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Commercial Cleaning Services in Durham, NC

Durham and Chapel Hill are defined by two universities and the research economy around them, and much of the cleaning here happens in labs and clinics.

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Health care is the largest employing sector at 58,889 jobs, with 7 hospitals including major academic medical centers, and professional and technical services is second, driven by research firms and startups near the Research Triangle. Educational services also ranks in the top five. Many buildings combine offices with restricted lab rooms, and the walkthrough settles which rooms crews enter. The four-county metro, from Durham and Orange to Chatham and Person, holds 625,485 people and has grown steadily. Manufacturing adds production space as well. Janitors here earn a median of $17.14 an hour, almost exactly the $17.12 mean, and the metro's 129 janitorial establishments employ 1,060 people.

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

Services we scope in Durham

  • 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.

Durham 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
625,485 [1]
Population, 2020
588,909 [1]
Population change, 2020–2025
6.2% [1]
Janitorial establishments (NAICS 561720, 2023)
129 [4]
Janitorial employees
1,060 [4]
Janitor mean hourly wage (May 2024)
$17.12 [5]
Janitor median hourly wage (May 2024)
$17.14 [5]
Janitors and cleaners employed (May 2024)
3,640 [5]
Employment in information, finance, professional, and admin sectors (NAICS 51–56, 2023)
87,619 [4]
Hospitals
7 [6]
Colleges and universities
6 [7]
Principal cities
Durham, Chapel Hill [2]
Counties in the metro definition
Chatham County, NC; Durham County, NC; Orange County, NC; Person County, NC [3]

In May 2024, BLS reported a mean of $17.12 and a median of $17.14 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): 58,889 employees
  2. Professional, scientific, and technical services (54): 44,869 employees
  3. Accommodation and food services (72): 26,985 employees
  4. Educational services (61): 26,299 employees
  5. Manufacturing (31-33): 25,745 employees
[4]

What this means when you scope a building

  • Lab-adjacent offices need a clear split between shared areas crews clean and restricted rooms your staff handles.
  • Health care employs 58,889 people here, and clinical suites need their own task list.
  • Campus and university buildings in Durham and Chapel Hill need deep cleaning timed to semester breaks.
  • Use the $17.14 median janitor wage as the labor baseline when you compare bids.

Industries we scope in Durham

Questions facility managers ask

Which parts of the Durham-Chapel Hill area do you serve?

We take assessment requests across Durham, Orange, Chatham, and Person counties, including Durham and Chapel Hill.

How is commercial cleaning priced in Durham?

BLS reports a median janitor wage of $17.14 an hour for the metro. Your price comes from walking the building and measuring floor area, surfaces, restrooms, lab-adjacent areas, and frequency. You get a written quote before you commit.

Do you clean research and lab buildings near the Research Triangle?

Yes. We clean offices, corridors, break rooms, restrooms, and shared spaces, and we agree with your facility staff which restricted rooms are excluded or handled under specific procedures. Work is scheduled around research 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 Raleigh, NC, Greensboro, NC, Winston-Salem, NC, Charlotte, NC, Richmond, VA.

North 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