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Commercial Cleaning Services in Des Moines, IA

Des Moines is an insurance and finance town first, and those offices set the tone for commercial cleaning here.

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Finance and insurance employs 55,077 people here, more than health care, and those jobs sit in downtown towers and suburban campuses in West Des Moines and along the western edge of Polk County. Carrier and bank offices want quiet floors and restrooms that hold up through a full business day. Health care and retail round out the top three, and many portfolios include medical suites and shopping centers. The metro stretches across six counties, from Dallas and Warren to Jasper and Madison. Office-based industries employ 124,862 people across that area. Iowa winters bring salt and slush into every lobby. Janitors here earn a median of $16.90 an hour, and 177 janitorial establishments compete for the work.

Get a Free Facility Assessment(202) 968-1190

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

Services we scope in Des Moines

  • 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.

Des Moines 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
758,539 [1]
Population, 2020
709,498 [1]
Population change, 2020–2025
6.9% [1]
Janitorial establishments (NAICS 561720, 2023)
177 [4]
Janitorial employees
3,034 [4]
Janitor mean hourly wage (May 2024)
$17.35 [5]
Janitor median hourly wage (May 2024)
$16.90 [5]
Janitors and cleaners employed (May 2024)
6,410 [5]
Employment in information, finance, professional, and admin sectors (NAICS 51–56, 2023)
124,862 [4]
Hospitals
9 [6]
Colleges and universities
10 [7]
Principal cities
Des Moines, West Des Moines [2]
Counties in the metro definition
Dallas County, IA; Guthrie County, IA; Jasper County, IA; Madison County, IA; Polk County, IA; Warren County, IA [3]

In May 2024, BLS reported a mean of $17.35 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. Finance and insurance (52): 55,077 employees
  2. Health care and social assistance (62): 49,758 employees
  3. Retail trade (44-45): 45,394 employees
  4. Accommodation and food services (72): 32,179 employees
  5. Professional, scientific, and technical services (54): 25,080 employees
[4]

What this means when you scope a building

  • Insurance and finance campuses often run hybrid schedules. Ask for full service on peak days and lighter restroom and trash visits on quieter ones.
  • Health care employs 49,758 people across the metro, and medical suites in office parks need a separate task list from the surrounding tenant space.
  • Plan winter entry care from the first snow: matting, extra lobby mopping, and a spring scrub to remove salt film from hard floors.
  • Against a $16.90 median janitor wage, trimming nightly detail work in empty suites frees money for porter coverage in busy common areas.

Industries we scope in Des Moines

Questions facility managers ask

Which parts of the Des Moines area do you serve?

We clean buildings across Polk, Dallas, Warren, Jasper, Madison, and Guthrie counties, including Des Moines, West Des Moines, and the surrounding suburbs.

How is office cleaning priced in Des Moines?

The metro's median wage for janitors and cleaners is $16.90 an hour according to BLS, which gives you a sense of the labor inside any bid. The actual price comes from walking your space and counting square footage, restrooms, kitchens, and service frequency. You get a written quote after the visit.

Do you clean insurance and financial offices in Des Moines?

Yes, and they are a large share of the market here. We focus on consistent work in lobbies, conference rooms, break areas, and restrooms, scheduled after employees leave. Day porter service can be added for campuses with heavy visitor traffic.

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 Omaha, NE, Kansas City, MO, Minneapolis, MN, Madison, WI, St. Louis, MO.

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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