Nolan's Workforce Housing & Trailer Rentals
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20ft Sleeper Container (1 Bedroom)
A private insulated room for supervisors or long stays.
Starting from $2,195 / month
Emmetsburg, IA · Midwest
Emmetsburg, Iowa Workforce Housing Trailer Rentals with Laundry and Showers
Crews working in Emmetsburg rent our remote workforce housing: bunk bed sleeper trailers and 20 ft accommodation units with shared or private rooms. As Life Support Service, we pair the housing with shower trailers, shower-restroom combination trailers, standalone restroom trailers, laundry trailers, mobile kitchen trailers, dishwashing trailers, and emergency refrigeration for the day a walk-in cooler fails. Contractors book them ahead for shutdowns and remote projects, while response teams call in emergencies when local lodging is gone. Choose a weekly rental for a short job or a monthly lease for a season of work. Our customers are contractors, industrial and mining operations, utilities, agencies, correctional facilities, and resorts. Our team schedules delivery and setup around your site access and utilities. Send your dates to check availability and get a quote.
- Place
- County seat
- Delivery quoted from
- Ames, IA
- Terms
- Weekly or monthly
Trailhead
Dispatch
Crew housing for Emmetsburg
Starting from $2,195 / month
- Weekly or monthly rental
- Calls answered 24/7
- Setup about 1 hour for housing and shower units
- Commercial and industrial sites only
- An inquiry doesn't reserve equipment; availability is confirmed for each project.
Rental units
Units we deliver to Emmetsburg
Build the camp around bunk bed sleeper trailers, then add shower trailers and laundry for the crew. Starting rates are the same here as everywhere we serve.
Rentals for Emmetsburg · 5 units
20ft Accommodation (Contractor)
A shared crew room with bunk beds for contractors.
Starting from $2,195 / month
Inside view22ft Luxury Shower-Restroom Combination Trailer (6 Individual Stalls)
Six private stalls, each with its own shower and restroom.
Starting from $4,995 / month
Inside view30ft Luxury Shower-Restroom Combination Trailer (10 Individual Stalls)
Ten individual shower-restroom stalls for the largest crews.
Price by quote
28ft Mobile Kitchen
More line and prep space with the same standard equipment set.
Starting from $4,995 / month
Nearest pages
Nearest city and town pages
Service is nationwide, so the pages closest to Emmetsburg may be in another state. Miles are straight-line, not road miles.
On the ground
Emmetsburg: emergencies, projects, access, and costs
Five topics, always in this order. Sourced items link to their source; items without a local source are marked as general guidance.
Emergencies and repairsGeneral guidance
A wind storm, an ice storm, or a flash flood can close restrooms across Emmetsburg, Cylinder, and Graettinger at once.
A trailer with its own tanks can run while utilities are restored.
For hazards and recovery news in Iowa, the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management is the official source.
Major constructionGeneral guidance
Crews working out of Emmetsburg on pipeline, solar, or road jobs often finish a shift far from any locker room.
Plan restrooms at the work face and showers at the yard, and move them as the work moves.
Renovations that close restrooms in EmmetsburgGeneral guidance
A renovation that takes showers offline for weeks is the most predictable rental there is.
A monthly lease, with an ADA unit where needed, bridges the closure.
Getting equipment into Emmetsburg in an emergencyGeneral guidance
We have no published route from a disaster staging area to Emmetsburg's emergency-management hub to cite, so we don't show one.
During a declared emergency, follow the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management for road and access orders. Our own delivery to Emmetsburg is planned with you and quoted by distance from Ames, IA, about 90 straight-line miles to the southeast.
If roads to your site are restricted, tell us the open approach your site contact can confirm.
Emmetsburg rental prices
From our current price list: $2,195 per month for crew housing units and $2,495 per month for a shower-restroom combo, the same in Emmetsburg as in any other state.
What varies is delivery, quoted from Ames, IA, about 90 straight-line miles to the southeast, along with setup and pickup.
Delivery area
Communities near Emmetsburg
These places sit within a short drive of Emmetsburg; distances are straight-line.
- Cylinder, IA · about 7 mi east
- Ayrshire, IA · about 9 mi southwest
- Graettinger, IA · about 9 mi north
- Curlew, IA · about 10 mi south
- Rodman, IA · about 10 mi southeast
- Ruthven, IA · about 11 mi west
- Mallard, IA · about 12 mi south
- Whittemore, IA · about 13 mi east
Before delivery
Planning crew housing for your Emmetsburg site
Power
Each unit needs shore power or a generator sized for its heaters and air conditioning; we confirm the service before delivery.
Headcount and beds
Beds come first, then showers and laundry: OSHA's labor camp rule pairs one shower head per 10 persons with one laundry tray or tub per 30, so we size all three together.
Accessibility
For guests, patients, or staff who need an accessible stall in Emmetsburg, plan an ADA combo with a ramp; ramp setup takes 4 to 6 hours.
Rental terms
Rental terms at a glance
Your Emmetsburg quote lists the unit, delivery, setup, and pickup together.
