How should a cleaning business price jobs?
A cleaning price should reflect the real time the property consumes, not just its square footage. Condition, bathrooms, kitchens, pets, clutter, frequency, travel, and team size can change production dramatically.
Separate recurring cleans from first-time or deep cleans
The first visit may require substantially more labor than a maintenance clean. Do not let a recurring-service price accidentally become the price for a neglected first visit.
Estimate labor in person-hours
If two cleaners spend two hours at a property, the job consumed four labor-hours. Team size changes elapsed time but not the total labor consumed.
Then compare contribution with the productive labor-hours the job used.
Include travel and minimum-job economics
A small cleaning job can be unprofitable if it requires a long drive, loading supplies, scheduling, key pickup, and invoicing. A minimum service price can protect that non-cleaning time.
Track recurring accounts individually
One recurring customer may consistently take 30 minutes longer than another. Actual-history tracking helps you catch accounts that quietly became unprofitable.