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Spring Means Clean for more than 3 in 4 Americans, as 76% of Households Spring Clean Every Year (up from 72% from 2013)
91% Spring Clean at Least Every Few Years (up from 81% in 2013)
58% of Americans Choose Spring to Deep Clean Their Homes
Millennials Deep Clean Their Homes More Often Than Boomers and Gen Xers
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For spring cleaning, plan your work, then work your plan. You can tackle your spring cleaning checklist quickly, all at once or in smaller chunks of time. Each of the tasks on our list takes just a few minutes, so you can decide how to break it up.
Prep for Spring Cleaning Day(s):
Inventory your supplies and add what’s missing to your grocery list
Make a to-do list for what you want to…
Q. How often, if ever, do you or someone in your household engage in spring cleaning?
76% Every year (among Millennials 73%)
8% Every other year (among Millennials 10%)
7% Every few years (among Millennials 9%)
3% Less often than every few years (among Millennials 5%)
6% I never spring clean (among Millennials 4%)
91 percent of Americans and 96 percent of Millennials engage in spring …
A stunning 89% of survey respondents think fall cleaning should be a thing, according to a new American Cleaning Institute survey
A new blog post has tips for completing fall’s top cleaning tasks
A new survey from the American Cleaning Institute unveils a surprising trend: fall is becoming the new spring in terms of home cleaning.
An…
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Q. Which of the following cleaning tasks do you enjoy doing the most?
(Top Ranked Response)
24% Laundry
21% Cleaning countertops
21% Vacuuming
17% Dishes
7% Cleaning Furniture
7% Wiping windows
4% Polishing floors
Q. How often, if ever, do you read the instructions on the tag for how to wash your clothes before washing them?
35% All of the time
42% Some of the time
16% Rarely
6% Never
Q. Approximately what percentage of…
70% of Americans find that cleaning gives them a sense of accomplishment
60% of Americans are more attracted to their partner when they take the initiative to clean their home
Learn More on ACI’s 2024 Cleaning Survey Results During this National Cleaning Week
Nearly 9 in 10 Americans (87%) feel their best, both mentally and physically, when they have a clean home, according to …
97% Think Cleaning, Hygiene Are Important for Public HealthHealthy Cleaning Priorities: Handwashing, Cleaning Toilets/Showers, Disinfecting SurfacesLearn More about ACI’s 2025 Cleaning Survey ResultsKicking off National Cleaning Week, ACI unveils 2025 as the year of “Cleaning for Health”Nearly all Americans (97%) think cleaning and hygiene are important for…
Q. When you first moved to college, how prepared were you for cleaning on your own?
32% said completely prepared
50% said very prepared
14% said somewhat prepared
4% said not very prepared
0% said not at all prepared
Q. Now that you are close to the end of your college experience, do you feel prepared to clean on your own?
32% said completely prepared
50% said very prepared
14% said somewhat prepared
3% said not very prepared
1% said not at all prepared
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Did you ever think about how the spring-cleaning ritual developed? Before the advent of electricity and a host of other modern conveniences, homes were heated with coal, oil and/or wood, and lit by gas or candlelight. Soot and grime were the natural companions of winter. Once spring arrived, the doors were thrown open, and everything – rugs, furniture, cupboards, curtains and more – was aired out, cleaned out, swept out and scrubbed out.…