Escambia County

County Business Patterns, 2023Largest of 2 counties in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro areaPopulation 328,034

Escambia County had 120,709 private jobs in 7,650 establishments in March 2023, paying $55,193 on average, 8% below the Florida figure. Jobs in finance and insurance make up 10.1% of all local jobs, the 2nd-highest share of the 52 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 2.0 times the 67-county share. Its establishments are large by Florida standards, 15.8 employees each on average (the 5th-highest).

Compare Escambia side by side with Sarasota or another county.

The largest industry, health care and social assistance, has 19% of Escambia County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $18,881 a year in arts, entertainment and recreation to $113,301 in utilities.

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What stands out in Escambia County

Jobs in utilities are 3.2 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 1.2% of all local jobs.
84.8% of its establishments have fewer than 20 employees, the 4th-lowest share among the 67 counties where size classes are published.

Where Escambia County ranks

The four measures on which Escambia County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on jobs per 1,000 residents, where it ranks 12th of 67.

Average annual pay$55,193

15thof 67

Jobs120,709

17thof 67

Jobs per 1,000 residents368

12thof 67

Payroll per resident$20,310

12thof 67

EscambiaOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

19 industries published; health care and social assistance added the most jobs since 2019 (2,614), private educational services lost the most (2,561).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Health care & social assistance	23,417	$69,230	1.08×	+12.6%
Retail trade	17,089	$35,389	0.93×	+7.2%
Hotels & restaurants	15,807	$24,404	0.86×	−0.4%
Finance & insurance	12,239	$79,036	0.75×	+21.3%
Construction	9,251	$63,185	0.98×	+28.3%
Professional & technical services	7,955	$76,934	0.86×	+5.2%
Administrative & support services	6,089	$36,337	0.62×	−13.6%
Other services	5,952	$34,029	0.86×	+29.0%
Manufacturing	4,970	$74,941	1.10×	+6.9%
Transportation & warehousing	3,906	$52,238	0.86×	+19.6%
Wholesale trade	3,888	$72,058	0.91×	+5.0%
Real estate & rental	2,262	$49,992	0.81×	+27.7%
Educational services	2,250	$56,135	1.15×	−53.2%
Arts & recreation	1,898	$18,881	0.44×	+21.7%
Utilities	1,457	$113,301	0.91×	+5.8%
Information	1,212	$70,667	0.69×	−12.4%
Management of companies	941	$79,561	0.78×	−38.4%
Mining & quarrying	64	$48,891	0.56×	−4.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	41	$41,878	0.94×	−45.3%
All industries	120,709	$55,193	0.92×	+6.5%

What sets Escambia County apart

Three industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; management of companies is the most under-represented, at 0.36×.

Business sizes

84.8% have fewer than 20 employees; 173 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–44,129

5–91,349

10–191,006

20–49756

50–99237

100–249133

250–49929

500–9994

1,000+7

Since 2019

Jobs +6.5%, residents +3.0% since March 2019.

Jobs120,7092019: 113,336+6.5%

Business establishments7,6502019: 6,943+10.2%

Average pay (nominal)$55,1932019: $43,347+27.3%

Residents328,0342019: 318,316+3.0%

Share of Florida

About the same share of Florida's jobs as of its residents (1.43%).

Residents1.43%

Businesses1.19%

Jobs1.50%

Payroll1.40%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12033. How to read County Business Patterns figures.