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How many janitorial services are in the United States?

67,799 establishments with paid employees in 2023, +12.5% since 2017, employing 1,088,193 people.

UNITED STATES · 2023

67,799

janitorial services

Employees: 1,088,193
Average per site: 16.1
Change since 2017: +12.5%
Under 5 employees: 61%

By state

Click a column heading to sort. The last column compares the trade's share of a state's employer businesses with its share nationally: 1.00x is the national average.

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#	State
1	California	6,956	116,330	+27.1%	0.83x
2	Florida	6,675	65,978	+25.0%	1.28x
3	Texas	3,858	82,256	+13.8%	0.71x
4	New York	3,762	76,457	+8.6%	0.86x
5	Illinois	2,520	50,936	−1.4%	0.96x
6	Pennsylvania	2,456	41,054	+2.0%	0.99x
7	North Carolina	2,277	31,655	+10.4%	1.09x
8	Washington	2,166	18,746	+17.3%	1.32x
9	Virginia	2,136	38,660	−4.6%	1.25x
10	New Jersey	2,068	34,413	+11.2%	1.07x
11	Georgia	2,013	44,458	+17.9%	0.95x
12	Ohio	1,960	35,142	+3.8%	0.95x
13	Massachusetts	1,757	25,295	+14.3%	1.18x
14	Michigan	1,712	29,797	+12.5%	0.92x
15	Colorado	1,571	22,606	+6.8%	1.06x
16	Maryland	1,436	31,862	+0.2%	1.24x
17	Minnesota	1,391	16,329	+12.1%	1.11x
18	Arizona	1,312	20,941	+13.8%	0.99x
19	Wisconsin	1,267	19,387	+8.5%	1.08x
20	Oregon	1,248	10,897	+13.8%	1.26x
21	Indiana	1,217	17,830	+10.0%	0.96x
22	Missouri	1,194	23,120	+5.4%	0.97x
23	Tennessee	1,182	35,239	+8.0%	0.97x
24	South Carolina	1,094	20,026	+4.2%	1.10x
25	Utah	1,032	10,912	+31.0%	1.33x
26	Nevada	803	9,842	+16.9%	1.28x
27	Alabama	726	11,791	+13.3%	0.85x
28	Connecticut	663	16,179	−1.5%	0.92x
29	Idaho	659	5,563	+45.5%	1.40x
30	Kentucky	659	11,327	+5.8%	0.86x
31	Louisiana	655	11,074	+6.3%	0.74x
32	Iowa	647	10,296	+5.2%	0.96x
33	Kansas	642	8,767	+5.9%	1.04x
34	Oklahoma	606	8,042	+8.0%	0.78x
35	Nebraska	519	6,230	+9.7%	1.13x
36	Montana	509	3,729	+40.6%	1.47x
37	Arkansas	471	13,290	+6.6%	0.82x
38	Maine	426	3,839	+19.7%	1.21x
39	Mississippi	382	5,647	+12.0%	0.78x
40	New Hampshire	373	2,928	+12.0%	1.17x
41	Hawaii	365	5,445	+12.7%	1.37x
42	New Mexico	312	3,875	−5.2%	0.86x
43	Rhode Island	286	3,845	+13.5%	1.20x
44	Delaware	279	3,437	+18.7%	1.16x
45	South Dakota	270	2,556	+28.0%	1.14x
46	Alaska	257	4,797	+10.3%	1.43x
47	Wyoming	257	1,546	+29.1%	1.33x
48	North Dakota	250	2,777	+13.6%	1.21x
49	Vermont	214	3,014	+12.0%	1.27x
50	West Virginia	194	2,892	+12.1%	0.67x
51	District of Columbia	115	5,139	+19.8%	0.60x

Size of the businesses

Janitorial services in the U.S. by employees
Employees per site	Sites	Share
Under 5	41,548	61.3%
5 to 9	10,522	15.5%
10 to 19	7,308	10.8%
20 to 49	5,125	7.6%
50 to 99	1,639	2.4%
100 to 249	1,027	1.5%
250 to 499	356	0.5%
500 to 999	143	0.2%
1,000 or more	61	0.1%

Questions

How many janitorial services are there in the United States?

67,799 establishments with paid employees in 2023 per the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns, employing 1,088,193 people.

Which state has the most janitorial services?

California has the most with 6,956, followed by Florida (6,675) and Texas (3,858). Large states lead simply because they have more people and businesses; the last column shows the trade's share of a state's businesses against the national share.

Read this before using the number

Establishments with paid employees only. Self-employed people with no staff are not in these counts. The figures describe existing businesses, not demand or earnings. See the disclaimer.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns (2023; change measured against 2017, 2019 and 2022). Establishments with paid employees only; employment and payroll carry Census noise infusion. Retrieved November 2, 2026. Method and sources.