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Porta-Potty Rental

Everyone needs to go — you just provide the where

Bottom line

Operator-friendly model; diligence should focus on acquisition price.

Portable sanitation rental is a recession-proof, essential-service business. You buy or lease portable toilets and rent them to construction sites, outdoor events, and festivals. Routes are serviced weekly with a pump truck. Once you build a route, recurring revenue is remarkably stable.

Acquisition score
Margin · multiple · SBA data
43Fair
Avg revenue
$300K/yr
$100K–$800K range
Profit margin
25%
~$75K SDE
Multiple
2.5–4.5×
of SDE
Est. buy price
$188K–$338K
startup: $75K–$300K

How It Works

You purchase portable toilets ($500-$1,000 each) and a pump/service truck. Units are delivered to construction sites, events, or properties and serviced on a weekly schedule. Construction accounts are long-term contracts; event rentals are higher-margin short-term jobs.

BizBite verdict

Watch / verify

Porta-Potty Rental has enough high-level data for a first look, but BizBite has not assigned a category-specific operating model yet. Treat the score as preliminary.

43Fair
medium data confidence · 52/100medium financing fit

Why it may work

  • +SBA dataset shows 13 recent comparable loans

Be careful

  • !Source link status has not been verified yet
  • !No last-checked date yet
  • !No category operating model yet

SBA 7(a) data

Real acquisitions in this category

Change-of-ownership loans · NAICS 562991 · Septic Tank and Related Services

Deals tracked
56
13 in last 24 mo
Median loan
$545K
$245K–$1.1M p25–p75
Implied deal size
$641K
median · ~85% LTV
Charge-off rate
not enough resolved loans

Deal size distribution

<$150K
5
$150K–500K
22
$500K–1M
10
$1M–2M
14
>$2M
5

Deal flow over time

12-month momentum
−55.6%
deal volume vs prior 12 mo
Median loan Δ
+276.8%
4 recent · 9 prior

Financing profile

Median rate
9.50%
15% fixed · last 24 mo
Median term
120 mo
standard 10-yr
Collateralized
0%
of loans secured
Median jobs
6
supported per deal
Top lenders in this space
St. Louis Bank3
The Huntington National Bank3
Columbia Bank2
United Midwest Savings Bank National Association2
BankVista2
Where deals happen
WA4
MN4
FL4
AZ4
OR4
IN3
WI3
TX3
PA3
CA2

Recent comparable deals

ClosedStateLoanImplied deal
Mar 2026IL$584K$687K
Nov 2025AZ$4.1M$4.8M
Nov 2025TX$2.6M$3.1M
Sep 2025FL$2.3M$2.7M
Mar 2025NJ$1.4M$1.7M
Mar 2025TN$837K$985K
Feb 2025OH$444K$522K
Jan 2025TN$1.2M$1.4M
Nov 2024NC$650K$765K
Nov 2024NC$50K$59K
Volume rank #123/544Deal-size rank #360/544Momentum rank #331p90 loan: $1.7MData as of Mar 2026

Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA dataset, filtered to acquisitions (loans where business age is "Change of Ownership"). Implied deal size assumes an 85% loan-to-purchase ratio, a common SBA change-of-ownership structure. Charge-off rate shown only when 10+ loans have resolved (paid in full or charged off). Interest rates reflect last 24 months only. Actual deal values vary with equity injections, seller financing, and working capital terms.

Deal Calculator

Priced off $75K SDE — can this deal service its own debt?

2.03×
DSCR · Lender-comfortable
Purchase multiple — 3.5× SDE ($265K)
Category range: 2.5×–4.5× SDE
Down payment — 10% ($27K)
SBA minimum equity injection is 10% for change-of-ownership
Interest rate — 9.50%
SBA median for this category: 9.5%
Loan term — 10 years
SBA median for this category: 120 months
Purchase price
$265K
3.5× of $75K SDE
Cash to close
$34K
$27K down + ~3% closing
Debt service
$3K/mo
$37K/yr on $239K loan
Cash-on-cash
110%
cash back in ~11 mo
Debt service coverage · what the lender sees
2.03×+$3K/mo after debt
Most SBA lenders want ≥1.25× coverage; 1.5×+ is a strong file.

SDE = revenue × margin estimate for this niche; it includes owner compensation, so budget your salary out of cash flow. Excludes working-capital injection, capex reserves, and taxes. Actual SBA terms vary by lender and borrower.

Pros

  • +Recession-proof — construction and events always need sanitation
  • +Strong recurring revenue from weekly service contracts
  • +Low competition in many markets — not a glamorous business
  • +Units last 10+ years with minimal maintenance

Cons

  • -Unpleasant work — you're pumping sewage
  • -Requires a CDL or specialized license in some states
  • -Seasonal dip in colder climates

Best For

Operators who don't mind getting dirty for reliable cash flow

Operating Costs

Main costs are fuel for the pump truck, disposal fees at wastewater treatment plants, unit replacement, insurance, yard/storage rent, and route labor for servicing units. July 25, 2026 recheck: CurbWaste and Basestation both frame portable-sanitation net margins around 20%-25% (with gross margins materially higher), while startup guides imply the pump truck plus initial unit fleet can push true launch capital well above a small side-hustle budget. BizBite reduced the margin from 35% to 25% and raised startup capital to $75K-$300K for a credible commercial route.

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