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Cleaning Business Industry Statistics

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Cleaning Business Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01 Industry overview

The cleaning business industry at a glance

The global cleaning services market was valued at $451.63 billion in 2025 and is forecast to expand at a 7.5% CAGR through 2034, while the U.S. remains a large, fragmented labor-intensive market.

$451.63B[52]
Global market size, 2025
7.5%[52]
Global CAGR, 2026–2034
2.21M[24]
U.S. janitors, 2025
37.52%[52]
North America share, 2025
Market size
The global cleaning services market was valued at $451.63 billion in 2025. In the United States, cleaning services generated an estimated $112.46 billion in revenue in 2025, according to Grand View Research.[52][53]
Forecast & CAGR
The global market is projected to grow from $481.75 billion in 2026 to $859.20 billion in 2034, representing a 7.5% CAGR. The U.S. market is forecast to reach $177.52 billion by 2033 at a 6.0% CAGR from 2026 to 2033.[52][53]
Market share & regions
North America accounted for 37.52% of the global cleaning services market in 2025. A separate estimate puts North America's share at 31.8%, illustrating the effect of differing market definitions and research methodologies.[52][53]
Segmentation
Floor care was the largest service-type segment in the U.S. market in 2025, while carpet and upholstery was identified as the fastest-growing U.S. type segment. Globally, floor care represented 30.7% of revenue and commercial end users represented 27.2% in 2025.[53]
Key players & concentration
The U.S. industry is highly fragmented: the 2022 Economic Census counted 63,999 employer establishments in janitorial services, with $72.61 billion in revenue. The industry also includes 1,173,265 nonemployer establishments reporting $25.21 billion in 2024 revenue, indicating a very large small-business base.[54]
Pricing
Labor is the main cost driver for cleaning businesses. The median U.S. wage for janitors and building cleaners was $17.71 per hour in May 2025, or $36,840 annually, while industry commentary estimates labor and benefits typically represent 80% to 90% of cleaning-company costs.[24][11]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Demand is being supported by hygiene, infection prevention, outsourcing, healthcare facilities and specialized environments, while automation, robotics and connected cleaning technology are becoming competitive tools. Labor shortages, high turnover, wage pressure and thin margins remain major operating challenges; ISSA reported in 2026 that the janitorial market was growing about 2.7% annually while the number of competing firms was growing about 4.2%.[11]
Consumer behavior & competition
Customers increasingly evaluate cleaning providers on health outcomes, sustainability, service consistency and technology as well as price. Hybrid offices, stronger infection-prevention expectations and demand for specialized healthcare and cleanroom services are shifting competition toward measurable quality, trained labor and integrated facility solutions.[11]
M&A
M&A activity remains active as private equity-backed and regional operators build scale. On November 10, 2026, Wind Point Partners acquired CCS Facility Services, which had more than 7,000 employees, over 1,400 customers and operations across more than 20 U.S. metropolitan areas; terms were not disclosed.[55]
Regulation
U.S. janitorial businesses are primarily governed by OSHA general-industry requirements, including standards covering ventilation, powered platforms and workplace safety. OSHA identifies NAICS 561720 as the relevant classification for janitorial services and maintains a list of frequently cited standards for the industry.[56][57]
Latest news
The latest major disclosed transaction found was Wind Point Partners’ November 10, 2026 acquisition of CCS Facility Services. Industry coverage in June 2026 also highlighted labor shortages, hybrid workplaces, automation, robots, IoT sensors and continuing private-equity involvement as defining forces.[55][11]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Cleaning Business Industry

The leading companies in the cleaning business industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

OCS Group leads Gitnux's 2026 cleaning business ranking with an Overall score of 9.1, with 65,000 in-house cleaning colleagues and 35,000+ site cleans daily. Aramark is the highest-ranked facilities and support services provider at 8.9, driven by global facilities and support services including facility support for institutional clients.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in integrated facility cleaning

    OCS Group

    GB

    Ranked #1 · 9.1 · Integrated facility cleaning

    Why we picked it: It runs large in-house cleaning operations within integrated facilities services, measured by daily site cleans.

    See in ranking ↓Visit ocs.com ↗

  2. Leader in facilities and support services

    Aramark

    US

    Ranked #2 · 8.9 · Facilities and support services

    Why we picked it: It targets institutional clients with facilities and support services that include cleaning-related facility support.

    See in ranking ↓Visit aramark.com ↗

  3. Leader in contract janitorial services

    ABM

    US

    Ranked #3 · 8.9 · Contract janitorial services

    Why we picked it: It focuses on commercial janitorial and facility services, measured by $5.23 billion in 2025 janitorial revenue.

    See in ranking ↓Visit abm.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the cleaning business industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

OCS Group

Integrated facility cleaning · GB

9.1
2

Aramark

Facilities and support services · US

8.9
3

ABM

Contract janitorial services · US

8.9
4

ISS

Integrated facility cleaning · DK

8.8
5

Mitie

Robotic cleaning fleet services · GB

8.8
6

ServiceMaster Brands

Cleaning franchises network · US

8.7
7

Sodexo

Integrated facility cleaning · FR

8.5
8

Anago Cleaning Systems

Cleaning franchises network · US

8.5
9

City Wide Facility Solutions

Cleaning franchises network · US

8.2
10

Coor

Nordic facility management · SE

8.0

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 11). Top 10 companies in the cleaning business industry. In Cleaning Business Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/cleaning-business-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Projection

Hours worked in janitorial services (NAICS 561720) (United States)

Hours worked in janitorial services (NAICS 561720) fell from 2,112.8 millions of hours in 2021 to 2,104.6 millions of hours in 2025.

