Investigation

Florida's 561 Dumpster Rental Listings, Checked: 9% Have No Reviews, and Tampa Has the Most

Florida has the third-largest dumpster rental market we track. 9.1% of its 561 Google listings have no reviews, just under the national rate, and only 2.1% are rated under 3 stars. Tampa has the most empty listings.

May 10, 2026•4 min read•By Chad Waldman

Florida's Dumpster Rental Listings, Checked

Corrected October 2026. We originally reported an 11.2% "ghost listing" rate for Florida. It included companies rated under 3 stars, while the national average it was compared with did not. On the same definition, 9.1% of Florida listings have no reviews. This version uses that figure.

Florida is a big, busy dumpster market. Hurricane cleanup, a steady stream of renovations and constant moves keep demand high. Google showed 561 dumpster rental listings for the state in April 2026, third behind California and Texas.

The headline: Florida is in decent shape.

Florida	National
No reviews or no rating	51 (9.1%)	9.5%
Rated under 3.0 stars	12 (2.1%)	4.3%

On empty listings Florida is right at the national average. On badly rated companies it's one of the best states we measured: 31st of 37, with half the national share.

Tampa has the most empty listings

City	Listings	No reviews	Under 3 stars
Jacksonville	51	3	2
Orlando	47	5	1
Tampa	42	7	0
Miami	38	5	2
Fort Lauderdale	19	1	0
St. Petersburg	16	2	0
Ocala	14	2	0
Port St. Lucie	14	0	0

Tampa has 7 empty listings out of 42, about 1 in 6. Jacksonville, the biggest Florida market, has just 3 of 51. Port St. Lucie has none.

Two listings we removed

One Ocala listing links to the same website, dumpsterrentalservice.com, as 36 zero-review listings in Arizona, each with its own name, phone number and address. A Boca Raton listing uses the one-word, first-name-plus-"dumpster" naming pattern we found across that network. We've taken both out of our directory. Our [methodology](/methodology#excluded-listings) explains the rules, and our [Arizona investigation](/blog/arizona-dumpster-rental-ghost-listings-investigation) covers the network.

Florida's best-rated companies

Florida has 268 companies with 4.5 stars or better and at least 25 reviews, second only to California. Five have perfect DCS Scores:

DCS	Company	City	Rating	Reviews
100	Dumpster Today	Orlando	4.8	905
100	Stand Up Guys Junk Removal	Tampa	4.9	866
100	Affordable Hauling Dumpster Service	Brooksville	4.9	770
100	G.I.HAUL Junk and Waste Removal Tampa Bay	Tampa	5.0	754
100	Waste Pro	Orlando	4.8	684

After a hurricane

Storms are when Florida's listings get tested. Demand spikes overnight, and so do new listings.

Check how long a listing has been reviewed. A company whose first review is from last week is new, whatever its name suggests.
Don't pay in full before delivery. A deposit is normal; 100% up front isn't.
Separate your debris. Vegetation, construction debris and household junk often go to different facilities, and mixed loads cost more.

Compare every Florida company in our [Florida directory](/dumpster-rental/florida), or go straight to [Tampa](/dumpster-rental/florida/tampa), [Orlando](/dumpster-rental/florida/orlando), [Jacksonville](/dumpster-rental/florida/jacksonville) or [Miami](/dumpster-rental/florida/miami).

Method

Google Places data, April 2026, 6,304 listings nationwide. "No reviews" means zero reviews or no star rating. "Under 3 stars" means at least one review and an average below 3.0. Rankings include the 37 states with 40 or more listings. The [DCS Score](/methodology) is a 100-point rating from public data. No company pays for placement.