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Commercial Cleaning Services in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles and Orange counties work like one enormous service area stitched together by freeways, and drive time shapes every cleaning program here.

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The metro counts 12,844,441 residents after a slight dip, and medical plazas in Torrance, creative offices in Santa Monica and Burbank, and distribution floors near Long Beach all still need nightly care. Hospitality is unusually large, with accommodation and food services the second-biggest employing sector after health care, and hotel back-of-house space and restaurants show up in many portfolios. The region also has 180 colleges and universities, and campus calendars shape demand around summer and term breaks. Health care leads all sectors with 845,665 jobs, and 115 hospitals operate across the metro. Janitors in the metro earn a median of $17.73 an hour, and 2,096 janitorial establishments employ 48,260 people across the two counties.

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We serve facilities across the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area. Call (202) 968-1190 to book a free walkthrough and get a written quote.

Services we scope in Los Angeles

  • 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.

Los Angeles 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
12,844,441 [1]
Population, 2020
13,204,693 [1]
Population change, 2020–2025
-2.7% [1]
Janitorial establishments (NAICS 561720, 2023)
2,096 [4]
Janitorial employees
48,260 [4]
Janitor mean hourly wage (May 2024)
$19.78 [5]
Janitor median hourly wage (May 2024)
$17.73 [5]
Janitors and cleaners employed (May 2024)
84,960 [5]
Employment in information, finance, professional, and admin sectors (NAICS 51–56, 2023)
1,625,084 [4]
Hospitals
115 [6]
Colleges and universities
180 [7]
Principal cities
Los Angeles, Anaheim, Arcadia, Burbank, Carson, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Gardena, Glendale, Irvine, Long Beach, Newport Beach, Orange, Pasadena, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Torrance, Tustin [2]
Counties in the metro definition
Orange County, CA; Los Angeles County, CA [3]

In May 2024, BLS reported a mean of $19.78 and a median of $17.73 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): 845,665 employees
  2. Accommodation and food services (72): 643,243 employees
  3. Retail trade (44-45): 566,614 employees
  4. Professional, scientific, and technical services (54): 471,294 employees
  5. Manufacturing (31-33): 435,021 employees
[4]

What this means when you scope a building

  • Group sites by freeway corridor, such as the South Bay, the San Fernando Valley, and central Orange County. A crew should not lose an hour between a Pasadena office and an Irvine clinic.
  • Accommodation and food services employs 643,243 people here. Hotel lobbies, banquet rooms, and kitchens need a different frequency and chemical plan than office floors.
  • Manufacturing and logistics space around Carson, Gardena, and Long Beach calls for scheduled floor scrubbing and dock-area sweeping on top of trash and restrooms.
  • With a $17.73 median janitor wage, most savings come from matching frequency to traffic, for example daily restrooms but less frequent detail dusting in low-use suites.

Industries we scope in Los Angeles

Questions facility managers ask

Which parts of the Los Angeles area do you serve?

We serve buildings across Los Angeles County and Orange County, from Santa Monica, Glendale, and Pasadena to Long Beach, Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Irvine.

How are cleaning contracts priced in Los Angeles?

The BLS median wage for janitors and cleaners in the metro is $17.73 an hour, which gives you a sense of the labor cost inside any bid. The price itself comes from a walkthrough of your space: size, floor surfaces, restroom and kitchen counts, hours of operation, and service frequency. You get a written quote before any commitment.

Can you clean hotels and restaurants as well as offices in Los Angeles?

Yes. Hospitality is one of the region's largest employers, and we clean guest-facing areas, back-of-house corridors, and dining rooms alongside office space. Those areas get their own task lists and timing, usually worked around check-in peaks, events, and meal service.

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 Oxnard, CA, Riverside, CA, Bakersfield, CA, San Diego, CA, Fresno, CA.

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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