{ "name": "Cleaning Janitorial Services", "edition_label": "October 2026", "edition_updated_at": "2026-10-11", "slug": "cleaning-janitorial-services", "kind": "subcategory", "parent_slug": "home-local-services", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services", "scope": "Category research. Verified account AOV aggregate supplied separately.", "directory_status": "deferred", "page_readiness": "published", "directory_notice": null, "benchmark": { "status": "verified_aggregate", "slug": "cleaning-janitorial-services", "parent_slug": "home-local-services", "cohort_scope": "exact_child", "median_aov_usd": 45.53, "p25_aov_usd": 22.11, "p75_aov_usd": 104.74, "metric_window": null, "scope_label": "Equal-weight AOV benchmark", "methodology": "Median and middle 50% of observed account-level average order values in USD, with each account weighted equally. Use this range as a comparison, not a profitability measure.", "read_at": "2026-10-11T14:09:00.921050+00:00", "period_label": "Dated snapshot", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services account AOV: median $45.53; middle 50% $22.11 to $104.74. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark", "source": { "name": "Madgicx Research & Labs", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark" } }, "metric_definitions": [], "metric_definitions_scope": "Definitions only; no ACV, MRR or ARPU benchmark or measured correlation is supplied.", "brands": null, "answers": [ { "group": "In this category", "id": "answer-hadv1-cleaning-janitorial-services-q1", "question": "Can a routine cleaning campaign promise disinfection as an included service?", "text": "CDC's household guidance distinguishes cleaning with soap and scrubbing from chemical disinfection. Name the tasks actually included in the offer; the guidance does not establish a commercial contractor's disinfection capability.", "context": "", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-hadv1-cleaning-janitorial-services-q1", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. Can a routine cleaning campaign promise disinfection as an included service? CDC's household guidance distinguishes cleaning with soap and scrubbing from chemical disinfection. Name the tasks actually included in the offer; the guidance does not establish a commercial contractor's disinfection capability. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/hygiene/about/cleaning-and-disinfecting-with-bleach.html Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-hadv1-cleaning-janitorial-services-q1", "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/hygiene/about/cleaning-and-disinfecting-with-bleach.html" }, { "group": "In this category", "id": "answer-hadv1-cleaning-janitorial-services-q2", "question": "What proof belongs behind an ad for EPA-certified cleaning?", "text": "US EPA's Safer Choice and Design for the Environment labels apply to qualifying products. Identify the certified products used; their labels do not establish certification of an entire janitorial business.", "context": "", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-hadv1-cleaning-janitorial-services-q2", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. What proof belongs behind an ad for EPA-certified cleaning? US EPA's Safer Choice and Design for the Environment labels apply to qualifying products. Identify the certified products used; their labels do not establish certification of an entire janitorial business. Source: https://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/identifying-greener-cleaning-products Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-hadv1-cleaning-janitorial-services-q2", "source_url": "https://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/identifying-greener-cleaning-products" }, { "group": "In this category", "id": "answer-hadv1-cleaning-janitorial-services-q3", "question": "Why can a quick wipe demonstration overstate the advertised disinfection scope?", "text": "CDC's April 2024 US household guidance says bleach disinfection follows product instructions and keeps surfaces visibly wet during contact time. Show the actual product-dependent process when making a disinfection claim; an edited wipe sequence does not prove that process.", "context": "", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-hadv1-cleaning-janitorial-services-q3", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. Why can a quick wipe demonstration overstate the advertised disinfection scope? CDC's April 2024 US household guidance says bleach disinfection follows product instructions and keeps surfaces visibly wet during contact time. Show the actual product-dependent process when making a disinfection claim; an edited wipe sequence does not prove that process. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/hygiene/about/cleaning-and-disinfecting-with-bleach.html Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-hadv1-cleaning-janitorial-services-q3", "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/hygiene/about/cleaning-and-disinfecting-with-bleach.html" }, { "group": "In this category", "id": "answer-hadv1-cleaning-janitorial-services-q4", "question": "What operational evidence makes a concentrate-based janitorial offer credible?", "text": "EPA recommends training and formal chemical-management procedures for storing, handling and using concentrated cleaning products. Support the advertised handling process with the contractor's actual procedures; concentration alone is not a safety advantage.", "context": "", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-hadv1-cleaning-janitorial-services-q4", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. What operational evidence makes a concentrate-based janitorial offer credible? EPA recommends training and formal chemical-management procedures for storing, handling and using concentrated cleaning products. Support the advertised handling process with the contractor's actual procedures; concentration alone is not a safety advantage. Source: https://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/identifying-greener-cleaning-products Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-hadv1-cleaning-janitorial-services-q4", "source_url": "https://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/identifying-greener-cleaning-products" }, { "group": "Read the benchmark", "id": "answer-median-aov", "question": "What is the average order value benchmark for Cleaning Janitorial Services?", "text": "The median account AOV for Cleaning Janitorial Services is $45.53 USD. This is the middle account-level average order value in the benchmark.", "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-median-aov", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. What is the average order value benchmark for Cleaning Janitorial Services? The median account AOV for Cleaning Janitorial Services is $45.53 USD. This is the middle account-level average order value in the benchmark. