Clay County

County Business Patterns, 20233rd largest of 5 counties in the Jacksonville, FL metro areaPopulation 232,734

Clay County had 48,303 private jobs in 4,455 establishments in March 2023, paying $45,769 on average, 24% below the Florida figure. Jobs in administrative and support services make up 11.9% of all local jobs, the 2nd-highest share of the 55 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 1.7 times the 67-county share. Jobs in wholesale trade make up 1.2% of all local jobs, the lowest share of the 52 counties with at least 100 such jobs.

Compare Clay side by side with Indian River or another county.

The largest industry, health care and social assistance, has 21% of Clay County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $22,609 a year in hotels and restaurants to $99,596 in utilities.

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

What stands out in Clay County

Jobs in agriculture, forestry and fishing are 2.3 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 0.2% of all local jobs.
Jobs in utilities are 2.0 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 0.8% of all local jobs.

Where Clay County ranks

The four measures on which Clay County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on jobs, where it ranks 29th of 67.

Average annual pay$45,769

38thof 67

Jobs48,303

29thof 67

Business establishments4,455

30thof 67

Businesses per 1,000 residents19.1

38thof 67

ClayOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

18 industries published; administrative and support services added the most jobs since 2019 (1,741), wholesale trade lost the most (378).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Health care & social assistance	10,268	$61,692	0.96×	+14.0%
Retail trade	8,807	$32,383	0.85×	+2.3%
Hotels & restaurants	6,799	$22,609	0.79×	+6.3%
Administrative & support services	5,754	$37,576	0.64×	+43.4%
Construction	3,870	$52,056	0.81×	+16.6%
Other services	2,558	$33,848	0.86×	+14.2%
Professional & technical services	2,459	$67,320	0.75×	+7.4%
Manufacturing	1,545	$56,145	0.82×	+35.9%
Transportation & warehousing	1,007	$86,747	1.44×	+19.9%
Information	966	$61,851	0.60×	+4.8%
Finance & insurance	890	$68,612	0.65×	−10.9%
Arts & recreation	845	$32,226	0.75×	−26.7%
Educational services	780	$33,313	0.68×	+4.7%
Real estate & rental	620	$48,744	0.80×	−12.3%
Wholesale trade	581	$67,659	0.85×	−39.4%
Utilities	371	$99,596	0.80×	+9.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	105	$60,905	1.36×	+64.1%
Management of companies	62	$109,242	1.07×	−61.0%
All industries	48,303	$45,769	0.76×	+9.7%

Withheld by the Census Bureau: Mining & quarrying.

What sets Clay County apart

Five industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; management of companies is the most under-represented, at 0.06×.

Business sizes

88.7% have fewer than 20 employees; 62 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–42,702

5–9714

10–19536

20–49338

50–99101

100–24950

250–4999

500–9993

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +9.7%, residents +6.2% since March 2019.

Jobs48,3032019: 44,049+9.7%

Business establishments4,4552019: 3,993+11.6%

Average pay (nominal)$45,7692019: $37,706+21.4%

Residents232,7342019: 219,252+6.2%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.60%) than of its residents (1.02%).

Residents1.02%

Businesses0.69%

Jobs0.60%

Payroll0.47%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12019. How to read County Business Patterns figures.