Dixie County

County Business Patterns, 2023Outside any metro or micro areaPopulation 17,221

Dixie County had 1,809 private jobs, the 7th-fewest of any county, in 216 establishments in March 2023, paying $38,583 on average, 36% below the Florida figure and the 6th-lowest of the 67 counties. Jobs grew 35.6% between March 2019 and March 2023, the 3rd-fastest growth of any county. With 105 private jobs for every 1,000 residents, it has the 4th-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.

With 1,809 jobs, a few employers can move these averages a lot.

Compare Dixie side by side with Taylor or another county.

The largest industry, manufacturing, has 32% of Dixie County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $21,134 a year in hotels and restaurants to $51,390 in manufacturing.

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

What stands out in Dixie County

Private payroll works out at $4,053 per resident, the 2nd-lowest figure in Florida.
Jobs in manufacturing make up 32.3% of all local jobs, the highest share of the 62 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 7.3 times the 67-county share.
Jobs in other services make up 8.2% of all local jobs, the 2nd-highest share of the 59 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 1.9 times the 67-county share.
Average pay rose 14.8% since 2019 in current dollars, the 3rd-smallest increase in Florida.
There are 12.5 business establishments per 1,000 residents, the 5th-lowest density of businesses in the state.
Jobs in health care and social assistance make up 5.6% of all local jobs, the lowest share of the 66 counties with at least 100 such jobs.

Where Dixie County ranks

The four measures on which Dixie County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on payroll per resident, where it ranks 66th of 67.

Jobs per 1,000 residents105

64thof 67

Payroll per resident$4,053

66thof 67

Businesses per 1,000 residents12.5

63rdof 67

Job growth since 2019+35.6%

3rdof 67

DixieOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

16 industries published; manufacturing added the most jobs since 2019 (223), professional, scientific and technical services lost the most (21).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Manufacturing	585	$51,390	0.76×	+61.6%
Retail trade	325	$26,363	0.70×	+38.3%
Hotels & restaurants	232	$21,134	0.74×	+96.6%
Other services	149	$35,463	0.90×	+36.7%
Construction	131	$41,878	0.65×	+36.5%
Health care & social assistance	101	$35,891	0.56×	−11.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	69	$54,058	1.21×	−21.6%
Transportation & warehousing	51	$54,333	0.90×	−23.9%
Administrative & support services	42	$23,690	0.40×	+100.0%
Finance & insurance	27	$44,889	0.42×	−18.2%
Professional & technical services	19	$26,895	0.30×	−52.5%
Real estate & rental	13	$26,077	0.42×	n/a
Utilities	10	$40,700	0.33×	n/a
Arts & recreation	8	$13,250	0.31×	+14.3%
Information	7	$90,571	0.88×	+16.7%
Wholesale trade	5	$24,400	0.31×	+0.0%
All industries	1,809	$38,583	0.64×	+35.6%

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

What sets Dixie County apart

Jobs in agriculture, forestry and fishing are 39.9 times as common here as across the 67 counties; health care and social assistance is the most under-represented, at 0.35×.

Business sizes

90.7% have fewer than 20 employees; 0 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–4136

5–939

10–1921

20–4916

50–99withheld

100–249withheld

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +35.6%, residents +2.4% since March 2019.

Jobs1,8092019: 1,334+35.6%

Business establishments2162019: 187+15.5%

Average pay (nominal)$38,5832019: $33,603+14.8%

Residents17,2212019: 16,826+2.4%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.02%) than of its residents (0.07%).

Residents0.07%

Businesses0.03%

Jobs0.02%

Payroll0.01%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12029. How to read County Business Patterns figures.