How much does a Parking Garage Sweeping cost to buy?

A typical Parking Garage Sweeping sells for 1.8x to 4x seller's discretionary earnings. With estimated SDE of $110K, expect to pay roughly $198K to $440K before adjustments for assets, debt, growth, and local market quality.

How much does it cost to start a Parking Garage Sweeping?

Startup costs range from $50K to $300K depending on location, equipment, and scale.

Service

Parking Garage Sweeping

Q: What are the profit margins for a Parking Garage Sweeping?

The average profit margin for a Parking Garage Sweeping is around 20%. Costs include sweepers, scrubbers, blowers, pressure washers, trucks, fuel, brushes, disposal, insurance, overnight labor, repairs, and route software. Profit depends on contract pricing, route density, and equipment uptime.

The overnight cleaning route hiding under every office tower

Bottom line

Worth studying, but do not buy without strong local proof.

Parking garage sweeping companies clean garages, parking decks, and surface lots for property managers, hospitals, universities, airports, apartments, and retail centers. The work happens at night with sweepers, blowers, scrubbers, and pressure washers. It is easy to ignore until trash, dust, oil, salt, and glass start creating tenant complaints and liability risk.

See listings →Compare ↔

Share LinkedInReddit HN

Acquisition score

Strong

Avg Revenue

$550K

Profit Margin

20%

Acquisition Multiple

1.8x - 4x

Startup Cost

$50K - $300K

How It Works

Operators sell recurring weekly, monthly, or seasonal cleaning contracts. Crews sweep debris, blow corners, scrub oil spots, empty trash, pressure-wash stairwells, and handle salt cleanup. Revenue comes from recurring property contracts, post-construction cleanup, special event cleanup, pressure washing, and snow/salt add-ons.

Revenue Range

Low End

$150K

Typical

$550K

High End

$2.0M

Pros

+Recurring B2B contracts with property managers
+Night routes reduce customer disruption
+Route density compounds margins
+Easy add-ons into pressure washing and litter control

Cons

-Sweepers and scrubbers are expensive to maintain
-Night labor management can be difficult
-Low-bid janitorial competition can compress margins

Best For

Commercial cleaning, power sweeping, property-service, or facilities-maintenance buyers with route discipline

Operating Costs

Costs include sweepers, scrubbers, blowers, pressure washers, trucks, fuel, brushes, disposal, insurance, overnight labor, repairs, and route software. Profit depends on contract pricing, route density, and equipment uptime.

SBA Financing Estimator

Adjust the deal — see if it cash flows after debt service

$-6715/mo

after debt service

Deal price — $1.5M

Range: $720K (1.8×) to $2.8M (4×+)

Down payment — 15% ($231K)

SBA minimum equity injection is 10% for change-of-ownership

Interest rate — 8.00%

Current prime-based SBA rates: 7.5–10.5%

Loan term — 10 years (120 mo)

Standard SBA 7(a): 10 years for business acquisition

Down payment

$231K

15% equity injection

Loan amount

$1.3M

85% SBA-financed

Monthly payment

$16K/mo

$597K total interest

Monthly profit

$9K/mo

at 20% margin

Monthly cash flow after debt service

$-6715/mo

Margin does not cover debt service at these terms. Lower the deal price, increase the down payment, or extend the loan term.

Estimates only. Excludes owner compensation, capex, working capital draws, and taxes. Margin assumes average occupancy and volume. Actual SBA terms vary by lender and borrower profile.