Construction Porta Potty Rental in Jacksonville, FL

Conditions for Job Sites

New Housing

About 15.4% of Jacksonville's housing units were built in 2010 or later (ACS 2020–2024), above the U.S. share of 11.4% and higher than three in four U.S. places in our data: newer construction sits alongside older stock, so job sites range from new homes to additions and repairs. About 4.2% were built in 2020 or later.

Homes From the 1970s and 1980s

The median year built for Jacksonville's housing is 1987 (ACS 2020–2024), newer than most U.S. places in our data, and 40% of housing units predate 1980. Housing from that era is now 35 to 55 years old; crews replacing roofs, windows or mechanical systems on it need a toilet on site like any other crew.

Housing Mix

The most common housing type is detached houses, about 59% of units (lower than most U.S. places in our data), followed by buildings with five or more units at about 25% (ACS 2020–2024). Detached houses usually have a driveway or yard where a crew's unit can stand within reach of the service truck. Apartment and condo projects bring larger crews, and a property manager decides where units go. About 42% of occupied homes are rented (owner share lower than most U.S. places in our data), so check who controls the property before a unit goes on it.

DOE's Building America map puts Duval County in the Hot-Humid climate region (IECC 2021 zone 2A, PNNL county guide). This region pairs heat with humidity for much of the year; for long rentals in the hot months, ask how often units will be serviced.

Heat

About 80 days a year reach 90°F or more, more than three in four U.S. places in our data, most of them in the summer months. For long rentals in the hot, humid months, ask how often units will be serviced. Ask whether the service schedule changes in the summer months, when crews use units more.

Occasional Freezes

Only about 14 nights a year reach 32°F (fewer than three in four U.S. places in our data), but one hard freeze is enough to damage anything that holds water. A rare freeze mostly affects hand-wash stations on site; ask what happens to them when one is forecast.

Placement and Access

Put units on firm, level ground the service truck can reach, close to where crews work, clear of crane swing, excavation and vehicle routes, and move them as the work moves.

Rain and Ground

About 53 inches of precipitation falls in an average year, with about 16 days of an inch or more, in the top tenth of U.S. places in our data. On muddy job sites, put units on gravel or a firm pad near the site entrance so the service truck does not get stuck, and move them if the ground around them washes out.

Who to Ask About Local Rules

Jacksonville is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. For a unit placed in the street, on a sidewalk or in another public right-of-way next to the job site, ask the Jacksonville city government before you book what applies.