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Commercial Cleaning Services in Knoxville, TN

Knoxville combines a university town, a regional medical center, and a growing industrial base in the valleys around it.

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The region grew 7.2% to 968,137 residents across nine counties, from Knox and Blount to Anderson, Loudon, and Roane, and much of that growth has brought new offices, clinics, and distribution space. Health care is the largest employing sector, with 13 hospitals and medical offices spread along the main corridors. Retail and manufacturing are close behind, and plants in Blount and Anderson counties need floor care built around shifts. The university and other campuses add classrooms, athletics facilities, and residence halls whose busiest weeks follow the academic and game-day calendars. Research and national laboratory work near Oak Ridge adds offices with controlled access. Local janitors earn a median of $14.16 an hour, which makes day porters realistic in busy buildings. The metro counts 178 janitorial establishments with 16,697 employees.

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

Services we scope in Knoxville

  • 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.

Knoxville 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
968,137 [1]
Population, 2020
903,474 [1]
Population change, 2020–2025
7.2% [1]
Janitorial establishments (NAICS 561720, 2023)
178 [4]
Janitorial employees
16,697 [4]
Janitor mean hourly wage (May 2024)
$15.23 [5]
Janitor median hourly wage (May 2024)
$14.16 [5]
Janitors and cleaners employed (May 2024)
6,910 [5]
Employment in information, finance, professional, and admin sectors (NAICS 51–56, 2023)
110,901 [4]
Hospitals
13 [6]
Colleges and universities
9 [7]
Principal cities
Knoxville [2]
Counties in the metro definition
Anderson County, TN; Blount County, TN; Campbell County, TN; Grainger County, TN; Knox County, TN; Loudon County, TN; Morgan County, TN; Roane County, TN; Union County, TN [3]

In May 2024, BLS reported a mean of $15.23 and a median of $14.16 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): 53,649 employees
  2. Retail trade (44-45): 48,822 employees
  3. Manufacturing (31-33): 48,067 employees
  4. Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (56): 42,849 employees
  5. Accommodation and food services (72): 42,691 employees
[4]

What this means when you scope a building

  • Manufacturing employs 48,067 people in the region, and plants need production-floor scrubbing and locker room care scheduled around shifts.
  • Offices near Oak Ridge may have controlled-access areas; settle badge, escort, and key procedures during the walkthrough.
  • Campus and event-heavy buildings need extra coverage on game days and move-in weeks, planned ahead in the contract.
  • Sites in Campbell, Morgan, or Grainger County are outlying; group them together to keep drive time out of the price.

Industries we scope in Knoxville

Questions facility managers ask

Which parts of the Knoxville area do you serve?

We serve facilities across Knox, Blount, Anderson, Loudon, Roane, Campbell, Grainger, Morgan, and Union counties, including Knoxville and nearby cities.

How are cleaning contracts priced in Knoxville?

BLS lists a median wage of $14.16 an hour for janitors and cleaners in the metro, which keeps local labor costs moderate. Your price is set by walking the building and measuring square footage, floor types, restrooms, occupancy, and frequency. We send a written quote.

Do you clean both offices and plants in East Tennessee?

Yes. Many portfolios here include a mix of offices, clinics, and manufacturing sites. Each building gets its own plan, with plant floors scheduled around production and offices cleaned after 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 Chattanooga, TN, Greenville, SC, Lexington, KY, Atlanta, GA, Nashville, TN.

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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