Bradford County

County Business Patterns, 2023Outside any metro or micro areaPopulation 27,788

Bradford County had 4,826 private jobs in 460 establishments in March 2023, paying $41,577 on average, 31% below the Florida figure. Pay in administrative and support services averages $58,608 a year here, more than in any other county with at least 100 jobs in it. In the latest year alone, March 2022 to March 2023, jobs rose 10.5%, the 4th-fastest in Florida.

With 4,826 jobs, a few employers can move these averages a lot.

Compare Bradford side by side with Jackson or another county.

The largest industry, retail trade, has 23% of Bradford County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $20,827 a year in hotels and restaurants to $58,608 in administrative and support services.

Pays above the county averagePays below itNot shown by industryCounty averageFlorida average

What stands out in Bradford County

Jobs in transportation and warehousing are 2.6 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 12.3% of all local jobs.
Jobs rose 8.0% since 2019 even as the population fell 1.5%.
Jobs in retail trade are 1.6 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 23.4% of all local jobs.

Where Bradford County ranks

The four measures on which Bradford County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on average annual pay, where it ranks 53rd of 67.

Average annual pay$41,577

53rdof 67

Jobs4,826

51stof 67

Business establishments460

51stof 67

Businesses per 1,000 residents16.6

52ndof 67

BradfordOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

16 industries published; construction added the most jobs since 2019 (124), hotels and restaurants lost the most (143).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Retail trade	1,130	$39,251	1.04×	+5.6%
Health care & social assistance	804	$33,943	0.53×	+0.9%
Transportation & warehousing	594	$43,365	0.72×	+15.6%
Hotels & restaurants	521	$20,827	0.73×	−21.5%
Construction	369	$56,049	0.87×	+50.6%
Manufacturing	292	$56,219	0.83×	−18.7%
Other services	257	$26,214	0.66×	−10.4%
Finance & insurance	125	$44,112	0.42×	+22.6%
Administrative & support services	125	$58,608	1.00×	+22.6%
Professional & technical services	87	$40,862	0.46×	−5.4%
Wholesale trade	62	$47,355	0.60×	+51.2%
Educational services	61	$30,639	0.62×	n/a
Information	34	$46,441	0.45×	−8.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	30	$50,167	1.12×	+50.0%
Real estate & rental	25	$22,880	0.37×	−13.8%
Arts & recreation	20	$19,750	0.46×	+0.0%
All industries	4,826	$41,577	0.69×	+8.0%

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

What sets Bradford County apart

Three industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; professional, scientific and technical services is the most under-represented, at 0.25×.

Business sizes

89.1% have fewer than 20 employees; 8 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–4267

5–991

10–1952

20–4932

50–999

100–2498

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +8.0%, residents −1.5% since March 2019.

Jobs4,8262019: 4,468+8.0%

Business establishments4602019: 430+7.0%

Average pay (nominal)$41,5772019: $33,303+24.8%

Residents27,7882019: 28,201−1.5%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.06%) than of its residents (0.12%).

Residents0.12%

Businesses0.07%

Jobs0.06%

Payroll0.04%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12007. How to read County Business Patterns figures.