Duval County

County Business Patterns, 2023Largest of 5 counties in the Jacksonville, FL metro areaPopulation 1,038,833

Duval County had 508,104 private jobs, the 6th-most of any county, in 28,342 establishments in March 2023, paying $64,686 on average, 8% above the Florida figure and the 5th-highest of the 67 counties. With 489 private jobs for every 1,000 residents, it has the 2nd-highest ratio in the state. Pay in construction averages $75,508 a year here, more than in any other county with at least 100 jobs in it.

Compare Duval side by side with Hillsborough or another county.

The largest industry, health care and social assistance, has 14% of Duval County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $24,660 a year in hotels and restaurants to $139,172 in the information sector.

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

What stands out in Duval County

Private payroll works out at $31,639 per resident, the 2nd-highest figure in Florida.
Its establishments are large by Florida standards, 17.9 employees each on average (the 2nd-highest).
Jobs in the information sector make up 3.4% of all local jobs, the 2nd-highest share of the 43 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 1.6 times the 67-county share.
84.6% of its establishments have fewer than 20 employees, the 2nd-lowest share among the 67 counties where size classes are published.
Jobs in finance and insurance make up 9.7% of all local jobs, the 3rd-highest share of the 52 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 1.9 times the 67-county share.
January to March accounts for 26.3% of the year's payroll, the 5th-highest first-quarter share in the state.

Where Duval County ranks

The four measures on which Duval County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on jobs per 1,000 residents, where it ranks 2nd of 67.

Average annual pay$64,686

5thof 67

Jobs508,104

6thof 67

Jobs per 1,000 residents489

2ndof 67

Payroll per resident$31,639

2ndof 67

DuvalOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

19 industries published; transportation and warehousing added the most jobs since 2019 (10,491), administrative and support services lost the most (2,763).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Health care & social assistance	72,697	$66,434	1.03×	+10.3%
Retail trade	55,193	$38,318	1.01×	+3.6%
Finance & insurance	49,087	$97,002	0.92×	+15.6%
Transportation & warehousing	47,889	$48,100	0.80×	+28.1%
Hotels & restaurants	47,676	$24,660	0.86×	+1.0%
Administrative & support services	39,743	$47,741	0.81×	−6.5%
Construction	36,227	$75,508	1.18×	+21.3%
Professional & technical services	32,953	$89,061	0.99×	+13.2%
Wholesale trade	27,649	$72,682	0.92×	+16.4%
Manufacturing	23,786	$76,404	1.12×	+1.8%
Other services	18,983	$41,124	1.04×	+0.6%
Information	17,172	$139,172	1.35×	+58.6%
Management of companies	12,973	$104,246	1.02×	+6.5%
Educational services	9,554	$43,451	0.89×	+19.6%
Real estate & rental	8,273	$74,719	1.22×	+1.3%
Arts & recreation	7,723	$87,563	2.03×	−4.5%
Utilities	336	$137,708	1.11×	+30.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	149	$49,490	1.11×	+81.7%
Mining & quarrying	11	$60,818	0.69×	−57.7%
All industries	508,104	$64,686	1.08×	+10.1%

What sets Duval County apart

Jobs in transportation and warehousing are 2.0 times as common here as across the 67 counties; utilities is the most under-represented, at 0.18×.

Business sizes

84.6% have fewer than 20 employees; 831 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–416,010

5–94,408

10–193,548

20–492,633

50–99912

100–249591

250–499134

500–99965

1,000+41

Since 2019

Jobs +10.1%, residents +8.5% since March 2019.

Jobs508,1042019: 461,408+10.1%

Business establishments28,3422019: 26,277+7.9%

Average pay (nominal)$64,6862019: $51,489+25.6%

Residents1,038,8332019: 957,755+8.5%

Share of Florida

More of Florida's jobs (6.30%) than of its residents (4.54%).

Residents4.54%

Businesses4.40%

Jobs6.30%

Payroll6.92%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12031. How to read County Business Patterns figures.