2,113
Start
-0.1%
CAGR · 4y
2,104
Projected
20212025
source-verifiedfred.stlouisfed.org2025

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

AI implementation plans are widespread in 2026 (84% for commercial cleaning), with human oversight prioritized by 79%. Robotic floor-care adoption is also planned by 32% within 12 months.

AI in the cleaning business industry

  • 84% of commercial-cleaning respondents planned to implement AI as their leading strategy for tackling operational complexities in 2026, according to an industry survey.[1]
  • 79% of contract-cleaning organizations prioritized human oversight when adopting AI systems in 2026.[1]
  • 2% of building service contractors had fully embraced AI in their operations or services in 2024.[2]
  • 6% of building service contractors had partially integrated AI across various operations or services in 2024.[2]
  • 40% of building service contractors reported that they were not using AI in operations or services in 2024.[2]
  • 27% of building service contractors were in the early stages of exploring AI for specific tasks in 2024.[2]

Automation in the cleaning business industry

  • 32% of U.S. cleaning-service contractors planned to incorporate robotic floor-care equipment within the next 12 months in 2026.[3]
  • 30% of building service contractors were considering autonomous or robotic equipment in 2024.[2]
  • 89% of organizations using autonomous cleaning technology reported using scrubbers in a 2019 industry survey.[3]
  • 37.4% of U.S. cleaning contractors expected adoption of tools such as IoT and robotics to increase in 2026.[3]
  • 46% of organizations using autonomous cleaning technology reported using vacuum cleaners in a 2019 industry survey.[3]
  • 72.5% of U.S. cleaning contractors anticipated higher wage demands in 2026.[3]

Digital Transformation in the home and personal services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among England adult social care providers, 73% used digital social care records in February–March 2025.[4]
  • Across U.S. service-based SMBs, 42% said they could not survive without their digital tools in data collected in December 2025.[5]
  • Among England adult social care providers, 63% used digital rostering tools in February–March 2025.[4]
  • Across U.S. service-based SMBs, 69% used at least one operational automation to save time in data collected in December 2025.[5]

Technology Adoption in the home and personal services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among surveyed homecare businesses, 96% used rostering software in 2024.[6]
  • Among surveyed homecare businesses, 94% used auditing and compliance software in 2024.[6]
  • Among England adult social care providers, 73% used at least one care technology for care and support in February–March 2025.[4]
  • Among surveyed homecare businesses, 98% used care-management software in 2024.[6]
  • Among surveyed homecare businesses, 92% used finance software in 2024.[6]

Cloud Computing in the home and personal services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across EU large businesses, 78% bought cloud-computing services in 2023.[7]
  • Across EU small and medium-sized enterprises, 44% bought cloud-computing services in 2023.[7]
  • Among EU businesses using cloud computing, 83% used it to host email systems in 2023.[7]
  • Among EU businesses using cloud computing, 68% used it for file storage in 2023.[7]
  • Across EU businesses, 45% bought cloud-computing services in 2023.[7]

Big Data in the home and personal services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among surveyed homecare agencies with reporting tools, 22% were not using their data to inform business decisions or benefit clients in 2025.[8]
  • Among surveyed homecare providers, 57% reported improved visibility of care after adopting smart technology in 2024.[6]
  • Among surveyed homecare providers, 64% said smart technology helped them better audit care quality in 2024.[6]
  • Among surveyed homecare providers, 76% said smart technology helped them better evidence care quality in 2024.[6]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Commercial cleaning contractors report broad software usage: 92% used software to run their business in 2024. Respondents also report improved efficiencies from business-management software (62%).

Business intelligence in the cleaning business industry

  • 1,022 commercial cleaning companies participated in Aspire’s 2025 Commercial Cleaning Insights survey on technology usage and industry performance.[9]
  • 92% of commercial cleaning contractors used software to run their business in Aspire’s 2024 survey.[10]
  • 79% of Aspire’s 2025 survey respondents identified as janitorial businesses.[9]
  • 28% of commercial cleaning contractors planned to invest further in technology in 2024.[10]
  • 41% of Aspire’s 2025 survey respondents identified the owner as the main decision-maker affecting software or service switching.[9]
  • 19% of Aspire’s 2025 survey respondents identified as facilities-management businesses.[9]

Data analytics in the cleaning business industry

  • 92% of commercial cleaning contractors used business software in 2024, creating a reported foundation for operational data collection and analysis.[10]
  • 1,022 commercial cleaning companies were surveyed by Aspire in 2024 about technology usage and operational priorities for 2025.[9]
  • 59% of maintainers expected a real-time supply application to reduce unnecessary walking, physical fatigue and patron complaints in the 2026 Maintainer Mindset Survey.[11]
  • 46% of maintainers identified automated low-supply alerts as a design feature that would make dispenser maintenance quicker and simpler in 2026.[11]
  • 28% of commercial cleaning contractors planned additional technology investment in 2024, indicating continued expansion of digital and analytics capabilities.[10]
  • 62% of commercial cleaning contractors reported improved efficiencies and capabilities from business-management software in 2024.[10]

