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Commercial Cleaning Services in Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga sits right on the Tennessee-Georgia line, and the border shapes how cleaning gets scheduled here.

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The metro reaches from Hamilton County across into Catoosa, Walker, and Dade counties in Georgia. A single portfolio can cover a downtown office, a plant in north Georgia, and a clinic in East Ridge. Manufacturing is the largest employing sector by a hair, with automotive, food, and carpet-related plants running shifts that need cleaning windows between them. Health care comes next, and 6 hospitals anchor medical offices around downtown and along the Shallowford corridor. Population has grown 5.5% to 594,530, bringing new retail and hospitality space near the riverfront and Hamilton Place. Labor here is inexpensive, with a median janitor wage of $14.63 an hour, and many buyers can afford daytime porter hours or more frequent floor care. Schedule a free facility assessment for your site.

Get a Free Facility Assessment(202) 968-1190

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

Services we scope in Chattanooga

  • 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.

Chattanooga 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
594,530 [1]
Population, 2020
563,291 [1]
Population change, 2020–2025
5.5% [1]
Janitorial establishments (NAICS 561720, 2023)
96 [4]
Janitorial employees
3,600 [4]
Janitor mean hourly wage (May 2024)
$15.59 [5]
Janitor median hourly wage (May 2024)
$14.63 [5]
Janitors and cleaners employed (May 2024)
3,990 [5]
Employment in information, finance, professional, and admin sectors (NAICS 51–56, 2023)
52,476 [4]
Hospitals
6 [6]
Colleges and universities
7 [7]
Principal cities
Chattanooga [2]
Counties in the metro definition
Catoosa County, GA; Dade County, GA; Walker County, GA; Hamilton County, TN; Marion County, TN; Sequatchie County, TN [3]

In May 2024, BLS reported a mean of $15.59 and a median of $14.63 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. Manufacturing (31-33): 37,798 employees
  2. Health care and social assistance (62): 36,845 employees
  3. Retail trade (44-45): 31,247 employees
  4. Accommodation and food services (72): 26,765 employees
  5. Transportation and warehousing (48-49): 15,478 employees
[4]

What this means when you scope a building

  • Plan Georgia and Tennessee sites as separate routes. A Walker County plant and a Hamilton County office rarely fit one crew's night efficiently.
  • Manufacturing employs 37,798 people here. Production areas need scrubber work and dust control scheduled between shifts.
  • Riverfront and Hamilton Place retail and hospitality space does best with overnight floor care and quick daytime restroom checks.
  • A median janitor wage of $14.63 makes day porter coverage in busy clinics and lobbies easier to justify than in higher-cost metros.

Industries we scope in Chattanooga

Questions facility managers ask

Which parts of the Chattanooga area do you serve?

We take assessment requests across Hamilton, Marion, and Sequatchie counties in Tennessee and Catoosa, Walker, and Dade counties in Georgia.

How is commercial cleaning priced in Chattanooga?

The metro's median janitor wage is $14.63 an hour per BLS, lower than most large markets. We build your price from a walkthrough that measures floor area and surfaces, counts restrooms, and sets frequency by zone.

Can you work around plant shifts in Chattanooga?

Yes. Most manufacturing sites here run multiple shifts. We plan floor scrubbing, break-room cleaning, and restroom service for the gaps between them. Plant offices and locker rooms get their own schedule within the same contract.

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 Huntsville, AL, Knoxville, TN, Atlanta, GA, Nashville, TN, Birmingham, AL.

Tennessee 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