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Commercial Cleaning Services in Houston, TX

Houston's cleaning market is shaped by humidity, sprawl, and a medical sector that reaches far beyond the Texas Medical Center.

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Health care is the region's largest employing sector, and 77 hospitals feed a steady supply of clinics, imaging centers, and specialist suites in Sugar Land, The Woodlands, and along the Katy Freeway. The metro grew 10.6% to 7,904,627 people, and with no zoning in the city, offices, plants, and retail often share the same corridor. Energy offices, petrochemical plants near Pasadena and Baytown, and construction yards all bring heavy soil into entrances. Moist air makes restroom odor control and wet-floor safety part of the nightly routine. Janitor pay is on the lower end for a large metro, with a median of $14.59 an hour, which leaves room for more frequency in lobbies and restrooms. We plan routes across Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties to keep drive time off your bill.

Get a Free Facility Assessment(202) 968-1190

We serve facilities across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX area. Call (202) 968-1190 to book a free walkthrough and get a written quote.

Services we scope in Houston

  • 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.

Houston 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
7,904,627 [1]
Population, 2020
7,150,227 [1]
Population change, 2020–2025
10.6% [1]
Janitorial establishments (NAICS 561720, 2023)
860 [4]
Janitorial employees
27,365 [4]
Janitor mean hourly wage (May 2024)
$15.20 [5]
Janitor median hourly wage (May 2024)
$14.59 [5]
Janitors and cleaners employed (May 2024)
47,130 [5]
Employment in information, finance, professional, and admin sectors (NAICS 51–56, 2023)
761,601 [4]
Hospitals
77 [6]
Colleges and universities
52 [7]
Principal cities
Houston, Baytown, Conroe, Galveston, Pasadena, Sugar Land, Texas City, The Woodlands [2]
Counties in the metro definition
Austin County, TX; Brazoria County, TX; Chambers County, TX; Fort Bend County, TX; Galveston County, TX; Harris County, TX; Liberty County, TX; Montgomery County, TX; San Jacinto County, TX; Waller County, TX [3]

In May 2024, BLS reported a mean of $15.20 and a median of $14.59 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): 401,276 employees
  2. Accommodation and food services (72): 334,373 employees
  3. Retail trade (44-45): 317,416 employees
  4. Professional, scientific, and technical services (54): 242,722 employees
  5. Construction (23): 223,170 employees
[4]

What this means when you scope a building

  • Humidity breeds odor and mildew. Put restroom grout, drains, and HVAC return grilles on a monthly detail list.
  • Construction employs 223,170 people across the metro, and job-site traffic brings mud into lobbies. Walk-off matting and extra entry mopping keep hard floors from dulling.
  • Medical suites spread from the Texas Medical Center to Sugar Land and The Woodlands, and clinics usually need their own after-hours task list.
  • Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, and Galveston counties cover a lot of ground. Grouping buildings by freeway keeps crews from crossing the Beltway twice a night.

Industries we scope in Houston

Questions facility managers ask

Which parts of the Houston area do you serve?

We take assessment requests throughout the metro, including Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Brazoria, and Galveston counties and cities such as Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Pasadena, Baytown, and Conroe.

What does commercial cleaning cost in Houston?

BLS reports a median janitor wage of $14.59 an hour in the metro, lower than most large markets, which helps keep labor costs reasonable. Your price is set by the walkthrough: building size, floor surfaces, restroom counts, operating hours, and service frequency. We provide a written quote after the assessment.

How do you handle clinics and medical offices in Houston?

Health care is the largest employing sector here, and medical space is a core part of the work. Exam rooms, waiting areas, and restrooms get a separate task list, touchpoint disinfection, and timing that keeps crews out of patient 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 Austin, TX, Killeen, TX, San Antonio, TX, Dallas, TX, Baton Rouge, LA.

Texas 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