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Commercial Cleaning Services in Cleveland, OH

Cleveland's cleaning market rests on large hospital systems and a manufacturing base that never went away.

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Health care and social assistance employs 196,117 people, and 33 hospitals set the pace for medical office buildings from University Circle to the eastern and western suburbs. Manufacturing follows as the second-largest sector, and plants, machine shops, and warehouses in Cuyahoga, Lorain, and Lake counties need floor care and break-room sanitation. The metro's population has eased slightly to 2,165,775, and the work is mostly in established buildings with older floors and entrances. The region also has 30 colleges and universities on academic calendars. Lake-effect snow adds salt and slush to every lobby for a good part of the year. Office space downtown and in suburbs such as Independence and Beachwood usually runs standard business hours, and after-hours cleaning fits easily. Talk to us about a free facility assessment.

Get a Free Facility Assessment(202) 968-1190

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

Services we scope in Cleveland

  • 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.

Cleveland 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
2,165,775 [1]
Population, 2020
2,185,747 [1]
Population change, 2020–2025
-0.9% [1]
Janitorial establishments (NAICS 561720, 2023)
424 [4]
Janitorial employees
6,382 [4]
Janitor mean hourly wage (May 2024)
$17.41 [5]
Janitor median hourly wage (May 2024)
$16.90 [5]
Janitors and cleaners employed (May 2024)
14,390 [5]
Employment in information, finance, professional, and admin sectors (NAICS 51–56, 2023)
247,802 [4]
Hospitals
33 [6]
Colleges and universities
30 [7]
Principal cities
Cleveland [2]
Counties in the metro definition
Ashtabula County, OH; Cuyahoga County, OH; Geauga County, OH; Lake County, OH; Lorain County, OH; Medina County, OH [3]

In May 2024, BLS reported a mean of $17.41 and a median of $16.90 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): 196,117 employees
  2. Manufacturing (31-33): 123,303 employees
  3. Retail trade (44-45): 109,689 employees
  4. Accommodation and food services (72): 88,900 employees
  5. Professional, scientific, and technical services (54): 58,723 employees
[4]

What this means when you scope a building

  • Lake-effect winters mean salt film on every hard floor. Budget extra entry mopping and a spring scrub-and-recoat for lobbies and corridors.
  • Medical office buildings near the region's 33 hospitals need clinical areas cleaned apart from admin floors.
  • Plants in Lorain and Lake counties run shifts. Schedule production-floor scrubbing and locker-room service between them.
  • The janitor median here is $16.90 an hour. In older buildings, periodic restorative floor work usually does more than extra nightly visits.

Industries we scope in Cleveland

Questions facility managers ask

Which parts of the Cleveland area do you serve?

We accept requests across Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Geauga, and Ashtabula counties, from downtown Cleveland to the eastern and western suburbs.

What should a Cleveland buyer expect to pay for commercial cleaning?

BLS puts the metro's median janitor wage at $16.90 an hour, which sets the general range for labor. The price for your building depends on what the walkthrough finds: size, floor types, restroom counts, shifts, and how often each area is serviced. Winter floor care is shown as its own line.

Can you clean both medical offices and manufacturing plants in Cleveland?

Yes. Those are the two largest facility types in the region, and they need very different work. Medical suites get touchpoint disinfection and patient-area task lists, while plants get production-floor scrubbing, dust control, and locker-room care scheduled around shifts.

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 Akron, OH, Detroit, MI, Toledo, OH, Pittsburgh, PA, Columbus, OH.

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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