Charlotte County

County Business Patterns, 2023Forms the Punta Gorda, FL metro areaPopulation 207,085

Charlotte County had 44,163 private jobs in 4,601 establishments in March 2023, paying $47,625 on average, 21% below the Florida figure. Jobs in mining and quarrying make up 0.3% of all local jobs, the 3rd-highest share of the 8 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 7.0 times the 67-county share. Jobs in retail trade are 1.7 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 24.0% of all local jobs.

Compare Charlotte side by side with Pasco or another county.

The largest industry, retail trade, has 24% of Charlotte County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $22,913 a year in arts, entertainment and recreation to $97,174 in management of companies.

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

Where Charlotte County ranks

The four measures on which Charlotte County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on job growth since 2019, where it ranks 26th of 67.

Average annual pay$47,625

30thof 67

Business establishments4,601

29thof 67

Businesses per 1,000 residents22.2

28thof 67

Job growth since 2019+12.1%

26thof 67

CharlotteOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

19 industries published; construction added the most jobs since 2019 (1,519), hotels and restaurants lost the most (118).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Retail trade	10,609	$35,647	0.94×	+11.2%
Health care & social assistance	8,763	$65,755	1.02×	−0.8%
Hotels & restaurants	6,236	$24,382	0.85×	−1.9%
Construction	4,570	$58,708	0.92×	+49.8%
Administrative & support services	2,833	$45,298	0.77×	+76.0%
Other services	2,000	$36,298	0.92×	+1.3%
Professional & technical services	1,655	$67,412	0.75×	+11.8%
Wholesale trade	1,392	$72,631	0.91×	+19.4%
Transportation & warehousing	1,331	$51,113	0.85×	+43.4%
Arts & recreation	1,041	$22,913	0.53×	+23.2%
Real estate & rental	1,026	$44,880	0.73×	+4.4%
Finance & insurance	984	$75,257	0.71×	−2.1%
Manufacturing	511	$56,781	0.83×	−7.8%
Information	369	$56,076	0.55×	−23.4%
Educational services	360	$35,053	0.72×	+49.4%
Management of companies	276	$97,174	0.95×	+46.0%
Mining & quarrying	124	$72,298	0.82×	+79.7%
Utilities	71	$61,493	0.49×	−14.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	5	$48,400	1.08×	+0.0%
All industries	44,163	$47,625	0.79×	+12.1%

What sets Charlotte County apart

Four industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; manufacturing is the most under-represented, at 0.26×.

Business sizes

89.9% have fewer than 20 employees; 57 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–42,852

5–9794

10–19489

20–49328

50–9981

100–24941

250–49913

500–9993

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +12.1%, residents +9.6% since March 2019.

Jobs44,1632019: 39,400+12.1%

Business establishments4,6012019: 4,079+12.8%

Average pay (nominal)$47,6252019: $37,221+27.9%

Residents207,0852019: 188,910+9.6%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.55%) than of its residents (0.90%).

Residents0.90%

Businesses0.71%

Jobs0.55%

Payroll0.44%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12015. How to read County Business Patterns figures.