Data Quality in the home and personal services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across supply-management organizations, 23% reported spending at least 21% of their time cleaning data in 2024.[12]
  • Across organizations in APQC cross-industry research, 43% reported already using data-quality assessments within data governance in 2024.[13]
  • Across supply-management organizations, 49% reported that their data quality was good or excellent in 2024, based on a survey of more than 121 respondents.[12]
  • Across supply-management organizations, 67% said their data quality was better or significantly better than two years earlier in 2024.[12]

Data Governance in the home and personal services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among consumer-services companies, 31% reported having a formal data-governance organization in 2024, making this a relevant benchmark for personal-services businesses.[14]
  • Among organizations surveyed globally, 81% considered their data-governance program useful in 2024.[12]
  • Among organizations surveyed globally, 53% of companies with more than 10,000 employees reported a formal data-governance organization in 2024.[14]
  • Among organizations surveyed globally, 61% reported having a dedicated data-governance function in 2024.[12]
  • Among organizations surveyed globally, 47% reported housing their data-governance function in a center of excellence in 2024.[12]

KPIs in the cleaning business industry

  • 86% of carpet and floor-cleaning companies rated customer retention very important in the 2026 Cleanfax benchmarking survey.[15]
  • 57% of carpet and floor-cleaning companies with higher sales reported growth between 1% and 10% in 2026.[15]
  • 11% of carpet and floor-cleaning owners identified changing their marketing strategy as their top positive sales driver in 2026.[15]
  • 7% of carpet and floor-cleaning owners identified adding vehicles or employees as their top positive sales driver in 2026.[15]
  • 20% or less employee turnover was reported by residential cleaning companies with formal training programs in the 2022 ARCSI study.[11]
  • 78% of carpet and floor-cleaning companies reported higher gross sales than in 2024 in the 2026 Cleanfax benchmarking survey.[15]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Operators report mix of organic growth, productivity frameworks, and acquisitions. ISS’s Pure Space framework reached 38,974 sites in 2026 while competition continues to grow faster than demand.

Growth in the cleaning business industry

  • Mitie’s hygiene revenue increased 13% to £461 million in FY2025.[16]
  • Mitie’s total Business Services revenue increased 14% to £2.244 billion in FY2025.[16]
  • ISS reported 10% organic growth in portfolio revenue in 2022, supported by price increases that offset cost inflation.[17]
  • The global contract-cleaning market’s specialized-cleaning segment was forecast to grow at a 7.31% CAGR through 2031.[18]
  • Mitie’s Spain revenue increased 46% to £167 million in FY2025 following net wins and acquisitions.[16]
  • Sodexo’s organic revenue increased 3.5% in the first half of fiscal 2025.[19]

Differentiation in the cleaning business industry

  • ISS’s Pure Space program delivered annualized water savings of 76.7 million litres in 2026.[20]
  • Mitie held an 8% share of the UK cleaning and hygiene market in FY2025.[16]
  • ISS reported a 10% productivity improvement in cleaning after implementing its Pure Space framework.[20]
  • Mitie’s Cleaning and Hygiene Centre of Excellence developed technology-led disinfection systems and antimicrobial surface protectants in FY2025.[16]
  • ISS’s Pure Space program delivered annualized chemical savings of 2.9 million litres in 2026.[20]
  • ISS’s Pure Space program delivered annualized carbon-emissions savings of 611,000 kilograms in 2026.[20]

Mergers and acquisitions in the cleaning business industry

  • ISS acquired 100% of gammaRenax AG in Switzerland in April 2024.[17]
  • Mitie acquired Spanish security company Grupo Visegurity in October 2024 to strengthen its Spain offering.[16]
  • ISS’s 2024 acquisitions contributed DKK565 million in annual service revenue and 1,121 employees before consolidation.[17]
  • ISS acquired Guckenheimer in 2017, adding a U.S. and Canadian food-services business with 3,200 employees across 33 states.[21]
  • ISS acquired 100% of Grupo BN in Spain in September 2024 to expand its cleaning services.[17]
  • ISS completed five acquisitions in 2024, including three cleaning businesses and two technical-services businesses.[17]

Strategic partnerships in the cleaning business industry

  • ISS reported more than 38,974 sites operating under its globally shared Pure Space cleaning framework in 2026.[20]
  • ISS delivered services to more than 50,000 client sites globally through its integrated facility-services platform in 2026.[21]
  • ISS trained 51,525 placemakers through its global Pure Space framework in 2026.[20]
  • ISS’s UK Department for Work and Pensions contract awarded in 2024 had expected annual revenue of approximately DKK1.2 billion over seven years.[20]
  • Mitie’s partnership with Bunzl supported sustainable product sourcing, carbon forecasting and Scope 3 reduction across thousands of customer sites in FY2026.[16]
  • Sodexo North America indirectly supported tens of thousands of additional jobs through annual purchasing from suppliers in 2025.[22]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce constraints persist: labor shortages and turnover pressure are major challenges, and 87% of U.S. cleaning professionals reported burnout during the previous two years in 2023.

