Porta Potty Rental Cost: What to Expect
A standard porta potty runs $75 to $150 a month. A flushing or ADA unit runs $150 to $325. A restroom trailer starts around $800 and climbs fast with the number of stalls. Those are the industry ranges; what you pay comes down to three decisions.
Typical rates by unit
| Unit | Per month | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $75–$150 | Job sites, general event use |
| Flushing / deluxe | $150–$300 | Weddings, corporate events |
| ADA accessible | $175–$325 | Anything open to the public |
| Restroom trailer | $800–$3,500 | Weddings, VIP, long remote jobs |
| Hand-wash station | $50–$120 | Anywhere food is served |
The three things that move your number
Which unit. Standard, flushing, ADA and trailer are different products at different prices, not tiers of the same one. Pick the unit first and the range narrows immediately.
How long. A weekend and a month are priced on completely different logic. The monthly rate is where the value sits — a single weekend often costs nearly as much as a full month.
How often it is serviced. Weekly is standard on a long rental. A cheaper unit pumped fortnightly is not cheaper by the third week, so compare cost per service visit rather than cost per month.
Get a real number in two calls
Every company in this directory is independently owned and answers its own phone. You are talking to the yard, not a call centre that will mark the job up and hand it to a local operator anyway. Two quotes is usually all it takes.
Figures on this page come from the Porta Potty Finder, last checked 2026-08-18. How the data is collected.