Citrus County

County Business Patterns, 2023Forms the Homosassa Springs, FL metro areaPopulation 166,836

Citrus County had 31,162 private jobs in 3,063 establishments in March 2023, paying $42,974 on average, 28% below the Florida figure. Total payroll rose 18.7% from 2019 in current dollars, the 3rd-slowest increase in the state. Jobs in health care and social assistance make up 32.4% of all local jobs, the 3rd-highest share of the 66 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 2.0 times the 67-county share.

Compare Citrus side by side with Highlands or another county.

The largest industry, health care and social assistance, has 32% of Citrus County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $17,875 a year in arts, entertainment and recreation to $94,395 in utilities.

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

What stands out in Citrus County

Jobs in utilities are 5.2 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 1.9% of all local jobs.
Jobs grew 2.8% between March 2019 and March 2023, the 7th-slowest growth of any county.
Jobs in transportation and warehousing make up 0.7% of all local jobs, the lowest share of the 52 counties with at least 100 such jobs.
None of its 15 industries with 100 or more jobs pays as much as the same industry does statewide.
Jobs fell 0.1% between March 2022 and March 2023, while Florida as a whole kept growing.
Average pay rose 15.5% since 2019 in current dollars, the 6th-smallest increase in Florida.

Where Citrus County ranks

The four measures on which Citrus County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on job growth since 2019, where it ranks 61st of 67.

Average annual pay$42,974

49thof 67

Jobs per 1,000 residents187

44thof 67

Payroll per resident$8,027

47thof 67

Job growth since 2019+2.8%

61stof 67

CitrusOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

18 industries published; retail trade added the most jobs since 2019 (836), administrative and support services lost the most (542).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Health care & social assistance	10,081	$50,892	0.79×	−1.7%
Retail trade	6,453	$36,105	0.95×	+14.9%
Hotels & restaurants	3,725	$20,591	0.72×	+5.4%
Construction	2,467	$47,587	0.74×	+17.9%
Other services	1,713	$28,152	0.71×	+8.6%
Administrative & support services	1,364	$45,603	0.78×	−28.4%
Real estate & rental	973	$38,638	0.63×	+5.2%
Professional & technical services	814	$58,005	0.65×	−0.8%
Wholesale trade	759	$51,805	0.65×	+12.3%
Finance & insurance	663	$64,857	0.61×	−1.9%
Utilities	607	$94,395	0.76×	−30.5%
Arts & recreation	465	$17,875	0.41×	+54.5%
Manufacturing	386	$52,145	0.77×	+12.5%
Information	329	$56,644	0.55×	+5.8%
Transportation & warehousing	214	$47,089	0.78×	+58.5%
Educational services	67	$40,254	0.82×	+0.0%
Mining & quarrying	44	$66,295	0.76×	−74.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	26	$35,962	0.80×	+0.0%
All industries	31,162	$42,974	0.72×	+2.8%

Withheld by the Census Bureau: Management of companies.

What sets Citrus County apart

Four industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; private educational services is the most under-represented, at 0.09×.

Business sizes

90.3% have fewer than 20 employees; 37 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–41,868

5–9566

10–19332

20–49210

50–9946

100–24932

250–4995

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +2.8%, residents +11.5% since March 2019.

Jobs31,1622019: 30,318+2.8%

Business establishments3,0632019: 2,772+10.5%

Average pay (nominal)$42,9742019: $37,211+15.5%

Residents166,8362019: 149,657+11.5%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.39%) than of its residents (0.73%).

Residents0.73%

Businesses0.48%

Jobs0.39%

Payroll0.28%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12017. How to read County Business Patterns figures.