Hiring in the cleaning business industry

  • 66% of applicants for cleaning-services jobs came from job boards in 2024.[23]
  • 93 applicants per job was the average applicant volume for cleaning-services jobs in a 2024 recruiting benchmark.[23]
  • 4 days was the average time to contact applicants for cleaning-services jobs in 2024.[23]
  • 2.3 days was the average time from applicant contact to hire for cleaning-services jobs in 2024.[23]
  • 16.2 days was the average time to hire for cleaning-services jobs in 2024.[23]

Employee retention in the cleaning business industry

  • 61% of KB Building Services’ frontline employees had at least three years of service in 2026.[2]
  • 66.8% was KB Building Services’ reported employee-turnover rate in 2026.[2]
  • 2% of cleaning-industry respondents reported average employee tenure of less than one year in 2023.[2]
  • 27% of cleaning-industry respondents reported average employee tenure of one to three years in 2023.[2]
  • 35% of respondents in a 2023 in-house and facility-management survey identified employee retention as their largest staffing concern.[2]

Remote Work in the home and personal services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. service occupations, 6.5% of workers did some work at home on average in 2024–2025.[24]
  • Across U.S. other-services industries, 32.6% of workers did some work at home on average in 2024–2025.[24]
  • Across U.S. education and health-services industries, 28.1% of workers did some work at home on average in 2024–2025.[24]
  • Across U.S. leisure and hospitality industries, 7.2% of workers did some work at home on average in 2024–2025.[24]

Hybrid Work in the home and personal services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. education industries, 44% of full-time employees were hybrid during December 2023–March 2024.[25]
  • Among U.S. full-time employees able to work from home, 44.4% were hybrid during December 2023–March 2024.[25]
  • Across U.S. full-time wage-and-salary employees, 28% worked in a hybrid arrangement during December 2023–March 2024.[25]
  • Across U.S. health-care and social-assistance industries, 30% of full-time employees were hybrid during December 2023–March 2024.[25]
  • Across U.S. professional and business services, 22% of full-time employees were hybrid during December 2023–March 2024.[25]

Upskilling in the cleaning business industry

  • 23% of in-house and facility-management respondents identified employee training as a major staffing concern in 2023.[2]
  • 36% of commercial-cleaning businesses planned employee training as a business tactic in 2025.[9]
  • 22% of cleaning professionals cited lack of training programs as a reason for reduced confidence in preventing illness in public spaces in 2023.[9]
  • Not enough time for training was identified as a leading burnout cause by U.S. cleaning professionals in 2023.[9]
  • 87% of U.S. cleaning professionals reported personally experiencing burnout during the previous two years in 2023.[9]

Employee Engagement in the home and personal services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across the United States and Canada, 31% of employees were engaged at work in 2025.[26]
  • Globally, 27% of managers were engaged at work in 2025, down from 30% in 2024.[26]
  • Across 183,000 business units in 53 industries and 90 countries, top-quartile engagement teams achieved 23% higher profitability than bottom-quartile teams in Gallup’s meta-analysis.[26]
  • In the United States, 32% of employees were engaged at work in 2025.[26]

Change Management in the home and personal services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Prosci’s 2023 change-management benchmark included 2,668 respondents across 38 industries and 101 countries.[27]
  • In Prosci’s 2023 change-management benchmark, 22% of participating organizations had fewer than 500 employees.[27]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customers increasingly link provider choice to measurable results and experience. In Q1 2026, 39% of recurring-service consumers cited quality or results and 37% cited customer experience.

Customer experience in the cleaning business industry

  • 39% of U.S. recurring-service consumers cited quality or results as a consideration when choosing a provider in Q1 2026.[9]
  • 37% of U.S. recurring-service consumers cited customer experience as a consideration when choosing a provider in Q1 2026.[9]
  • 28% of U.S. recurring-service consumers cited responsiveness as a consideration when choosing a provider in Q1 2026.[9]
  • 43% of U.S. recurring-service consumers cited cost or value as a consideration when choosing a provider in Q1 2026.[9]
  • 33% of U.S. recurring-service consumers cited speed to provide a quote as a consideration when choosing a provider in Q1 2026.[9]

Customer retention in the cleaning business industry

  • 6.06% was the average monthly recurring-customer churn reported for U.S. residential cleaning companies in March 2026.[28]
  • 58% of U.S. commercial cleaning companies identified customer retention as a significant business challenge in the 2025 survey.[9]
  • 53% of revenue reported by U.S. commercial cleaning companies came from ongoing contracts in the 2025 survey.[9]
  • More than 51% of surveyed building service contractors reported average customer attrition of 1–5% over the previous three years.[29]
  • 40% of sales reported by U.S. commercial cleaning companies came from repeat customers in the 2025 survey.[9]

