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Is it time for spring cleaning? Those consumers who live in colder climates are motivated to clean once Spring weather arrives and the snow departs. There are two historical faith-based origins to support Springtime cleaning, when the house is throughly cleaned from top to bottom from drapes to furniture. The cleaning industry is big business no matter where you live.

The cleaning industry has two main markets: residential and commercial. The residential market consists of maid services, carpet, window and other services. The commercial aspect is primarily janitorial services which provide a broader range of services but also includes carpet and floor care, window cleaning, and vacuuming.

According to The Freedonia Group, the cleaning services industry is a $46 billion dollar industry. The industry is expected to grow 5.5 percent annually through 2009 for two reasons: an increase of businesses turning toward outsourcing the cleaning jobs and two income families who have a choice on how their leisure time is spent.

Click on this month's industry snapshot for more details!

Perry Byers and Judith Johnson

Industry Snapshot: Commercial and Residential Cleaning

Take a look at our full industry report on Commercial and Residential Cleaning (PDF Format). If you are interested in other industry snapshots, visit our SBDC Counselors Toolkit or the enewsletter archives at http://sbdcnet.org/E-Newsletters.php.

Links of Interest

• Building Service Contractors Association International
• Association of Residential Cleaning Professionals
• International Janitorial Cleaning Services Association
• Cleaning Management Institute
• Cleaning Equipment Trade Association

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• A business research service for SBDC Business Advisors and their clients at no cost.
• Industry Snapshots written in-house and distributed as part of the Connections E-newsletter.
• A small business oriented website available to clients or advisors anytime.
• A timesaver of 5 hours per client for busy SBDC Business advisors.
• An online research request form on the website available for SBDC advisors.
• A 7 business day turnaround for research results.

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Housing Units

Total US

• 2000 115,904,641
• 2006 Estimates 125,895,757
• 2011 Projections 134,192,370

Owner Occupied

• 2000 69,815,753
• 2006 Estimates 75,521,337
• 2011 Projections 80,127,238

Renter Occupied

• 2000 35,664,348
• 2006 Estimates 36,305,043
• 2011 Projections 36,906,442

Top Five State for Housing Units 2006

1. California13,140,084
2. Texas 9,174,778
3. Florida 8,343,310
4. New York 7,886,130
5. Pennsylvania 5,450,054

Total US Population

• 2000 281,421,906
• 2006 Estimates 299,088,112
• 2011 Projections 313,518,258

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