Cleaning Business Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a cleaning business, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Cleaning Business name ideas
Tap a name to read what its key word means and where it comes from. Always check trademarks and your state's business name rules before you register.
Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a cleaning business is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a cleaning business usually falls under NAICS 561720: Janitorial Services.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in cleaning building interiors, interiors of transportation equipment (e.g., aircraft, rail cars, ships), and/or windows.
Businesses classified here include
- Aircraft janitorial services
- Building cleaning services, interior
- Building cleaning services, janitorial
- Cleaning homes
- Cleaning offices
- Cleaning shopping centers
- Custodial services
- Deodorant servicing of rest rooms
- Deodorizing services
- Disinfecting services
- Housekeeping services (i.e., cleaning services)
- Janitorial services
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 561720), U.S. Census Bureau.
Janitorial Services in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most janitorial services locations
- California 6,727 locations
- Florida 6,549 locations
- Texas 3,883 locations
- New York 3,722 locations
- Illinois 2,555 locations
- Pennsylvania 2,483 locations
- North Carolina 2,263 locations
- Virginia 2,174 locations
- Georgia 2,123 locations
- Washington 2,081 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.