Customer acquisition in the cleaning business industry

  • 49% of U.S. commercial cleaning companies identified customer acquisition as an essential objective for 2024.[10]
  • 20% of U.S. carpet-cleaning customers found their most recently hired company through a Google search in 2025.[30]
  • 61% of U.S. commercial cleaning companies ranked acquiring new customers among their top business priorities for 2025.[9]
  • 20% of U.S. carpet-cleaning customers were repeat customers of the company they most recently hired in 2025.[30]
  • 30% of U.S. carpet-cleaning customers found their most recently hired company through a referral from a friend, family member, or colleague in 2025.[30]

Customer loyalty in the cleaning business industry

  • 27% of U.S. recurring-service consumers who canceled a provider cited poor quality or results as a cause in Q1 2026.[9]
  • 34% of U.S. recurring-service consumers who canceled a provider cited receiving a better offer as a cause in Q1 2026.[9]
  • 23% of U.S. recurring-service consumers cited credit or financing terms as a consideration when selecting a recurring provider in Q1 2026.[9]
  • 31% of U.S. recurring-service consumers who canceled a provider cited unsatisfactory communication as a cause in Q1 2026.[9]
  • 39% of U.S. recurring-service consumers cited consistent quality as a loyalty consideration in Q1 2026.[9]

Lead generation in the cleaning business industry

  • 35% of U.S. commercial cleaning companies planned to implement sales and marketing strategies in 2024.[10]
  • 12% of U.S. adults aged 60 and older who hired a carpet-cleaning company found it through Google search in 2025.[30]
  • 4% of U.S. carpet-cleaning customers found their most recently hired company through direct mail in 2025.[30]
  • 5% of U.S. carpet-cleaning customers found their most recently hired company through a home-services marketplace in 2025.[30]
  • 7% of U.S. carpet-cleaning customers found their most recently hired company through social media in 2025.[30]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Marketing in the cleaning business industry

  • 63% of U.S. commercial cleaning companies ranked revenue growth as a top business goal for 2024.[10]
  • 54% of U.S. commercial cleaning companies ranked hiring or retaining employees as a top business goal for 2024.[10]
  • 37% of U.S. commercial cleaning companies’ revenue came from repeat business in the 2024 survey.[10]
  • 57% of U.S. commercial cleaning companies ranked improving cash flow as a top business goal for 2024.[10]
  • 55% of work reported by U.S. commercial cleaning companies came from recurring janitorial services in 2024.[10]

Digital marketing in the cleaning business industry

  • 25% of U.S. commercial cleaning contractors said their current software solutions fell short of industry needs in the 2025 survey.[9]
  • 54% of U.S. commercial cleaning companies cited accounting among their software applications in the 2025 survey.[31]
  • 42% of U.S. commercial cleaning companies seeking new solutions prioritized operational-efficiency improvements for 2025.[9]
  • 50% of U.S. commercial cleaning companies cited invoicing among their software applications in the 2025 survey.[31]
  • 40% of U.S. commercial cleaning companies considered end-to-end business-management software crucial in the 2025 survey.[31]

Branding in the cleaning business industry

  • 28% of U.S. recurring-service consumers cited reputation as a consideration when choosing a provider in Q1 2026.[9]
  • 30% of U.S. carpet-cleaning customers found their most recently hired company through personal referrals in 2025.[30]

Social media in the cleaning business industry

  • 36% of cleaning leads reportedly came from Facebook in Jobber’s 2026 cleaning-industry data.[32]
  • 20% of U.S. carpet-cleaning customers found their most recently hired company through Google search in 2025, compared with 7% through social media.[30]

Influencer Marketing in the home and personal services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among U.S. home-services businesses, 33% expected to try influencer marketing for the first time in 2026.[33]
  • Across surveyed brands, 83% perceived influencer marketing as effective in 2023.[34]
  • Globally, 40% of brands engaged influencers on an extended basis in 2025, up from 29% previously.[35]
  • Among U.S. Gen Z beauty shoppers, 90% bought a beauty product based on an influencer recommendation during the previous year.[36]
  • Across surveyed brands, 54.3% used views, reach, or impressions as their primary influencer-marketing success metric in 2024.[34]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Operational frameworks produce measured resource outcomes. ISS’s Pure XP cleaning program saved 321,800 janitor and building-cleaner job openings are projected annually in the U.S. (2025–2035) alongside ongoing process change.

Process optimization in the cleaning business industry

  • 20.3 million gallons of water were saved annually through ISS’s Pure XP cleaning program in 2025.[21]
  • 0.47% of U.S. commercial-cleaning firms employed 43.1% of industry workers in 2022.[1]
  • 51,525 ISS employees were trained on the Pure XP cleaning framework in 2025.[21]
  • 1.3 million pounds of CO2 emissions were saved annually through ISS’s Pure XP cleaning program in 2025.[21]
  • About 321,800 janitor and building-cleaner job openings are projected annually in the United States from 2025 through 2035.[24]

Operational efficiency in the cleaning business industry

  • ISS North America reported $853 million in revenue in 2025.[21]
  • U.S. employment of janitors and cleaners, excluding maids and housekeeping cleaners, is projected to grow 2% from 2025 to 2035.[24]
  • ISS reported a 5.0% operating margin before other items in 2025, unchanged from 2024.[20]
  • ISS North America reported 449 client locations and 5,300 employees in 2025.[21]
  • ISS reported 4.3% organic growth in 2025, driven partly by price increases and positive volume growth.[20]

