

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Land Surveying Services: Professional land surveying services including boundary surveys, topographic surveys, ALTA/ACSM surveys, construction staking, and legal document preparation. Revenue generated through project-based fees determined by survey complexity, property size, terrain, and scope of work.
2. Civil Engineering Services: Engineering services for land development including tentative plans, hydrology calculations, improvement plans, grading, drainage, and utility design. Billed as professional consulting services for development projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Humann Company provides professional land surveying and civil engineering services to property owners, developers, title companies, and lenders across the San Francisco Bay Area. Core offerings include boundary surveys, topographic surveys, ALTA/ACSM surveys, construction staking, and legal description preparation, complemented by tentative plans, hydrology calculations, grading, drainage, utility design, and subdivision engineering for land development projects.

Product overview

Humann Company is a civil engineering and land surveying firm offering two integrated core service lines: Land Surveying Services and Civil Engineering Services. The Land Surveying division provides boundary surveys, topographic surveys, ALTA/ACSM surveys, construction staking, and legal documentation. The Civil Engineering division complements this with tentative plans, hydrology calculations, grading, drainage, and utilities design. These services support four main project categories: Mixed-Use Developments, Multi-Family Projects, Individual Residential Development, and Subdivision Services. The company serves the Bay Area for over 60 years, established in 1967.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land Surveying Services Professional land surveying services for property owners, developers, title companies, and lenders in the Bay Area. Includes boundary surveys, topographic surveys, ALTA/ACSM surveys, record of surveys, building location surveys, easements, legal descriptions, FEMA elevation certificates, final and parcel maps, condominium plans, lot line adjustments, and construction staking.
• Civil Engineering Services Engineering services supporting land development applications, including tentative plans, hydrology and hydraulic calculations, SWPPP, C.3 services, construction cost estimates, improvement plans, grading, drainage, utilities, street and driveway design, ADA plans, and subdivision plans. Targeted at developers and property owners undertaking residential, multi-family, mixed-use, and subdivision projects.
• Mixed-Use Development Projects Survey and civil design services for projects combining retail or commercial use with residential development, supporting pedestrian-friendly mixed-use projects in the Bay Area.
• Multi-Family Residential Projects Surveying and engineering services for multi-family residential projects, including duplexes, fourplex townhome developments, apartments, condominiums, and condominium conversions throughout the Bay Area.
• Individual Residential Development Homesite surveying and site design services for individual property owners, ranging from small home additions and ADUs to large estates featuring swimming pools, guest homes, sports courts, and landscape amenities.
• Subdivision Services Surveying and engineering services for the subdivision of tracts of land into smaller parcels, from infill lot splits to major 200-lot subdivisions, including preparation of final maps, parcel maps, and condominium plans in conformance with local ordinances and the Subdivision Map Act.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects vary greatly in size, including duplex and fourplex townhome development, apartments, condominiums and condominium conversions for thousands of units throughout the Bay Area
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• California Land Surveyors Association (CLSA)minorOthersProfessional membership organization providing industry networking, professional standards, and resources for land surveyors in California. The company is listed as a proud member of CLSA.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Anchor Engineering: California surveying and civil engineering firm focused on land development, subdivision, and construction staking. Comparable scope and customer base to Humann, though with a different geographic footprint.
• Sandis Civil Engineers Surveyors: Bay Area-based civil engineering and surveying firm serving municipal, commercial, and developer clients across Northern California. Closest comparable in geography, service mix (survey + civil), and target customer base.
• Kier & Wright: California surveying, civil engineering, and land planning firm with offices across the Bay Area and Central Valley. Directly comparable mix of surveying and civil engineering for residential and commercial development.
• MacKay & Somps Civil Engineers: California civil engineering and land surveying firm with multiple Bay Area and Sacramento offices. Directly comparable service offering (survey, civil, land development) and developer customer base.
• BKF Engineers: California-headquartered civil engineering, surveying, and land use consulting firm with significant Bay Area presence. Highly comparable in service mix and target customer segments, with larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, surveying, and environmental services firm with significant California presence. Overlaps with Humann's surveying and civil engineering services but operates at much larger scale across many disciplines and geographies.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with extensive surveying, civil engineering, and environmental capabilities in California. Competes for large-scale development and infrastructure work overlapping Humann's addressable market.
• Bowman Consulting Group: National engineering, surveying, and consulting firm with established California operations. Competes in land development surveying and civil engineering serving residential and commercial developers.
• Kimley-Horn: National planning, surveying, and engineering consulting firm with California offices. Provides overlapping land development services to developers, municipalities, and private clients across the same end markets.

Others

• Esri (GIS / mapping platform): GIS and mapping software platform widely used by surveyors and civil engineers for spatial analysis and base mapping. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor; relevant to industry context and tooling shifts affecting survey workflows.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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