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Commercial Cleaning Services in Augusta, GA

Augusta straddles the Savannah River, and a cleaning program here often covers buildings in two states within the same week.

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The metro includes Richmond, Columbia, and five other counties in Georgia and South Carolina, with 641,231 people and steady growth in Columbia County and around Aiken. Health care is the largest employing sector by a wide margin, with 39,906 jobs and 9 hospitals, including a large academic medical center, and clinics and medical office buildings make up much of the work. Manufacturing and administrative services also rank in the top five, bringing plants and back-office operations into the mix. Spring golf crowds swell hotels and restaurants for a short, intense stretch each year. Humidity and summer heat make restroom odor control a routine task. Janitor pay sits at a median of $14.34 an hour, a relatively modest wage level. At that rate, day porter service fits more budgets. Request a free facility assessment for sites on either side of the river.

Get a Free Facility Assessment(202) 968-1190

We serve facilities across the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC area. Call (202) 968-1190 to book a free walkthrough and get a written quote.

Services we scope in Augusta

  • Janitorial Services

    Nightly or daily cleaning for commercial buildings: restrooms, trash, surfaces, and break rooms.

  • Office Cleaning

    Recurring office programs scheduled around the tenant's hours and access rules.

  • Day Porter Services

    A daytime attendant for restrooms, spills, and touchpoints while the building is open.

  • Floor Care

    Stripping, refinishing, burnishing, and carpet extraction on a set schedule.

Augusta metro at a glance for facility managers

Local market figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, CMS, and NCES. Sources are listed at the bottom of the page.

Population, 2025
641,231 [1]
Population, 2020
610,994 [1]
Population change, 2020–2025
4.9% [1]
Janitorial establishments (NAICS 561720, 2023)
97 [4]
Janitorial employees
921 [4]
Janitor mean hourly wage (May 2024)
$14.72 [5]
Janitor median hourly wage (May 2024)
$14.34 [5]
Janitors and cleaners employed (May 2024)
3,150 [5]
Employment in information, finance, professional, and admin sectors (NAICS 51–56, 2023)
43,671 [4]
Hospitals
9 [6]
Colleges and universities
7 [7]
Principal cities
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) [2]
Counties in the metro definition
Burke County, GA; Columbia County, GA; Lincoln County, GA; McDuffie County, GA; Richmond County, GA; Aiken County, SC; Edgefield County, SC [3]

In May 2024, BLS reported a mean of $14.72 and a median of $14.34 an hour for janitors in this metro. Labor is the largest part of any cleaning contract, so local wages are useful budget context. Your price comes from the scope set at your walkthrough.

Largest private-sector industries by employment (County Business Patterns 2023)

  1. Health care and social assistance (62): 39,906 employees
  2. Retail trade (44-45): 27,945 employees
  3. Accommodation and food services (72): 24,688 employees
  4. Manufacturing (31-33): 22,952 employees
  5. Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (56): 22,885 employees
[4]

What this means when you scope a building

  • Health care employs 39,906 people in the metro. Medical offices need clinical rooms on their own task list.
  • Plan a surge schedule for tournament week in spring, when hotels, restaurants, and retail see far more traffic than usual.
  • Georgia and South Carolina sites can share routes, but confirm access rules and hours for each building during the walkthrough.
  • A $14.34 median janitor wage makes it practical to add daytime restroom checks in busy clinics and offices.

Industries we scope in Augusta

Questions facility managers ask

Which parts of the Augusta area do you serve?

We serve buildings across Richmond, Columbia, Burke, McDuffie, and Lincoln counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina.

How much does commercial cleaning cost in Augusta?

BLS puts the metro's median janitor wage at $14.34 an hour, which keeps labor costs moderate. Your price is set after a walkthrough of square footage, surfaces, restrooms, operating hours, and service frequency. A written quote follows.

Do you clean medical offices near Augusta's hospitals?

Yes. Medical space is the largest part of the market here. Exam rooms, waiting areas, and restrooms get their own task list and timing outside patient hours.

What does the free facility assessment include?

We walk your building, review the areas you want cleaned and how they are used, and send a written quote for your building. Call (202) 968-1190 or email info@national-cleaning.com to book it.

Do you serve my part of the metro area?

We serve commercial facilities across the metro area, from downtown offices to suburban campuses and industrial parks. Call (202) 968-1190 to book a free walkthrough.

Nearby metros

We also serve facilities in nearby metros, including Columbia, SC, Greenville, SC, Charleston, SC, Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC.

Georgia service area·All service areas

Sources

  1. Population estimates · U.S. Census Bureau · View source
  2. Principal cities · U.S. Census Bureau · View source
  3. Metro boundaries · U.S. Census Bureau · View source
  4. County Business Patterns · U.S. Census Bureau · View source
  5. Occupational employment and wages · Bureau of Labor Statistics · View source
  6. Hospital directory · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · View source
  7. College directory · National Center for Education Statistics · View source
  8. Geographic coordinates · U.S. Census Bureau · View source