Quality management in the cleaning business industry

  • 60% of cleaning professionals said their facilities had a business goal to use more eco-conscious cleaning products in 2024.[11]
  • 50% of cleaning professionals reported experiencing burnout during the year covered by the 2024 Clean Index survey.[11]
  • 58% of commercial cleaners identified customer retention as a major risk to meeting 2025 goals.[9]
  • Two-thirds of cleaning professionals reported that their facilities used eco-conscious cleaning solutions in 2024.[11]
  • 25% of commercial cleaners identified lagging digital transformation as a major risk to meeting 2025 goals.[9]

Supply chain in the cleaning business industry

  • Approximately 50% of cleaning-industry distributors served customers from one location in 2023.[11]
  • 16% of cleaning-industry distributors’ product sales came from maintenance and repair products in 2023.[11]
  • 9% of cleaning-industry distributors served customers operating at more than 10 locations in 2023.[11]
  • 19% of cleaning-industry distributors belonged to a group purchasing organization in 2023.[11]
  • 32% of cleaning-industry distributors belonged to a buying group in 2023.[11]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the home and personal services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 33% of facilities-maintenance activities were contracted out on average by hospitals in the United States, according to a 2024 operations survey.[37]
  • 37% of facility organizations worldwide reported increasing their use of outsourcing or contractors in the October–December 2025 survey period.[38]
  • 91% of 200 leading food-services and facility-management buyers in the United States and Europe expected their outsourcing budgets to increase over the five years to 2030, based on a 2024 survey.[39]
  • 32% of building-service contractors expected a trend toward increased outsourcing of cleaning tasks, according to a 2024 U.S. market study.[29]
  • 43% of facility organizations worldwide reported no change in their use of outsourcing or contractors during October–December 2025.[38]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Wage distribution remains a defining input for pricing. In 2025, 46% of commercial-cleaning businesses reported average hourly wages of $10 to $12, and wages and benefits are 80% to 90% of costs.

Pricing strategy in the cleaning business industry

  • 46% of commercial-cleaning businesses reported average hourly wages of $10 to $12 in the 2025 industry survey.[9]
  • 3% of commercial-cleaning businesses reported average hourly wages of at least $20 in the 2025 industry survey.[9]
  • 8% of commercial-cleaning businesses reported average hourly wages of $7 to $9 in the 2025 industry survey.[9]
  • 36% of commercial-cleaning businesses reported average hourly wages of $13 to $16 in the 2025 industry survey.[9]
  • The most common carpet-cleaning price structure reported in 2024 was $0.31 to $0.40 per square foot.[15]

Cost reduction in the cleaning business industry

  • Cintas expects approximately $375 million in operating-cost synergies within four years from its planned UniFirst acquisition.[40]
  • ISS reported annualized savings of 660,000 gallons of cleaning chemicals through its Pure XP cleaning system in 2025.[21]
  • Cleaner wages were rising approximately 4.3% annually, according to an ISSA industry analysis published in 2026.[11]
  • 9% of commercial cleaners cited supply availability as a risk to meeting 2025 goals.[9]
  • Wages and benefits represent 80% to 90% of a cleaning company’s costs, according to an ISSA industry analysis published in 2026.[11]

Profitability in the cleaning business industry

  • Cintas’s Uniform Rental and Facility Services segment reported a 23.5% operating-income margin in fiscal 2025.[40]
  • Mitie reported £5,091.2 million of revenue in the year ended March 31, 2025.[16]
  • Cintas reported a 50.0% consolidated gross margin in fiscal 2025.[40]
  • ISS reported a 5.0% operating margin before other items in 2025.[20]
  • Cintas’s Uniform Rental and Facility Services segment reported a 49.3% gross margin in fiscal 2025.[40]

Financial planning in the cleaning business industry

  • ISS guided to reported free cash flow above DKK 2.5 billion for 2026.[20]
  • Cintas expected a 1.5-times debt-to-EBITDA net leverage ratio at closing of its planned UniFirst acquisition.[40]
  • Mitie reported £166.3 million of operating profit before other items in the year ended March 31, 2025.[16]
  • ISS guided to an operating margin above 5% for 2026.[20]
  • ISS generated DKK 2.7 billion of free cash flow in 2025, supporting its financial planning for 2026.[20]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Repeat business and retention targets dominate service performance. In the 2026 Cleanfax benchmarking survey, 56% of carpet and floor-cleaning businesses reported approximately 75% repeat customers.

