How we list contractors

Who gets listed

We start from Google Maps results for commercial cleaning, janitorial and office cleaning searches in each city. We then read each business's Google profile, reviews and website to confirm it does commercial work. We list commercial cleaners and companies that clean both homes and businesses, and leave out cleaners that only serve homes, restoration companies, staffing agencies and suppliers.

Franchise locations are labeled, because the cleaning is usually done by an independently owned local franchise business. Cleaning brokers are labeled too: they arrange cleaning that other contractors perform.

Where each fact comes from

Where each fact comes from:Public recordStated on websiteGoogle reviews

Public records come from state business registries (Texas Comptroller, Colorado Secretary of State), SAM.gov, USASpending.gov and the Texas workers' compensation non-subscriber list. A record is only matched when the business name and its ZIP code or city both match.

Stated on website means the contractor's own website says so, for example that its staff are background-checked or that it offers a re-clean guarantee. We haven't verified these claims; ask for proof such as a certificate of insurance.

Google reviews are counted, not quoted: for example, how many of the most recent reviews mention reliability. Complaint themes are only shown when at least two recent reviews mention them.

Profiles and descriptions

Profile descriptions are written from the facts above and checked sentence by sentence against those sources before publishing. They never copy the contractor's own marketing text.

If something on a profile is wrong or out of date, email info@cleaningcontractors.co and we'll check it.

How often data is updated

Each profile shows the month its data was last checked. Cities are refreshed as new listings, reviews and public records come in.