How much does a Street Sweeping Service cost to buy?

A typical Street Sweeping Service sells for 2.5x to 4.25x seller's discretionary earnings. With estimated SDE of $213K, expect to pay roughly $531K to $903K before adjustments for assets, debt, growth, and local market quality.

How much does it cost to start a Street Sweeping Service?

Startup costs range from $125K to $650K depending on location, equipment, and scale.

Service

Street Sweeping Service

Q: What are the profit margins for a Street Sweeping Service?

The average profit margin for a Street Sweeping Service is around 25%. Major costs are sweeper trucks, fuel, repairs, drivers, insurance, yard space, and dispatch/admin overhead. Profit improves when routes are geographically tight and trucks are cross-sold into related pavement services.

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Bottom line

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

Street sweeping companies clean parking lots, HOA streets, industrial yards, municipalities, and construction sites using specialized sweepers and recurring service routes. The surprising angle is predictability: many contracts recur weekly or monthly, and the work is operationally simple once routes are dense. It looks mundane, but recurring route density turns truck utilization into a real moat.

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Acquisition score

Strong

Avg Revenue

$850K

Profit Margin

25%

Acquisition Multiple

2.5x - 4.25x

Startup Cost

$125K - $650K

How It Works

You win recurring contracts with HOAs, retail centers, industrial parks, municipalities, and builders. Crews run overnight or early-morning routes, sweep debris, document completion, and bill monthly. Extra revenue comes from construction cleanup, pressure washing, flushing, snow support, and emergency cleanup work. Dense route planning matters more than fancy branding.

Revenue Range

Low End

$250K

Typical

$850K

High End

$2.5M

Real Acquisitions in This Category

SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans · NAICS 561790 · Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings

Deals tracked

182

67 in last 24 mo

Median loan

$448K

$245K–$978K p25/p75

Implied deal size

$527K

median · ~85% LTV

Charge-off rate

—

not enough resolved loans

Deal Size Distribution

<$150K

$150K–500K

$500K–1M

$1M–2M

>$2M

Deal Flow Over Time

12-month momentum

-13.9%

deal volume vs prior 12 mo

Median loan Δ

-51.7%

31 recent · 36 prior

Financing Profile

Median rate

9.75%

9% fixed · last 24 mo

Median term

120 mo

standard 10-yr

Collateralized

of loans secured

Median jobs

supported per deal

Top lenders in this space

Live Oak Banking Company23

The Huntington National Bank13

Customers Bank7

Stearns Bank National Association6

Columbia Bank5

Where deals happen

FL23

TX21

CA17

AZ11

OH9

CO8

WA6

IL6

KS5

MA5

Franchise vs independent

Franchised acquisitions finance at $350K median vs $471K for independents — a -26% franchise discount. Franchises make up 20% of deals tracked.

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Feb 2026	FL	$55K	$65K	1	—
Feb 2026	FL	$615K	$723K	8	—
Feb 2026	FL	$50K	$59K	2	—
Jan 2026	TX	$270K	$318K	2	Koala Insulation
Jan 2026	KS	$171K	$201K	6	—
Jan 2026	FL	$650K	$765K	2	—
Jan 2026	KS	$211K	$248K	3	—

Volume rank #44/544Deal-size rank #438/544Momentum rank #222p90 loan: $1.6MData as of Mar 2026

Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA dataset, filtered to acquisitions (loans where business age is "Change of Ownership"). Implied deal size assumes an 85% loan-to-purchase ratio, a common SBA change-of-ownership structure. Charge-off rate shown only when 10+ loans have resolved (paid in full or charged off). Interest rates reflect last 24 months only. Actual deal values vary with equity injections, seller financing, and working capital terms.

Pros

+Recurring route revenue can become highly predictable
+Customers hate changing vendors once service is reliable
+Adjacent upsells like pressure washing and construction cleanup are natural
+Fragmented market leaves room for regional roll-ups

Cons

-Sweepers are expensive and maintenance-heavy
-Night work and driver hiring can be operationally annoying
-Margins fall fast if routes are spread out or trucks sit idle

Best For

Operators who can manage trucks, dispatch, and route density in a local market with lots of commercial pavement

Operating Costs

Major costs are sweeper trucks, fuel, repairs, drivers, insurance, yard space, and dispatch/admin overhead. Profit improves when routes are geographically tight and trucks are cross-sold into related pavement services.

SBA Financing Estimator

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

$-1188/mo

after debt service

Deal price — $1.7M

Range: $1.7M (2.5×) to $4.5M (4.25×+)

Down payment — 15% ($255K)

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

Interest rate — 9.75%

SBA median for this category: 9.8%

Loan term — 10 years (120 mo)

SBA median for this category: 120 months

Down payment

$255K

15% equity injection

Loan amount

$1.4M

85% SBA-financed

Monthly payment

$19K/mo

$823K total interest

Monthly profit

$18K/mo

at 25% margin

Monthly cash flow after debt service

$-1188/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.