Who hires a cleaning service? The answer might surprise you!

It used to be that hiring a house cleaner was a luxury that few people could afford.

Busy lifestyles and changing demographics are shattering that old stereotype. Even with the recent downturn in the economy, more people are hiring house cleaning services today than ever before. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the overall demand for household cleaning services is expected to grow at a rate of 7 percent per year.

Why hire a house cleaner?

According to the Association of Residential Cleaning Services, International (ARCSI), the number one reason is to save valuable time. As life keeps moving at a faster pace, valuable personal or family time gets shortened. Hiring a good home cleaning service can give you back some of that time.

Cleaning services are rapidly becoming a necessity rather than a luxury in many homes.

Today’s typical housing cleaning customer takes many forms. Single working people who would rather have a social life outside of work instead of spending time mopping floors and dusting blinds hire house cleaners. Families with young children (even with stay-at-home moms or dads) often farm out cleaning services so they can spend precious time parenting instead of polishing. Dual-income households seldom have time or energy for housework with busy careers—they hire house cleaners. And as baby boomers get older, most prefer enjoying the rewards for a lifetime of hard work instead of cleaning their toilets. And as people reach advanced ages, house cleaning activities often become too tasking. Getting help with house keeping can mean the difference between living independently and having to more to an assisted living situation.

Another reason for the increase in the number of people who hire cleaning services is affordability.

Frequency and the scope of cleanings tasks affect pricing so house cleaning services can be customized to fit to the needs and budget of each customer.

So, who hires cleaning services? Just about anyone–probably someone on your block or in your neighborhood. Maybe even you!