"Porta john" is just another name for a portable toilet, and Mobile Porta Pros rents them by the day, week, event, or month. A standard unit runs about $100 to $150 a day, with better rates by the week or month. We deliver across Mobile and out to towns like Tillmans Corner, 10.4 miles southwest.
Price depends on unit type and how long you need it. A standard porta potty rental is the most requested option for job sites and backyard projects, and it's the cheapest way to cover a crew for a week. If you want something nicer for a wedding or a family reunion, look at a deluxe flushable porta potty instead, since it flushes and feels closer to a real bathroom. Need something for a guest with a wheelchair or walker? An ADA accessible porta potty meets ADA Standards 213.2, which requires at least 5 percent of clustered single-user units to be accessible, and never fewer than one. Here's how the numbers break down:
| unit | day | week | month |
|---|---|---|---|
| standard | $100-$350 | $130-$500 | $125-$325 |
| ADA | $200-$400 | $240-$400 | - |
| deluxe | $85-$1200 | $150-$290 | - |
Delivery is usually a separate line item, often $50 to $150 for a weekly rental. For a full cost breakdown by scenario, our porta potty rental cost page walks through it, and our porta potty rental per day page is useful if you only need a unit for a weekend project.
Crew size drives the count more than anything else. OSHA 1926.51(c) sets the baseline for construction sites: one toilet for 20 workers or fewer, then one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers once you pass 20, dropping to one seat and urinal per 50 workers at 200 or more. That's a legal minimum, not a comfort number, so busy sites in Mobile often add a unit or two beyond the ratio to cut down on lines during breaks. If your crew is spread across a wide site, ANSI/PSAI Z4.3 sets the standard weekly service interval most rental companies build their pumping schedule around, which matters more once you're running several units at once. Our how many porta potties do I need guide runs the math for different crew sizes, and the OSHA portable toilet requirements page covers the regulation in more detail if your site supervisor wants it in writing. Farm crews doing hand labor fall under a different rule, OSHA 1928.110, which calls for one facility per 20 workers within a quarter mile walk, so check our farm and agricultural restrooms page if that's your situation.
A luxury or deluxe unit buys you a flush mechanism, better interior finish, and sometimes a sink, which matters when guests are dressed up and not used to a job-site toilet. Weddings, golf tournaments, and outdoor concerts in Mobile lean toward these units because nobody wants "porta potty" written across their photos in spirit even if the unit itself looks clean. Our luxury restroom trailer option goes a step further with multiple stalls and running water, and for bigger guest counts the 4 stall restroom trailer or 8 stall restroom trailer scales the whole setup up without lines forming. If you're planning a specific event type, our wedding restroom rental, festival restroom rental, and golf tournament restrooms pages each cover setup details for that use case. Standard units still make sense for most construction and renovation work, where function matters more than finish, which is why our home renovation porta potty page sticks with the basics.
Placement in the public right of way in Mobile needs confirming with the city before delivery, since we don't have a verified ordinance number to cite here. Most residential driveway or backyard placements don't trigger anything, but curbside placement on a street or sidewalk is where permitting questions usually come up. Our porta potty permit requirements page has more on how to check before your rental date, and the porta potty placement guide covers ground surface and clearance needs, including the 60 feet of straight clearance a delivery truck needs behind it for larger equipment like roll-off dumpster rental units. A standard portable toilet sits about 44 by 48 inches on the ground and stands roughly 92 inches tall, so plan for a flat, stable spot per ADA Standards 302.1 if accessibility is part of the setup. If you're coordinating a bigger job with fencing or dumpsters too, the construction site services page ties it together in one place.
A standard unit runs about $100 to $150 a day on the low end, up to $350 for busier periods or specialty units. Weekly and monthly rentals bring the per-day cost down. Delivery is typically billed separately, often in the $50 to $150 range for a week-long rental.
Book as early as you can, especially for events, since deluxe and trailer units in Mobile get reserved fast during wedding and festival season. Standard units for construction jobs are usually easier to get on short notice. Same-week bookings are common but not guaranteed for specialty units.
Sometimes, depending on availability and unit type. Standard units have the best shot at same-day delivery. For true last-minute needs, our emergency porta potty rental page covers what to expect and how fast we can typically move.
A porta john is a single-stall unit with a holding tank, usually 60 to 70 gallons. A restroom trailer rental is a multi-stall unit on a trailer, often with running water and flush toilets, built for bigger crowds or higher-end events.
Yes, ANSI/PSAI Z4.3 sets a weekly service baseline for units seeing normal use, and busier events or job sites may need more frequent pumping. Our how often are porta potties cleaned page explains how service schedules adjust for higher-traffic situations.
Yes. Mobile Porta Pros delivers porta john rental across Mobile and the surrounding metro, with same-day and next-day drop-off available on most orders.
Pricing depends on the unit and how long you need it. See our cost breakdown and request a free quote for an exact figure.
Standard rentals include scheduled service — a pump-out, a clean, a restock and fresh deodorizer. Busy or hot-weather sites can be serviced more often.
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