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Junk Removal in Minneapolis, Minnesota: fix it yourself, costs & nearby pros

No junk removal is listed in Minneapolis yet. Below: how to handle the 1 most common junk removal problems yourself, what a pro charges in Minnesota, and pros in nearby cities. Minneapolis's ~190,000 households generate an estimated 9,900 junk removal jobs a year.

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Fix it yourself

Fix it yourself: the 1 most common junk removal problems in Minneapolis

Tools, time, the first steps, and exactly when to stop and call a pro.

Junk piling up in home or garage

easy 2–8 h

Steps

  1. Work one zone at a time — a corner of the garage, not the garage — with four labelled areas: keep, donate, recycle, dispose.

+4 more steps in the full guide

Stop and call a pro if

  • there is more than a small van's worth, or heavy items you cannot lift

Full guide

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Costs

What junk removal costs in Minnesota

What a pro charges in the region, next to what the fixes above cost in parts.

Typical cost$150–600Junk removal per truck load in the US (labor and disposal included)Full pricing breakdown

If you do it yourself: parts

Junk piling up in home or garage
$0–80 for bags, a tip run or a bulky-waste slot
Pros nearby

Junk removal pros near Minneapolis

Quote requests from Minneapolis go to listed pros within ~60 km.

Demand

Demand in Minneapolis: 190,000 households, ~9,900 jobs a year

Minneapolis's 190,000 households generate an estimated 9,900 junk removal jobs a year. 11 mover pros are listed on HireLocal — about 3.7 % of the 290 the market can support.

Households
~190,000
Jobs per year
~9,900
Pros the market supports
~290
Listed on HireLocal
11
listed on HireLocal: 11; pros the market supports: 295; Households: 188944
Demand in Minneapolis: 190,000 households, ~9,900 jobs a year
Households188,944
Owner-occupied share48 %
Jobs per year (junk removal)9,883
Pros the market supports295
listed on HireLocal11
Coverage3.7 %
Score98 / 100

By national ratios Minneapolis supports about 290 full-time mover pros — a large market with room for niche specialists, emergency-only operators and franchises alike. Ownership is split — 48 % owner-occupied — so a typical week mixes homeowners with landlords and property managers who buy in volume. The housing stock is old for the country, which pushes repair and replacement demand above the national average.

11 mover pros are listed in Minneapolis; 0 of them offer junk removal specifically. Every listed pro covers roughly 18,000 households — plenty of room before this market reads as crowded.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023); U.S. BLS OEWS; HireLocal listings. Updated . How we calculate →

Career

Start a mover career in Minneapolis

Minneapolis supports about 290 mover pros; with 11 listed on HireLocal there is still room, though a specialty or an emergency offer will set a new business apart. Pros in United States typically charge $150–600.

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