Cleaning team capacity calculator
Growth stalls when you sell more work than your team can deliver. Capacity is simple maths, but almost nobody writes it down.
Enter your team size, working pattern and average job length to see your realistic weekly job capacity and how much headroom you have left.
You are at or over capacity. Add hours, tighten routes or hire before taking on more recurring work.
Why realistic capacity is lower than it looks
Travel between jobs, breaks, restocking and the occasional no-access visit all consume paid hours without producing billable time.
The utilisation figure in this calculator is where honesty pays. Most field teams sit well below 100 percent, and planning at full theoretical capacity guarantees late arrivals and burnt-out staff.
When to hire
Hire when you are consistently above comfortable utilisation for several weeks running and you have recurring work to give the new cleaner, not on the back of one busy fortnight.
Keep a small buffer of spare capacity so sickness and short-notice requests do not turn into cancelled jobs and lost clients.
Frequently asked questions
What utilisation should I plan for?
Plan below full capacity so travel, breaks and problems are absorbed without pushing every later job back. Track your real figure over a month and use that.
How do I add capacity without hiring?
Tighten routes so cleaners travel less, group clients by area on the same day, and cut time on site with clear checklists rather than rushing.
Should I count myself in the team?
Only for the hours you genuinely spend cleaning. If you are also quoting, invoicing and managing, count a part share, not a full cleaner.
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