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-median-aov", "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark" }, { "group": "Read the benchmark", "id": "answer-aov-range", "question": "What is the typical AOV range in Cleaning Janitorial Services?", "text": "The middle 50% of account AOVs runs from $22.11 to $104.74 USD. This is the interquartile range, not the minimum and maximum.", "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-aov-range", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. What is the typical AOV range in Cleaning Janitorial Services? The middle 50% of account AOVs runs from $22.11 to $104.74 USD. This is the interquartile range, not the minimum and maximum. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-aov-range", "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark" }, { "group": "Read the benchmark", "id": "answer-lower-quartile-aov", "question": "What is the lower-quartile AOV?", "text": "The 25th-percentile account AOV is $22.11 USD. It marks the lower edge of the middle 50% of this distribution.", "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-lower-quartile-aov", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. What is the lower-quartile AOV? The 25th-percentile account AOV is $22.11 USD. It marks the lower edge of the middle 50% of this distribution. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-lower-quartile-aov", "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark" }, { "group": "Read the benchmark", "id": "answer-upper-quartile-aov", "question": "What is the upper-quartile AOV?", "text": "The 75th-percentile account AOV is $104.74 USD. It marks the upper edge of the middle 50%, not a performance target.", "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-upper-quartile-aov", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. What is the upper-quartile AOV? The 75th-percentile account AOV is $104.74 USD. It marks the upper edge of the middle 50%, not a performance target. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-upper-quartile-aov", "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark" }, { "group": "Read the benchmark", "id": "answer-aov-calculation", "question": "What does this AOV benchmark show?", "text": "Median and middle 50% of observed account-level average order values in USD, with each account weighted equally. Use this range as a comparison, not a profitability measure.", "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-aov-calculation", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. What does this AOV benchmark show? Median and middle 50% of observed account-level average order values in USD, with each account weighted equally. Use this range as a comparison, not a profitability measure. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-aov-calculation", "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark" }, { "group": "Put it in context", "id": "answer-median-or-mean", "question": "Is this the mean AOV across all orders?", "text": "No. It is the median of account-level average order values. Each account receives equal weight; it is not a pooled average of every order.", "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-median-or-mean", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. Is this the mean AOV across all orders? No. It is the median of account-level average order values. Each account receives equal weight; it is not a pooled average of every order. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-median-or-mean", "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark" }, { "group": "Put it in context", "id": "answer-benchmark-period", "question": "When was this benchmark snapshot read?", "text": "The snapshot was read on 11 October 2026.", "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-benchmark-period", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. When was this benchmark snapshot read? The snapshot was read on 11 October 2026. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-benchmark-period", "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark" }, { "group": "Put it in context", "id": "answer-benchmark-coverage", "question": "Which industry or subcategory does this benchmark cover?", "text": "This benchmark covers exact Cleaning Janitorial Services classifications under Home & Local Services. It excludes the parent industry and sibling subcategories.", "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-benchmark-coverage", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. Which industry or subcategory does this benchmark cover? This benchmark covers exact Cleaning Janitorial Services classifications under Home & Local Services. It excludes the parent industry and sibling subcategories. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-benchmark-coverage", "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark" }, { "group": "Put it in context", "id": "answer-compare-aov", "question": "How can I compare my AOV with this benchmark?", "text": "Enter your AOV in USD in the comparison field above. It shows the difference from the median and whether your value falls below, within or above the middle 50%. Your entered amount stays on this page.", "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-compare-aov", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. How can I compare my AOV with this benchmark? Enter your AOV in USD in the comparison field above. It shows the difference from the median and whether your value falls below, within or above the middle 50%. Your entered amount stays on this page. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-compare-aov", "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark" }, { "group": "Put it in context", "id": "answer-aov-performance", "question": "Does an above-median AOV mean better advertising performance?", "text": "The comparison describes position in the account AOV distribution, not profitability. It is not a performance score.", "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-aov-performance", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. Does an above-median AOV mean better advertising performance? The comparison describes position in the account AOV distribution, not profitability. It is not a performance score. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-aov-performance", "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#benchmark" }, { "group": "Use this research", "id": "answer-download-research", "question": "Can I download this industry research?", "text": "The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope.", "context": "", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-download-research", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. Can I download this industry research? The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-download-research", "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#reuse" }, { "group": "Use this research", "id": "answer-cite-research", "question": "How should I cite a finding from this page?", "text": "Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope.", "context": "", "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-cite-research", "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Cleaning Janitorial Services. How should I cite a finding from this page? Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#answer-cite-research", "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/home-local-services/cleaning-janitorial-services#reuse" } ] }