Lea County, NM Temporary Kitchen Rental and Lease Options

Pages exist for places in Lea County.

• Hobbs: about 41,061 residents (2024 estimate)
• Lovington: about 11,693 residents (2024 estimate)
• Eunice: about 3,068 residents (2024 estimate)
• Jal: about 2,192 residents (2024 estimate)
• Tatum: about 712 residents (2024 estimate)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates.

Temporary modular kitchens are how Lea County facilities keep serving through a closure. A modular commercial kitchen rental brings the cooking line to the site, with kitchen setup for renovations planned around your schedule. A project that crosses into Hobbs (about 41,061 residents) usually keeps one menu, one crew and one power plan, which is why the kitchen is chosen first.

Common choices include the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200 to 220A), the 38ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200 to 220A) and the 28ft Mobile Kitchen (220V, single phase, 200A). Each model page lists the equipment and the electrical service.

Before delivery, confirm the pad, the electrical service, potable water and a wastewater route. Lea County environmental health or the local health authority usually reviews a temporary kitchen, and their requirements vary, so involve them early. Short-term rentals cover outages and events; long-term leasing suits renovations and projects that run for many months. Health rules are set locally, so a kitchen in Eunice or Jal may face different steps than one here.

A kitchen is only half of food service. A dishwashing trailer such as the 38ft High-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer (220V, single phase, 300A) handles trays, plates and pans so Lea County kitchens do not fall back on disposables. Kitchens in Jal hit the same wall when the dish room closes before the cooking line does.

When a compressor quits, product loss follows within hours. Emergency refrigerated trailers, such as the 20ft LT Refrigerated Trailer, are rented to restaurants, hotels, hospitals and institutions around Lea County. A walk-in that fails in Tatum starts the same clock on the stock inside.

NOAA's 1991 to 2020 county normals put the average January low in Lea County at 27°F and the average July high at 94°F, with about 15 inches of precipitation a year. January lows run about 5 degrees warmer than the average New Mexico county. Four distinct seasons mean the plan covers both ends: cold-weather water lines in winter and condenser airflow in summer.

Expect requests in Lea County from nursing homes, school districts, manufacturers and hospitals. A nursing home kitchen rental is a typical first conversation, followed by questions about power, water and placement. Care homes in Hobbs and school kitchens in Lovington, places of about 41,061 residents and about 11,693 residents, lose their lines for different reasons, but the rental that answers them is the same.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services counts 2 hospitals in Lea County, 1 of them critical access: Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital and Nor-Lea Hospital District. The county also has 3 nursing homes certified by Medicare or Medicaid, with about 260 beds. The National Center for Education Statistics counts 38 public schools with about 15,143 students, in districts such as Hobbs, Lovington and Eunice.

• Nursing Home and Assisted Living Kitchen Rentals: a need for emergency cold storage when a walk-in cooler fails
• School Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals During Renovation: equipment failures that close a single school's kitchen mid-year
• Manufacturing Plant Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals: three-phase power at the plant matched to the equipment
• Hospital Kitchen Rental and Temporary Kitchen Trailers: pairing a kitchen trailer with a dishwashing trailer so tray and ware return keeps pace

Sources: OpenFEMA (retrieved October 30, 2026); NOAA Storm Events, NIFC fire perimeters, NOAA nClimDiv normals, CMS provider data and NCES school data (retrieved October 31, 2026). Public records for an area or a project, not damage reports or work we did.

FEMA's records list these recent declarations for Lea County. They show the type of event that has interrupted normal operations in the county, not damage at a specific business.

• DR-4199, major disaster declaration: Severe Storms and Flooding, declared October 29, 2014
• FM-2600, fire management assistance declaration: Southeast New Mexico Fire Complex, declared January 2, 2006
• EM-3229, emergency declaration: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, declared September 7, 2005
• EM-3154, emergency declaration: Severe Fire Threats, declared May 10, 2000
• DR-945, major disaster declaration: Thunderstorms, Hail & Flooding, declared June 18, 1992

Crews and facilities working in Lea County often look at the counties around it too. The nearest ones are below, with the state and index pages.

• Eddy County: about 57 miles from Lea County, 9 FEMA declarations, 2 hospitals listed by CMS
• Chaves County: about 73 miles from Lea County, 7 FEMA declarations, 2 hospitals listed by CMS
• Roosevelt County: about 85 miles from Lea County, 5 FEMA declarations, 1 hospital listed by CMS
• De Baca County: about 121 miles from Lea County, 5 FEMA declarations, 0 hospitals listed by CMS
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For a base camp the kitchen is the center of the day. Beside mobile kitchens in Lea County, a job can add shower trailer rentals or restroom trailer rentals; the 20ft Five-Stall Shower Container and the Standalone Restroom Trailer are two examples. Rent only what the project needs.