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Commercial Cleaning Services in Winston-Salem, NC

Manufacturing edges out health care as the largest employing sector in Winston-Salem, and plant floors often come before medical suites in a cleaning plan.

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Factories, distribution centers, and production offices across Forsyth, Davidson, and Yadkin counties employ 34,543 people, and those buildings need scrubber work, break-room sanitation, and locker-room care on shift-friendly schedules. Health care is close behind, anchored by a large academic medical center downtown and 7 hospitals across the region. Management of companies also ranks in the top five, a sign of corporate headquarters that expect polished lobbies and executive floors. The five-county metro holds 712,206 people, a manageable footprint for routing crews. Wake Forest and other colleges add campus buildings to the mix, and retail trade adds 31,988 jobs and a steady supply of storefronts. With a median janitor wage of $14.74 an hour, many buyers can afford day porter coverage where traffic is heaviest.

Get a Free Facility Assessment(202) 968-1190

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

Services we scope in Winston-Salem

  • 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.

Winston-Salem 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
712,206 [1]
Population, 2020
675,968 [1]
Population change, 2020–2025
5.4% [1]
Janitorial establishments (NAICS 561720, 2023)
122 [4]
Janitorial employees
2,067 [4]
Janitor mean hourly wage (May 2024)
$15.37 [5]
Janitor median hourly wage (May 2024)
$14.74 [5]
Janitors and cleaners employed (May 2024)
2,910 [5]
Employment in information, finance, professional, and admin sectors (NAICS 51–56, 2023)
68,381 [4]
Hospitals
7 [6]
Colleges and universities
8 [7]
Principal cities
Winston-Salem [2]
Counties in the metro definition
Davidson County, NC; Davie County, NC; Forsyth County, NC; Stokes County, NC; Yadkin County, NC [3]

In May 2024, BLS reported a mean of $15.37 and a median of $14.74 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. Manufacturing (31-33): 34,543 employees
  2. Health care and social assistance (62): 33,894 employees
  3. Retail trade (44-45): 31,988 employees
  4. Accommodation and food services (72): 27,482 employees
  5. Management of companies and enterprises (55): 25,971 employees
[4]

What this means when you scope a building

  • Schedule production-floor scrubbing between shifts, and keep plant offices and restrooms on their own nightly list.
  • Management of companies employs 25,971 people here, and headquarters buildings often want a daytime porter for lobbies, conference rooms, and kitchens.
  • Medical offices near the downtown medical center should keep clinical rooms on a separate task list.
  • A $14.74 median janitor wage leaves room to add high dusting and floor care in plants that a tight budget might otherwise skip.

Industries we scope in Winston-Salem

Questions facility managers ask

Which parts of the Winston-Salem area do you serve?

We take assessment requests across Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Stokes, and Yadkin counties, including Winston-Salem and the surrounding towns.

How is commercial cleaning priced in Winston-Salem?

BLS lists the metro's median janitor wage at $14.74 an hour, lower than most large markets. The price itself comes from the walkthrough: square footage, floor surfaces, restrooms, shifts, and service frequency. Plant floors and office areas are priced as separate lines.

Do you clean manufacturing plants in the Winston-Salem area?

Yes. We clean production floors, break rooms, locker rooms, and attached offices, and time the work around your shifts. Heavier tasks such as floor scrubbing and high dusting are set on a calendar during 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 Greensboro, NC, Charlotte, NC, Durham, NC, Raleigh, NC, Columbia, SC.

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