These are Industry Standard Production Rates: the square feet one cleaner covers in an hour, by area type. Divide an area's square feet by its rate to get hours. For example, 8,600 sq ft of open office at 4,000 sq ft an hour is 2.15 hours a visit. They are Outscoped's editable defaults, so adjust them to your crew.
Office
Area
Sq ft per hour
Open office / workstations
4,000
Private offices
3,200
Conference rooms
3,300
Restrooms
800
Lobby / common areas
4,500
Breakroom / kitchenette
2,000
Medical office
Area
Sq ft per hour
Exam rooms (medical)
1,400
Waiting / reception
3,000
Lab / clinical areas
1,200
Restrooms (medical-grade)
450
Breakroom / kitchenette
1,800
Exam rooms
1,400
Restrooms
450
Schools and churches
Area
Sq ft per hour
Classrooms
2,800
Classrooms with restroom
1,800
Gymnasium
8,000
Sanctuary / auditorium
5,000
Hallways / corridors
5,500
Restrooms
500
Kitchen / cafeteria
1,600
Library / media room
3,200
Nursery / childcare rooms
1,200
Warehouse and industrial
Area
Sq ft per hour
Warehouse open floor (machine scrub)
15,000
Racking / storage aisles
8,000
Shipping / receiving docks
6,000
Production / work cells
4,000
Office areas in warehouse
3,200
Breakroom / kitchenette
1,800
Restrooms
550
Retail
Area
Sq ft per hour
Retail sales floor
4,500
Fitting rooms / entries
1,800
Restrooms
550
Stairwells
2,000
Breakroom / kitchenette
1,800
Gyms and fitness
Area
Sq ft per hour
Gym / equipment floor
3,500
Group fitness studios
4,000
Reception / lobby
3,000
Locker rooms
600
Restrooms / showers
450
Restaurants
Area
Sq ft per hour
Dining room
2,500
Bar / counter area
1,500
Kitchen / back of house
900
Entry / vestibule
2,000
Restrooms
500
Floor care (per job)
Area
Sq ft per hour
Machine scrub / burnish
2,500
Carpet extraction
1,200
Strip & wax
500
Rates assume a normal level of dirt and a trained cleaner. Heavy traffic, clutter and fewer visits a week all slow a crew down. Track your own crew's times and update the rates.
A production rate is how many square feet one cleaner can clean in an hour in a given type of area. Dividing an area's square feet by its production rate gives the labor hours for that area.
Where do these production rates come from?
They are Industry Standard Production Rates used as Outscoped's defaults, from standard published production-rate tables. Every crew is different, so treat them as a starting point and adjust them to what your crew actually does.
Why are restroom production rates so low?
Restrooms have many fixtures and surfaces that each need cleaning and disinfecting, so one cleaner covers far fewer square feet an hour there than in open office space.
