Employment
1,088,193
Total employees (Census CBP)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 56172
NAICS 56172 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Janitorial Services - Industry Benchmarks
$30,089/yr average annual pay, with 3,041 SBA loans on record for NAICS 56172.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin
- 1.1M
- Workers employed
- $30,089/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $809M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 56172
California leads Janitorial Services activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 5.6% net margin.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 1.1M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $30,089/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $809M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Janitorial Services
Janitorial Services sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management, a sector that runs a 5.6% net margin overall.
67,799 establishments employ 1,088,193 workers (16.1/location) at $30,089/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$30,089/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
67,799
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 20,431; establishment count increased by 504. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $32.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 16.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Janitorial Services NAICS 561720 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 116,330 |
| Texas | 82,256 |
| New York | 76,457 |
| Florida | 65,978 |
| Illinois | 50,936 |
| Georgia | 44,458 |
| Pennsylvania | 41,054 |
| Virginia | 38,660 |
| Tennessee | 35,239 |
| Ohio | 35,142 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
3,041
Total Loan Volume
$809M
Avg Loan Size
$266K
Jobs Supported
46,149
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2,945 (97%)
504 96 (3%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
314 loans in this industry
New Business Share
32.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 296
2021 339
2022 364
2023 509
2024 635
2025 768
2026 130
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Janitorial Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 56172 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 5.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Janitorial Services?
67,799 business establishments. Together they employ 1,088,193 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Janitorial Services?
$30,089/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 16.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Janitorial Services employment?
California leads with 116,330 workers. Texas (82,256) and New York (76,457) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Janitorial Services receive?
Janitorial Services businesses received 3,041 SBA loans totaling $809 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $266K. These loans supported 46,149 jobs at origination. Most lending (97%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 96% of that same 551-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
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Benchmarking Janitorial Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Administrative and Support and Waste Management
- 67,799 establishments, 1,088,193 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 3,041 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 56172 · Data year: 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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