Product development in the cleaning business industry

  • 4,300+ scientific and technical experts, including 500+ PhDs, worked in Unilever’s R&D organization supporting household-cleaning and other product innovation in 2025.[41]
  • €836 million was Unilever’s R&D investment in 2025 after the company’s ice-cream business demerger, supporting innovation across its product portfolio including home care.[41]
  • 30 markets had launched Unilever’s Wonder Wash short-cycle liquid-detergent innovation by 2025, after its introduction in 2024.[41]
  • 2–3% of turnover was invested in research and development by the European household-care and professional-cleaning industry in 2016, according to an EU impact assessment.[42]
  • 8–10% of turnover was estimated as the European household-care and professional-cleaning industry’s broader innovation investment in 2016 when resources consumed during innovation were included.[42]

Product lifecycle in the cleaning business industry

  • 12 reuse pilots were launched by Unilever in 2021, including refill-on-the-go pilots involving laundry detergent and cleaning products.[43]
  • 33% of household and personal-care signatories provided refill-on-the-go options in 2021, including refill stations for cleaning products.[43]
  • 72 hours was the claimed effective period after application for Unilever’s Cif Infinite Clean probiotic multi-purpose cleaner launched in 2025.[41]
  • 58% more Global Commitment business signatories reported reuse models for cleaning products in 2021 than in the previous year.[44]
  • 5% of Reckitt’s plastic packaging was reusable in 2020 across the reported portfolio.[43]

After-sales in the cleaning business industry

  • 56% of carpet and floor-cleaning businesses said approximately 75% of their customers were repeat customers in 2026.[15]
  • 98% of restaurant customers perceived cleanliness as essential to influencing retention, according to ISSA research cited in 2022.[11]
  • 95% or better was identified as an annual client-retention target for best-in-class building service contractors in an ISSA discussion.[11]
  • 92% of customers considered cleanliness important when deciding whether to become a repeat customer, according to ISSA research cited in 2022.[11]
  • 37% of commercial cleaning contractors’ revenue came from repeat business in Aspire’s 2024 industry survey.[10]

Value proposition in the cleaning business industry

  • 49% of commercial cleaning businesses identified customer acquisition as an essential objective for 2024.[10]
  • 30% of commercial cleaning contractors’ revenue came from word-of-mouth referrals in Aspire’s 2024 survey.[10]
  • 54% of commercial cleaning businesses identified hiring or retaining employees as a priority for 2024.[10]
  • 57% of commercial cleaning businesses identified improving cash flow as a priority for 2024.[10]
  • Two-thirds of cleaning professionals reported that their facility used eco-conscious cleaning solutions in CloroxPro’s 2024 Clean Index survey.[11]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sustainability expectations are rising and show up as quantified contract targets and program outcomes. ISS Switzerland targeted 75% environmentally certified cleaning solutions by the end of 2025.

Sustainability in the cleaning business industry

  • 75% was ISS Switzerland’s target proportion of environmentally certified cleaning solutions in client contracts by the end of 2025.[45]
  • 70 metric tons of paper towels were collected and recycled through ISS Switzerland’s PaperCircle program in 2025.[45]
  • 21% less water was used at JFK Terminal 4 after ABM deployed IoT-enabled systems and predictive maintenance.[46]
  • 28% of contract-cleaning professionals expected client demand for sustainable initiatives to increase in 2026.[29]
  • Nearly 40% of contract-cleaning respondents said at least half of their products and equipment were already considered green in 2026.[29]

ESG in the cleaning business industry

  • Ecolab associates in 47 countries contributed to community activities in 2025.[47]
  • ABM reported zero confirmed incidents under applicable anti-corruption laws involving staff or management in FY2025.[46]
  • 90% of Mitie’s total emissions in FY2026 came from supply-chain and commuting emissions.[16]
  • 16% of Ecolab’s global associates participated in giving or volunteering in 2025.[47]
  • 76% of Mitie’s total fleet was zero-carbon in FY2026.[16]

Ethics in the cleaning business industry

  • 28.12% of Bee-Clean’s West-region employees received business-ethics training in FY2025.[48]
  • 100% of Bee-Clean’s West-region employees signed the Code of Ethics in FY2025.[48]
  • 90% of Bee-Clean’s East-region employees signed the Code of Ethics in FY2025.[48]
  • Ecolab directed $5.8 million in donated cleaning and sanitizing products to communities in 2025.[49]
  • Bee-Clean recorded zero whistleblower alerts concerning modern slavery in FY2025.[48]

CSR in the cleaning business industry

  • 66,000+ hours were volunteered globally by Ecolab employees in 2025.[49]
  • $1.2 million was directed by Ecolab to conservation and nature-based initiatives in 2025.[49]
  • $6.7 million was the impact value of Ecolab employee giving and volunteering in 47 countries in 2025.[47]
  • $3.2 million was committed by Ecolab to youth education and development organizations in 2025.[49]
  • 97% of Ecolab associates surveyed said their volunteering participation had a positive community impact in 2025.[49]

Circular economy in the cleaning business industry

  • 6% was the average decrease in virgin plastic packaging reported by relevant Global Commitment household and personal-care signatories in 2021.[43]
  • 25% was the additional improvement in cleaning-packaging material circularity targeted by the American Cleaning Institute for 2030.[50]
  • 100% of cleaning-product packaging was the American Cleaning Institute’s 2025 design target for recyclability or reusability.[50]
  • 100% collection and reuse, recycling or composting of cleaning-product packaging waste was the American Cleaning Institute’s target for 2040.[50]
  • 75% was the American Cleaning Institute’s targeted recycling rate for cleaning-product packaging waste by 2030.[50]

