Flagler County

County Business Patterns, 20232nd largest of 2 counties in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro areaPopulation 131,892

Flagler County had 22,871 private jobs in 2,698 establishments in March 2023, paying $43,544 on average, 27% below the Florida figure. Pay in transportation and warehousing averages $31,247 a year here, the lowest of the 52 counties with at least 100 jobs in it.

Compare Flagler side by side with Sarasota or another county.

The largest industry, retail trade, has 20% of Flagler County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $22,778 a year in hotels and restaurants to $82,785 in management of companies.

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

What stands out in Flagler County

Jobs grew 21.8% between March 2019 and March 2023, the 6th-fastest growth of any county.
None of its 16 industries with 100 or more jobs pays as much as the same industry does statewide.
Total payroll rose 57.7% from 2019 in current dollars, the 7th-fastest increase in the state.
Average pay rose 29.5% since 2019 in current dollars, the 8th-largest increase in Florida.

Where Flagler County ranks

The four measures on which Flagler County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on job growth since 2019, where it ranks 6th of 67.

Average annual pay$43,544

47thof 67

Jobs per 1,000 residents173

52ndof 67

Payroll per resident$7,551

50thof 67

Job growth since 2019+21.8%

6thof 67

FlaglerOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

17 industries published; professional, scientific and technical services added the most jobs since 2019 (943), administrative and support services lost the most (330).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Retail trade	4,482	$32,911	0.87×	+14.2%
Health care & social assistance	4,145	$60,287	0.94×	+25.7%
Hotels & restaurants	4,083	$22,778	0.80×	+6.1%
Construction	2,011	$45,495	0.71×	+48.9%
Professional & technical services	1,648	$74,783	0.83×	+133.8%
Administrative & support services	1,219	$44,709	0.76×	−21.3%
Other services	1,197	$33,021	0.84×	−4.0%
Manufacturing	973	$36,774	0.54×	+107.0%
Finance & insurance	628	$58,209	0.55×	+11.3%
Real estate & rental	567	$52,451	0.85×	+11.4%
Wholesale trade	470	$66,309	0.83×	+48.7%
Arts & recreation	444	$26,029	0.60×	+12.4%
Educational services	375	$32,291	0.66×	+118.0%
Information	234	$65,705	0.64×	+18.8%
Transportation & warehousing	182	$31,247	0.52×	+23.8%
Management of companies	135	$82,785	0.81×	+462.5%
Utilities	67	$107,060	0.86×	n/a
All industries	22,871	$43,544	0.73×	+21.8%

Withheld by the Census Bureau: Agriculture, forestry & fishing, Mining & quarrying.

What sets Flagler County apart

Jobs in retail trade are 1.4 times as common here as across the 67 counties; transportation and warehousing is the most under-represented, at 0.17×.

Business sizes

91.1% have fewer than 20 employees; 24 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–41,828

5–9398

10–19231

20–49170

50–9946

100–24919

250–4995

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +21.8%, residents +14.6% since March 2019.

Jobs22,8712019: 18,774+21.8%

Business establishments2,6982019: 2,269+18.9%

Average pay (nominal)$43,5442019: $33,636+29.5%

Residents131,8922019: 115,081+14.6%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.28%) than of its residents (0.58%).

Residents0.58%

Businesses0.42%

Jobs0.28%

Payroll0.21%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12035. How to read County Business Patterns figures.