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Commercial Cleaning Services in Charleston, SC

In Charleston, hotels and restaurants employ more people than hospitals, and that tilts cleaning demand toward guest-facing space.

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Accommodation and food services leads the region's payrolls, ahead of health care and retail. Lobbies, dining rooms, event venues, and back-of-house corridors show up in a large share of contracts. Growth has been fast, with the metro up 11.2% to 889,263 residents, and new offices, clinics, and industrial buildings keep rising in Berkeley and Dorchester counties. Manufacturing and port-related logistics around North Charleston bring plant floors and warehouse space into the mix. Coastal humidity, pollen season, and sand tracked in from the beaches all wear on floors and push restroom odor control up the task list. Cleaning labor is priced at a $14.46 median wage, and daytime touch-ups in guest areas often fit the budget. Schedule a free facility assessment for your property.

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

Services we scope in Charleston

  • 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.

Charleston 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
889,263 [1]
Population, 2020
799,631 [1]
Population change, 2020–2025
11.2% [1]
Janitorial establishments (NAICS 561720, 2023)
221 [4]
Janitorial employees
3,463 [4]
Janitor mean hourly wage (May 2024)
$15.59 [5]
Janitor median hourly wage (May 2024)
$14.46 [5]
Janitors and cleaners employed (May 2024)
5,520 [5]
Employment in information, finance, professional, and admin sectors (NAICS 51–56, 2023)
76,100 [4]
Hospitals
9 [6]
Colleges and universities
9 [7]
Principal cities
Charleston, North Charleston [2]
Counties in the metro definition
Berkeley County, SC; Charleston County, SC; Dorchester County, SC [3]

In May 2024, BLS reported a mean of $15.59 and a median of $14.46 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. Accommodation and food services (72): 48,676 employees
  2. Health care and social assistance (62): 45,879 employees
  3. Retail trade (44-45): 44,672 employees
  4. Manufacturing (31-33): 29,842 employees
  5. Professional, scientific, and technical services (54): 28,185 employees
[4]

What this means when you scope a building

  • Hospitality employs 48,676 people here, the largest sector. Hotel and restaurant space needs cleaning timed around check-ins, events, and meal service.
  • Humidity and pollen coat surfaces quickly in spring. Add vent, ledge, and glass detailing to a monthly list during the heaviest months.
  • North Charleston plants and port warehouses need scrubber work and dust control on a separate schedule from their attached offices.
  • New buildings in Berkeley and Dorchester counties benefit from a floor-care plan set at move-in, before the first season of sand and grit.

Industries we scope in Charleston

Questions facility managers ask

Which parts of the Charleston area do you serve?

We serve buildings across Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties, including Charleston, North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, and Summerville.

How are cleaning contracts priced in Charleston?

BLS puts the median wage for janitors and cleaners in the metro at $14.46 an hour, which gives you the labor context behind any bid. Price itself depends on your square footage, surfaces, restroom and kitchen counts, operating hours, and service frequency, all measured at the walkthrough.

Do you clean hotels, restaurants, and event venues in Charleston?

Yes. Hospitality is the region's biggest employing sector, and guest areas are a regular part of our work. Lobbies, public restrooms, dining rooms, and back-of-house each get their own task list, with work timed around your busiest hours and events.

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, Augusta, GA, Charlotte, NC, Greenville, SC, Jacksonville, FL.

South Carolina 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