Alachua County

County Business Patterns, 2023Largest of 3 counties in the Gainesville, FL metro areaPopulation 288,962

Alachua County had 103,368 private jobs in 6,721 establishments in March 2023, paying $53,632 on average, 11% below the Florida figure. 84.8% of its establishments have fewer than 20 employees, the 4th-lowest share among the 67 counties where size classes are published. It pays the most of the three counties in the Gainesville, FL area, $9,513 more per job than Gilchrist County.

Compare Alachua side by side with Martin or another county.

The largest industry, health care and social assistance, has 28% of Alachua County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $22,411 a year in hotels and restaurants to $90,091 in the information sector.

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What stands out in Alachua County

Its establishments are large by Florida standards, 15.4 employees each on average (the 6th-highest).
Jobs grew 3.1% between March 2019 and March 2023, the 8th-slowest growth of any county.
Jobs in health care and social assistance are 1.8 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 28.3% of all local jobs.

Where Alachua County ranks

The four measures on which Alachua County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on job growth since 2019, where it ranks 60th of 67.

Average annual pay$53,632

16thof 67

Jobs per 1,000 residents358

14thof 67

Payroll per resident$19,185

14thof 67

Job growth since 2019+3.1%

60thof 67

AlachuaOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

19 industries published; construction added the most jobs since 2019 (1,407), finance and insurance lost the most (787).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Health care & social assistance	29,215	$68,443	1.06×	+1.6%
Retail trade	14,876	$32,284	0.85×	+5.3%
Hotels & restaurants	14,114	$22,411	0.79×	+5.8%
Professional & technical services	6,462	$73,002	0.81×	+2.2%
Construction	6,154	$58,714	0.92×	+29.6%
Other services	5,293	$44,942	1.14×	+6.8%
Administrative & support services	4,205	$43,475	0.74×	−11.5%
Manufacturing	3,757	$75,128	1.10×	+0.5%
Transportation & warehousing	3,704	$50,715	0.84×	+10.9%
Finance & insurance	3,214	$78,596	0.74×	−19.7%
Wholesale trade	2,898	$79,626	1.00×	−0.3%
Educational services	2,261	$33,218	0.68×	−2.9%
Information	1,944	$90,091	0.88×	−4.0%
Management of companies	1,836	$73,437	0.72×	+52.8%
Real estate & rental	1,835	$54,463	0.89×	−6.6%
Arts & recreation	1,290	$25,898	0.60×	+2.9%
Utilities	195	$60,631	0.49×	−45.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	65	$86,985	1.95×	−30.9%
Mining & quarrying	50	$88,360	1.01×	n/a
All industries	103,368	$53,632	0.89×	+3.1%

What sets Alachua County apart

One industry is at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; arts, entertainment and recreation is the most under-represented, at 0.42×.

Business sizes

84.8% have fewer than 20 employees; 150 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–43,630

5–91,178

10–19892

20–49678

50–99193

100–249114

250–49928

500–9994

1,000+4

Since 2019

Jobs +3.1%, residents +7.4% since March 2019.

Jobs103,3682019: 100,237+3.1%

Business establishments6,7212019: 6,295+6.8%

Average pay (nominal)$53,6322019: $44,301+21.1%

Residents288,9622019: 269,043+7.4%

Share of Florida

About the same share of Florida's jobs as of its residents (1.26%).

Residents1.26%

Businesses1.04%

Jobs1.28%

Payroll1.17%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12001. How to read County Business Patterns figures.