Calhoun County

County Business Patterns, 2023Outside any metro or micro areaPopulation 13,497

Calhoun County had 1,657 private jobs, the 5th-fewest of any county, in 185 establishments in March 2023, paying $36,138 on average, 40% below the Florida figure and the 2nd-lowest of the 67 counties. It is one of three counties with fewer private jobs in 2023 than in 2019 (−5.9%). Total payroll rose 8.2% from 2019 in current dollars, the slowest increase in the state.

With 1,657 jobs, a few employers can move these averages a lot.

Compare Calhoun side by side with Citrus or another county.

The largest industry, health care and social assistance, has 34% of Calhoun County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $18,570 a year in hotels and restaurants to $43,192 in construction.

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

What stands out in Calhoun County

The number of business establishments grew 1.1% since 2019, the 3rd-slowest rate among the 67 counties.
Jobs in health care and social assistance make up 34.3% of all local jobs, the 2nd-highest share of the 66 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 2.2 times the 67-county share.
Private payroll works out at $4,437 per resident, the 4th-lowest figure in Florida.
Average pay rose 15.0% since 2019 in current dollars, the 4th-smallest increase in Florida.
Its population fell 4.3% between 2019 and 2023, the 5th-steepest decline of the 67 counties.
With 123 private jobs for every 1,000 residents, it has the 8th-lowest ratio in the state; many residents work in other counties, in government or for themselves, or are retired, and none of that is counted here.

Where Calhoun County ranks

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

Average annual pay$36,138

66thof 67

Jobs1,657

63rdof 67

Payroll per resident$4,437

64thof 67

Job growth since 2019−5.9%

67thof 67

CalhounOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

14 industries published; retail trade added the most jobs since 2019 (69), transportation and warehousing lost the most (146).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Health care & social assistance	568	$38,051	0.59×	−8.8%
Retail trade	328	$28,527	0.75×	+26.6%
Hotels & restaurants	221	$18,570	0.65×	+2.3%
Construction	125	$43,192	0.67×	−7.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	88	$58,898	1.32×	+166.7%
Other services	77	$24,208	0.61×	−32.5%
Transportation & warehousing	73	$49,479	0.82×	−66.7%
Finance & insurance	72	$46,625	0.44×	+22.0%
Professional & technical services	33	$54,333	0.61×	+230.0%
Wholesale trade	21	$54,238	0.68×	−57.1%
Information	18	$61,500	0.60×	−10.0%
Manufacturing	16	$40,750	0.60×	+33.3%
Real estate & rental	6	$29,000	0.47×	+0.0%
Administrative & support services	6	$78,333	1.34×	+200.0%
All industries	1,657	$36,138	0.60×	−5.9%

Withheld by the Census Bureau: Mining & quarrying, Utilities, Management of companies, Educational services, Arts & recreation.

What sets Calhoun County apart

Jobs in agriculture, forestry and fishing are 55.6 times as common here as across the 67 counties.

Business sizes

90.3% have fewer than 20 employees; 3 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–4110

5–934

10–1923

20–4913

50–99withheld

100–2493

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs −5.9%, residents −4.3% since March 2019.

Jobs1,6572019: 1,761−5.9%

Business establishments1852019: 183+1.1%

Average pay (nominal)$36,1382019: $31,425+15.0%

Residents13,4972019: 14,105−4.3%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.02%) than of its residents (0.06%).

Residents0.06%

Businesses0.03%

Jobs0.02%

Payroll0.01%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12013. How to read County Business Patterns figures.