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Commercial Cleaning Services in Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee is still a manufacturing town, and that gives facility managers here a different set of cleaning problems than most office-heavy metros.

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Manufacturing employs 109,511 people, second only to health care, with plants and industrial buildings concentrated in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties and along the corridors north into Ozaukee and Washington counties. Production floors, locker rooms, and break areas take heavier use than office space and get cleaned between shifts. Health care leads employment, with 24 hospitals and medical office buildings across the metro. The population has held essentially flat at 1,575,010. Most buildings are established, and older floors and restrooms benefit from restorative work on a set schedule. Winters off Lake Michigan are long, with salt and meltwater in every entrance. Office space downtown and in the Waukesha suburbs typically cleans after hours. The median janitor wage sits at $17.35 an hour. Call (202) 968-1190 to set up a walkthrough of your plant or office.

Get a Free Facility Assessment(202) 968-1190

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

Services we scope in Milwaukee

  • 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.

Milwaukee 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
1,575,010 [1]
Population, 2020
1,574,759 [1]
Population change, 2020–2025
0% [1]
Janitorial establishments (NAICS 561720, 2023)
413 [4]
Janitorial employees
7,084 [4]
Janitor mean hourly wage (May 2024)
$17.69 [5]
Janitor median hourly wage (May 2024)
$17.35 [5]
Janitors and cleaners employed (May 2024)
12,750 [5]
Employment in information, finance, professional, and admin sectors (NAICS 51–56, 2023)
195,128 [4]
Hospitals
24 [6]
Colleges and universities
21 [7]
Principal cities
Milwaukee, Waukesha [2]
Counties in the metro definition
Milwaukee County, WI; Ozaukee County, WI; Washington County, WI; Waukesha County, WI [3]

In May 2024, BLS reported a mean of $17.69 and a median of $17.35 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): 132,658 employees
  2. Manufacturing (31-33): 109,511 employees
  3. Retail trade (44-45): 78,721 employees
  4. Accommodation and food services (72): 68,144 employees
  5. Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (56): 46,887 employees
[4]

What this means when you scope a building

  • Plants need cleaning windows between shifts. Put production-floor scrubbing and locker-room service on a set calendar that works around the line.
  • Winter salt and meltwater last for months. Budget extra entry mopping and a spring scrub-and-recoat for lobbies.
  • Health care employs 132,658 people here, and medical suites need their own task list apart from general office space.
  • Four counties make up the metro, and most sites can share routes, but Washington and Ozaukee County plants may need their own schedule.

Industries we scope in Milwaukee

Questions facility managers ask

Which parts of the Milwaukee area do you serve?

We take assessment requests across Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington counties, including Milwaukee, Waukesha, and the surrounding suburbs.

How are cleaning contracts priced in Milwaukee?

BLS reports the metro's median janitor wage at $17.35 an hour, a starting point for labor cost. Your price is set after the walkthrough, based on square footage, floor types, restrooms, shifts, and frequency. Plant floors and offices are listed as separate lines.

Do you clean manufacturing plants in the Milwaukee area?

Yes. We clean production floors, locker rooms, break areas, and plant offices, and schedule the work around your shifts. Scrubbing and high dusting are booked into planned downtime.

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 Madison, WI, Chicago, IL, Grand Rapids, MI, Toledo, OH, Indianapolis, IN.

Wisconsin 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