Janitorial Services in New Jersey — margin & local benchmarks
The janitorial services industry's national net profit margin is 21.2% (national, owner-operator basis — no state-level margin exists in any public source). In New Jersey, there are 2,068 janitorial services establishments.
21.2%net profit margin · owner-operator basis
Owner-operator basis (IRS SOI sole proprietorships, TY2023): net income less deficit ÷ business receipts. Measured at NAICS 561 — Administrative & Support Services; this is the SAME pooled sector cell reported for Landscaping, not a janitorial-specific figure. Owner's own labor is not expensed. Profit margin is published only nationally (IRS SOI);
this site never adjusts it to look local — see methodology.
Janitorial Services in New Jersey
Local counts from Census County Business Patterns (2023) and BLS QCEW. Establishment counts survive disclosure suppression; payroll/wage cells may be withheld and are then shown as insufficient data.
| Metric | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Establishments in New Jersey | 2,068 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Employment in New Jersey | 34,413 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Annual payroll in New Jersey | $1,043,286,000 | State 2023 source ↗ |
| Average weekly wage in New Jersey | $671 | State 2024 source ↗ |
Business survival rates by firm age are published by Census BDS at the national level only (not by state or industry jointly) — so no local survival figure is shown here, rather than a misleading one.
Metro-level counts, multi-year trends, and geography-to-geography comparison are available to subscribers. This page shows the current national margin plus current New Jersey counts.
Frequently asked
How many janitorial services businesses are in New Jersey?
2,068 establishments (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
What is the average janitorial services wage in New Jersey?
$671 per week (BLS QCEW 2024, private sector).
What profit margin do janitorial services businesses make?
About 21.2% net margin nationally (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI) — no state-level margin is published.
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