Minnesota portable restroom prices, published
Every unit type with its range, every range with its sources, and city-level guides where local factors change the number. Reviewed every 120 days.
The short version
A standard porta potty rental in Minnesota costs about $135 to $225 for a weekend event placement and $175 to $325 for a 28-day rental with weekly service. ADA units run $240 to $450 per cycle, a 2-station restroom trailer runs $850 to $1,900 per weekend, and winter placements add $15 to $45 per unit per service.
Every unit type
Minnesota price ranges by unit
| Unit type | Short-term | Per 28-day cycle | Sized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porta Potty Rental | $135 to $225 | $175 to $325 | One standard unit covers up to 10 workers for a 40-hour week, or roughly 50 guests for a four-hour event. |
| Construction Porta Potty Rental | Monthly only | $185 to $340 | OSHA requires one toilet for up to 20 workers. Above 20 workers and up to 200, the standard is one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers. |
| Event Porta Potty Rental | $135 to $225 | $135 to $225 | Start at one unit per 50 guests for four hours, add 15 to 20 percent if alcohol is served, add 20 to 30 percent if food is served, and include at least one accessible unit per cluster. |
| ADA Portable Restroom Rental | $175 to $295 | $240 to $450 | At least 5 percent of the single-user portable units in each cluster must be accessible, with a minimum of one accessible unit wherever portable restrooms are provided. |
| Restroom Trailer Rental | $850 to $1,900 | $850 to $1,900 | A 2-station trailer comfortably serves about 100 guests for four hours, a 3-station serves about 200, and above 300 guests plan an 8 to 10 station trailer or a trailer plus standard units. |
| Handwashing Station Rental | $85 to $165 | $85 to $165 | Plan roughly one two-station handwash unit per four portable restrooms, and one per food-service area regardless of restroom count. |
| Deluxe Flushing Porta Potty Rental | $175 to $300 | $250 to $425 | Use the same headcount ratios as a standard unit, because the upgrade changes the experience rather than the capacity. |
| Winter and Heated Porta Potty Rental | $165 to $295 | $215 to $420 | Winter crews use restrooms less often but for longer. Plan the same OSHA ratio and expect fuller tanks per visit, because less liquid evaporates in cold weather. |
| Wedding Restroom Rental | $850 to $2,400 | $850 to $2,400 | For a four to five hour reception, plan a 2-station trailer up to about 100 guests, a 3-station to about 200, and an 8 to 10 station trailer above 300. |
| Long Term Porta Potty Rental | Monthly only | $165 to $290 | Use the same OSHA or PSAI ratio as a short-term placement, then revisit unit count each season as site activity changes. |
Add-ons
The line items most phone quotes leave out
| Charge | Range | When it applies |
|---|---|---|
| Winter antifreeze | 15 to 45 dollars per unit per service | Roughly November 1 through March 31 |
| Mileage past 30 miles | 2.50 to 4.50 dollars per mile each way | Year round |
| Saturday or Sunday pickup | 50 to 150 dollars | Year round, highest June through August |
| Peak summer event weekend | 0 to 20 percent | Mid-June through Labor Day |
| Damage or loss beyond normal wear | Quoted at replacement cost | Year round |
Sizing and budget calculator
Use the busiest day, not the average.
You need about
1 unit
| Portable restroomsOSHA: one toilet for up to 20 workers | 1 |
| Handwash stationsSeparate OSHA washing-facility requirement | 1 |
Planning range
$540, $1,010
for 2 × 28-day cycles
$270, $505 per 28-day cycle
6 city cost guides
Cost guides by city and service
City-level guides exist where the local delivery band, permit exposure or site conditions genuinely change the arithmetic.
Methodology
Where these numbers come from
These ranges are compiled from published Minnesota portable-restroom rental quotes and national rental cost guides current as of August 2026, cross-checked against the delivery, service and winterization line items that Minnesota haulers actually bill. They are planning ranges, not a price list. Every quote we issue is itemized and specific to your address, dates and unit count, and it is the quote - not this page - that we honor.
We publish ranges rather than a single number because portable restroom pricing genuinely varies by distance from the servicing yard, season, service frequency and rental length. Anyone advertising one flat statewide price is either excluding delivery or excluding service.
- homeyou - Porta Potty Rental in Minneapolis, MN cost data, Minnesota daily and weekly rental averages
- BigRentz - How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Porta-Potty, National unit-class pricing and cost-driver breakdown
- OSHA 29 CFR 1926.51(c) - Sanitation, toilets at construction jobsites, Federal toilet-count ratios for construction sites
- U.S. Access Board - 2010 ADA Standards guidance on toilet rooms, 5 percent accessible-unit requirement for clustered single-user portable toilets
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Septage and Restaurant Grease Trap Waste Management Guidelines, Minnesota Rules chapter 7041 governs disposal of waste pumped from portable toilets
- Minnesota DNR State Climatology Office - Twin Cities climate normals, Winter temperature data behind the antifreeze selection guidance
Answers
How we price, and why we publish it
The questions we get asked most, answered directly. Call if yours is not here.
Call (763) 297-5164Why do you publish prices when most rental companies will not?
Because it saves everyone time. A contractor pricing a bid and an event organiser building a budget both need a number before they need a conversation. Publishing the ranges with their sources means you can sanity-check any quote, ours included, against something you can verify.
Are these prices a quote?
No. They are planning ranges compiled from published Minnesota rental quotes and national cost guides, cross-checked against the line items Minnesota haulers actually bill. The itemized written quote we send for your address and dates is the number we honor, and it stands for 14 days from issue.
Why is everything a range instead of one price?
Because portable restroom pricing genuinely varies by distance from the servicing yard, season, service frequency and rental length, and those four things move a quote by more than the difference between unit types. Anyone advertising a single flat statewide price is excluding either delivery or service, and one of those bills arrives later.
What is the single biggest cost factor in Minnesota?
Unit count, not unit price. On a job site the OSHA ratio sets the floor; on an event the PSAI ratio plus alcohol and food adjustments does. Getting the count right is worth more than shopping the per-unit rate, which is why the calculator on this page shows the arithmetic rather than just a total.
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