Cleaning and janitorial companies by state, 2026 Q1
The United States has 83,480 cleaning and janitorial companies with employees, 24.5 per 100,000 residents; jobs -0.1% over the year. Montana is the densest market at 50.3 per 100,000 and Michigan the thinnest at 16.7. Every state below links to its own page. Official BLS and Census figures, refreshed each quarter.
Every state, densest first
Density is cleaning and janitorial companies with employees per 100,000 residents. Rows marked n/a are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or have no published population.
| # | State | Per 100k | Locations | Jobs | Jobs YoY | Avg weekly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | 50.3 | 572 | 3,233 | +5.5% | $505 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 43.6 | 256 | 1,503 | -7.0% | $461 |
| 3 | Hawaii | 42.9 | 620 | 5,499 | -3.0% | $674 |
| 4 | Idaho | 40.4 | 809 | 5,629 | +1.9% | $518 |
| 5 | Delaware | 40.1 | 422 | 4,491 | -3.3% | $603 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | 37.9 | 534 | 4,212 | +0.7% | $624 |
| 7 | Florida | 37.5 | 8,766 | 74,447 | +1.8% | $637 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | 37.5 | 417 | 3,973 | -0.8% | $701 |
| 9 | North Dakota | 37.4 | 298 | 2,482 | +5.7% | $536 |
| 10 | Alaska | 35.9 | 266 | 2,014 | -5.1% | $590 |
| 11 | Vermont | 35 | 227 | 1,359 | -4.2% | $541 |
| 12 | South Dakota | 34.4 | 318 | 2,812 | +5.1% | $516 |
| 13 | Oregon | 32.9 | 1,406 | 11,268 | -1.2% | $628 |
| 14 | Maine | 30.7 | 432 | 3,263 | -3.3% | $560 |
| 15 | Virginia | 30.5 | 2,686 | 40,310 | +1.9% | $596 |
| 16 | Utah | 30.1 | 1,055 | 9,993 | +1.2% | $569 |
| 17 | Nevada | 29.7 | 970 | 13,634 | +3.7% | $596 |
| 18 | Washington | 28.8 | 2,292 | 21,157 | +1.3% | $735 |
| 19 | New Jersey | 27.9 | 2,650 | 32,480 | -2.2% | $690 |
| 20 | Colorado | 27.6 | 1,642 | 20,955 | -0.6% | $678 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 27.6 | 3,052 | 31,125 | +0.9% | $598 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 27 | 542 | 6,833 | -8.8% | $633 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 26.4 | 1,530 | 17,158 | -2.5% | $659 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 26.1 | 1,555 | 22,222 | +0.1% | $540 |
| 25 | Maryland | 25.9 | 1,622 | 23,894 | +1.1% | $659 |
| 26 | Massachusetts | 25.9 | 1,850 | 30,972 | -0.3% | $801 |
| 27 | Kansas | 24.7 | 734 | 8,579 | -0.2% | $608 |
| 28 | Connecticut | 24.2 | 891 | 14,910 | -1.0% | $642 |
| 29 | New York | 24.2 | 4,812 | 71,304 | -0.9% | $894 |
| 30 | South Carolina | 24.1 | 1,320 | 17,415 | +2.5% | $600 |
| 31 | Georgia | 23 | 2,577 | 24,224 | +1.2% | $651 |
| 32 | Indiana | 22.9 | 1,583 | 20,701 | +1.6% | $591 |
| 33 | Louisiana | 22.7 | 1,044 | 11,641 | +2.0% | $503 |
| 34 | Iowa | 22.6 | 733 | 10,160 | -2.4% | $607 |
| 35 | Missouri | 22.6 | 1,413 | 17,439 | +0.3% | $596 |
| 36 | Illinois | 22.5 | 2,857 | 47,411 | -2.5% | $746 |
| 37 | California | 21.5 | 8,462 | 113,137 | -0.3% | $767 |
| 38 | Kentucky | 21.3 | 978 | 14,571 | -1.9% | $610 |
| 39 | West Virginia | 21.2 | 376 | 3,386 | +3.8% | $520 |
| 40 | Ohio | 21.1 | 2,502 | 36,241 | -0.8% | $570 |
| 41 | Arkansas | 20.4 | 630 | 10,466 | +4.8% | $513 |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | 20.2 | 2,640 | 35,960 | -1.9% | $630 |
| 43 | Alabama | 20.1 | 1,038 | 12,617 | +0.5% | $526 |
| 44 | New Mexico | 19.8 | 421 | 4,925 | +0.3% | $499 |
| 45 | Tennessee | 19.7 | 1,424 | 21,220 | +2.7% | $627 |
| 46 | Mississippi | 19.2 | 566 | 7,926 | -1.3% | $431 |
| 47 | Arizona | 18.3 | 1,388 | 19,038 | -0.6% | $702 |
| 48 | Texas | 17.9 | 5,602 | 91,749 | -0.1% | $642 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | 17 | 697 | 7,505 | -2.2% | $515 |
| 50 | Michigan | 16.7 | 1,690 | 30,311 | -1.3% | $610 |
Fastest job growth
North Dakota (+5.7%), Montana (+5.5%), South Dakota (+5.1%), Arkansas (+4.8%), West Virginia (+3.8%). Slowest: Nebraska (-8.8%), Wyoming (-7.0%), Alaska (-5.1%).
What counts
Janitorial services: cleaning of homes and commercial buildings, including maid services, office cleaning and post-construction cleanup. Carpet cleaning is counted separately. NAICS 561720. BLS counts establishments with payroll, so owner-only businesses are not in these figures.
Other business types
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private sector, NAICS 561720, 2026 Q1; U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 1-year population estimates. All 14 business types ranked by state.