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title: "Janitorial Services — NAICS 561720"
url: "https://vantainsights.com/industry/561720-janitorial-services"
naics: "561720"
naics_frame: "2017"
updated: "2026-09-17"
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# Janitorial Services

NAICS 561720

## Key Figures

| Figure | Value | Source | Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Establishments | 67,799 | Census CBP | 2023 |
| Employment | 1,088,193 | Census CBP | 2023 |
| Market size | $72.6B | Census Economic Census | 2022 |

Figures are published for NAICS 561720 directly.

## Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in cleaning building interiors, interiors of transportation equipment (e.g., aircraft, rail cars, ships), and/or windows.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.

## Illustrative examples

- Custodial services
- Service station cleaning and degreasing services
- Housekeeping (i.e., cleaning) services
- Washroom sanitation services
- Maid (i.e., cleaning) services

## Which code does this activity belong in?

Janitorial services establishments clean building interiors, transportation equipment interiors, and windows as their primary activity. This code excludes carpet and upholstery cleaning, which is classified in Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services even when performed alongside general cleaning work. Establishments primarily engaged in pest control or landscaping are classified elsewhere, as are those performing specialized services to buildings not primarily focused on interior cleaning.

*VantaInsights Analysis, AI-drafted.*

## Where this sits

- [56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services](https://vantainsights.com/industry/56-administrative-waste-management-services)
- [561 Administrative and Support Services](https://vantainsights.com/industry/561-administrative-support-services)
- [5617 Services to Buildings and Dwellings](https://vantainsights.com/industry/5617-services-to-buildings-dwellings)
- [56172 Janitorial Services](https://vantainsights.com/industry/56172-janitorial-services)

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