Carbon footprint in the cleaning business industry

  • 245,781 tonnes of Scope 3 emissions were reported by Mitie in FY2026.[16]
  • 90% of Mitie’s total emissions in FY2026 were associated with its supply chain and commuting activities.[16]
  • 3% was Mitie’s reduction in Scope 3 emissions in FY2026.[16]
  • 2.25% less electricity was used at JFK Terminal 4 after ABM deployed IoT-enabled systems and predictive maintenance.[46]
  • 18,992 tonnes of location-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions were reported by Mitie in FY2026, excluding Marlowe.[16]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Scale is sustained through multi-country platforms and recurring-site delivery. ISS’s Pure Space framework operated at 38,974 sites in 2026 with adaptation to local operational and regulatory requirements.

Globalization in the cleaning business industry

  • ISS North America reported $853 million in revenue from 449 client locations and 5,300 employees in 2025.[21]
  • 42% of ISS’s FY2023 group revenue came from cleaning services, while technical services contributed 23%.[17]
  • ISS operated in more than 60 countries in 2022, including over 30 core self-delivery countries.[17]
  • 69% of ISS’s FY2023 revenue came from Europe, comprising 37% from Northern Europe and 32% from Central and Southern Europe.[17]
  • Sodexo generated €24.0 billion in consolidated revenue across its global operations in fiscal 2026.[19]

Cultural adaptation in the cleaning business industry

  • Sodexo North America delivered integrated facilities-management services across all 50 U.S. states, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam in 2025.[22]
  • ISS Switzerland generated CHF914 million in revenue from approximately 14,000 employees in 2025, reflecting a locally operated national business within the global group.[45]
  • ISS’s Pure Space framework operated at 38,974 sites while allowing adaptation to local operational and regulatory requirements in 2026.[20]
  • ISS Switzerland’s first major local clients included CERN and the United Nations in 1974, seven years after its Geneva founding.[45]
  • ISS Switzerland served more than 55 service categories, including cleaning, property maintenance, grounds care, building systems and digital solutions in 2026.[45]

Supplier management in the cleaning business industry

  • Mitie increased the minimum order value for cleaning consumables from £75 to £100 during FY2026 to consolidate orders and reduce deliveries.[16]
  • 26% of commercial cleaning companies purchased supplies directly from vendors in 2024.[10]
  • 17% of commercial cleaning companies purchased supplies directly from manufacturers in 2024.[10]
  • 28% of commercial cleaning companies purchased supplies directly from supply houses in 2024, the largest reported purchasing channel.[10]
  • 67% of international contracting businesses reported difficulty acquiring equipment in the 2024 commercial-cleaning survey.[10]

Stakeholder management in the cleaning business industry

  • ISS employed more than 325,000 people globally in 2026, making workforce management a central stakeholder issue for its cleaning and facilities-services model.[21]
  • ISS served more than 40,000 customers and operated at over 50,000 sites in FY2023.[17]
  • Sodexo North America employed more than 100,000 people in 2025 and indirectly supported additional jobs through annual purchasing.[22]
  • 53% of commercial cleaning companies reported that all their revenue came from recurring work in 2025.[9]
  • Mitie cleaned 20 million square feet of retail space every day in FY2025.[16]

Distribution channels in the cleaning business industry

  • 9% of commercial cleaning companies used supplies brokers such as NSA in 2024.[10]
  • 45% of cleaning-industry distributors reported that online purchases accounted for less than 10% of their revenue in the 2023 benchmarking survey.[11]
  • 19% of cleaning-industry distributor sales served the building-service-contractor market in the 2023 benchmarking survey.[11]
  • 20% of commercial cleaning companies used online marketplaces to purchase supplies in 2024.[10]
  • 28% of commercial cleaning companies bought supplies directly from supply houses in 2024.[10]

Key questions about the cleaning business industry

How large is the global cleaning services market in 2025?
The global cleaning services market was valued at $451.63 billion in 2025.
What is the outlook for global cleaning services growth through 2034?
The market is forecast to expand at a 7.5% CAGR through 2034, rising from $451.63B in 2025 to $859.20B by 2034.
Which companies lead the cleaning business industry?
OCS Group leads Gitnux's 2026 cleaning business ranking with an Overall score of 9.1, with 65,000 in-house cleaning colleagues and 35,000+ site cleans daily. Aramark is the highest-ranked facilities and support services provider at 8.9, driven by global facilities and support services including facility support for institutional clients.
How are technology shifts changing cleaning business operations in 2026?
In 2026, 84% of commercial-cleaning respondents planned to implement AI, while 32% planned to incorporate robotic floor-care equipment within the next 12 months.
Is the U.S. cleaning services market concentrated or fragmented?
It is highly fragmented: the 2022 Economic Census counted 63,999 employer establishments in janitorial services with $72.61 billion in revenue, plus 1,173,265 nonemployer establishments reporting $25.21 billion in 2024 revenue.
What cost pressure most affects cleaning business pricing and margins?
Labor is the main cost driver; labor and benefits typically represent 80% to 90% of cleaning-company costs, with janitors' median wage at $17.71 per hour in May 2025.
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