Baker County

County Business Patterns, 20235th largest of 5 counties in the Jacksonville, FL metro areaPopulation 28,542

Baker County had 6,203 private jobs in 461 establishments in March 2023, paying $45,207 on average, 25% below the Florida figure. Pay in finance and insurance averages $39,756 a year here, the lowest of the 52 counties with at least 100 jobs in it. Average pay rose 36.0% since 2019 in current dollars, the 2nd-largest increase in Florida.

Compare Baker side by side with Columbia or another county.

The largest industry, health care and social assistance, has 27% of Baker County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $21,112 a year in hotels and restaurants to $70,947 in manufacturing.

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What stands out in Baker County

Jobs in transportation and warehousing make up 18.4% of all local jobs, the 3rd-highest share of the 52 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 4.0 times the 67-county share.
Jobs in administrative and support services make up 2.5% of all local jobs, the lowest share of the 55 counties with at least 100 such jobs.
Jobs rose 7.7% since 2019 even as the population fell 2.3%.
Jobs in health care and social assistance are 1.7 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 26.8% of all local jobs.
It is the lowest-paying of the five counties in the Jacksonville, FL area, $334 a job below Nassau County.

Where Baker County ranks

The four measures on which Baker County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on businesses per 1,000 residents, where it ranks 55th of 67.

Jobs6,203

49thof 67

Business establishments461

50thof 67

Businesses per 1,000 residents16.1

55thof 67

Job growth since 2019+7.7%

43rdof 67

BakerOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

15 industries published; transportation and warehousing added the most jobs since 2019 (231), health care and social assistance lost the most (165).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Health care & social assistance	1,664	$63,903	0.99×	−9.0%
Transportation & warehousing	1,142	$48,317	0.80×	+25.4%
Retail trade	1,039	$30,509	0.81×	+15.8%
Hotels & restaurants	786	$21,112	0.74×	+10.6%
Construction	446	$48,439	0.76×	+18.9%
Other services	300	$25,530	0.65×	+23.5%
Manufacturing	228	$70,947	1.04×	+46.1%
Administrative & support services	152	$35,724	0.61×	−24.4%
Finance & insurance	135	$39,756	0.38×	+5.5%
Professional & technical services	119	$42,815	0.48×	−1.6%
Information	87	$45,046	0.44×	+17.6%
Wholesale trade	55	$69,200	0.87×	+14.6%
Educational services	22	$32,591	0.67×	−18.5%
Arts & recreation	12	$19,917	0.46×	−40.0%
Real estate & rental	9	$32,111	0.52×	+125.0%
All industries	6,203	$45,207	0.75×	+7.7%

Withheld by the Census Bureau: Agriculture, forestry & fishing, Mining & quarrying, Utilities, Management of companies.

What sets Baker County apart

Two industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; wholesale trade is the most under-represented, at 0.20×.

Business sizes

88.1% have fewer than 20 employees; 4 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–4267

5–981

10–1958

20–4940

50–997

100–2494

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +7.7%, residents −2.3% since March 2019.

Jobs6,2032019: 5,759+7.7%

Business establishments4612019: 398+15.8%

Average pay (nominal)$45,2072019: $33,234+36.0%

Residents28,5422019: 29,210−2.3%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.08%) than of its residents (0.12%).

Residents0.12%

Businesses0.07%

Jobs0.08%

Payroll0.06%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12003. How to read County Business Patterns figures.