- Starting rates
- Bunk bed sleeper and accommodation units start from $2,195 per month and shower-restroom combinations from $2,495 per month: the lowest rates on our price list, which usually apply to leases longer than three months. Weekly and one-month rentals are quoted higher; ADA and standalone restroom units are priced by quote.
- Rental terms
- Weekly for short jobs; monthly leases for long projects.
- Hours
- Answered around the clock, every day of the week.
- Setup time
- About an hour for most housing, shower, and restroom units once utilities are ready; kitchen and dish trailers about 5 hours. Stairs: 5 to 15 minutes. Ramps: 4 to 6 hours.
- Delivery and GPS
- Starting rates are the same in Emmetsburg as everywhere we serve; delivery is quoted by distance from Ames, IA, about 90 straight-line miles to the southeast. GPS tracking possible on request.
- Who we rent to
- Commercial, institutional, and industrial sites only; we don't rent for residential use.
Why choose us
Why Emmetsburg crews choose our workforce housing trailers
People notice facilities most when they fail. Our workforce housing trailers are commercial units, and we pair them with delivery planning and a 24/7 line so crews and guests in Emmetsburg can count on them for the whole rental.
Accelerated Deployment
Send your address, dates, and headcount and we confirm availability and a delivery time for Emmetsburg; delivery is quoted by distance from Ames, IA.
24/7 Emergency Service
Emergencies don't wait for business hours, and neither does our phone: calls are answered 24/7, holidays included.
End-to-End Project Support
From the first site photo to pickup, one team handles the unit choice, the hookup plan, and the delivery schedule.
Flexible Rental Solutions
Weekly rentals or monthly leases cover a weekend event, a renovation, or a season-long project.
Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment
Commercial units with private locking stalls, hot and cold water, and ADA layouts built for daily crew use.
Experienced Logistics Coordination
We plan the route in, the placement pad, and the service schedule, and gps tracking possible on request.
Trust
Why clients trust Nolan's
- Honest quotes: an inquiry doesn't reserve equipment, and availability is confirmed for each project.
- Calls answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, emergencies included.
- Published starting rates, with delivery, setup, and pickup quoted for your address.
- We serve construction, industrial, healthcare, education, government, hospitality, and event customers.
- Setup in about an hour for most housing and shower units; stairs take 5 to 15 minutes and ramps 4 to 6 hours.
Questions
Workforce housing rental questions for Emmetsburg
Q1How much does crew housing cost in Emmetsburg?
The same starting prices apply here as everywhere we serve: bunk bed sleeper and 20 ft accommodation units start from $2,195 per month, and shower-restroom combos from $2,495 per month. Delivery, setup, and pickup are quoted for your address.
Q2What rooms come in a sleeper trailer?
Our 20 ft units come as shared labor rooms with bunk beds, contractor rooms, private VIP rooms, and one- and two-bedroom sleeper containers. The exact bed layout is confirmed with your quote.
Q3Can you house seasonal staff?
Yes, for commercial employers. Resorts, ranches, and contractors lease sleeper trailers by the month for a season; tell us the dates, headcount, and where the units can be placed.
Q4How do I size a remote crew camp?
OSHA's temporary labor camp rule (29 CFR 1910.142) is a useful baseline: at least 50 square feet of sleeping floor space per occupant, one shower head for every 10 persons, and one laundry tray or tub for every 30. Tell us the headcount and we size beds, showers, and laundry together.
Guides
Read before you book in Emmetsburg
- Sizing a Remote Workforce Housing Camp: OSHA 1910.142 OSHA's temporary labor camp standard turned into a rental order: square feet per bed, bunk spacing, shower heads, toilets, and laundry tubs per person. It is written for energy, mining, and construction contractors and for agencies planning a remote man camp, so the order for bunk bed sleeper trailers, shower trailers, and laundry trailers matches the headcount before the first shift arrives.
- Colorado Workforce Housing Trailer Rental Guide What changes when a remote crew camp goes in at Colorado elevations: cold nights, winter access over passes, and small towns where one project can fill every room. It walks through bunk bed sleeper trailers, shower and laundry trailers, and mobile kitchens for Western Slope energy work, high-country mining, ski-town seasonal staff, and eastern plains projects, with the National Weather Service offices that cover each part of the state.
- Emergency Workforce Housing After a Wildfire or Flood A checklist for agencies, utilities, and contractors who need to house responders and recovery crews after a wildfire or flood. It covers the headcount, the site, utilities, and the order of trailers for a temporary camp of bunk bed sleepers, shower trailers, laundry, and kitchens, with Ready.gov and OSHA guidance on working safely through response and recovery.
Sources
Official sources for Emmetsburg
Official sources for planning a rental here. Links checked 2026-11-06.
- National Weather Service forecast for Emmetsburg, IACheck heat, wind, and freezing nights for the days a shower trailer will be on site.
- Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementState emergency management agency
- Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and LicensingState food licensing agency
- USA.gov: State GovernmentsDirectory of official state government websites.
Request a quote
Request a crew housing quote for Emmetsburg
Send your site, dates, and headcount. A person reviews every request and replies with availability and a quote. Need it today? Call (888) 385-5513, answered 24/7.
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