Cleaning in America

According to a survey commissioned by CLR, one-third of Americans consider themselves to be cleaning fanatics with the average American spending almost five hours a week cleaning and mothers with children under eight years old spending an average of nine hours a week cleaning.

Additionally, more than half of Americans (52%) consider cleaning to be therapeutic.

When asked about what motivates them to clean, the majority of Americans said seeing dust and clutter gets them to get moving. Additional triggers include feeling sticky, dirty surfaces (64%), seeing stains or residue on surfaces (62%), smelling unpleasant odors (52%) and seeing mold or mildew on surfaces (39%).

The survey was conducted using the online omnibus services of TNS from May 29-31, 2014 among a nationally representative sample of 2,500 Americans ages 18 and older.