Franklin County

County Business Patterns, 2023Outside any metro or micro areaPopulation 12,628

Franklin County had 2,315 private jobs in 324 establishments in March 2023, paying $38,021 on average, 37% below the Florida figure and the 5th-lowest of the 67 counties. Pay in real estate and rental averages $31,901 a year here, the lowest of the 48 counties with at least 100 jobs in it. The number of business establishments grew 2.2% since 2019, the 4th-slowest rate among the 67 counties.

With 2,315 jobs, a few employers can move these averages a lot.

Compare Franklin side by side with Walton or another county.

The largest industry, hotels and restaurants, has 23% of Franklin County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $31,228 a year in retail trade to $58,252 in wholesale trade.

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

What stands out in Franklin County

January to March accounts for 23.1% of the year's payroll, the 3rd-lowest first-quarter share in the state.
Businesses here are small: 7.1 employees per establishment, the 5th-lowest average in Florida.
Jobs fell 0.6% between March 2022 and March 2023, while Florida as a whole kept growing.
Jobs in hotels and restaurants are 1.8 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 23.1% of all local jobs.
Jobs in retail trade are 1.6 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 22.7% of all local jobs.
The Census Bureau withholds six of the 19 industries here, so the industry figures below cover 94.3% of its jobs.

Where Franklin County ranks

The four measures on which Franklin County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on average annual pay, where it ranks 63rd of 67.

Average annual pay$38,021

63rdof 67

Jobs2,315

57thof 67

Business establishments324

57thof 67

Payroll per resident$6,970

54thof 67

FranklinOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

13 industries published; retail trade added the most jobs since 2019 (66), arts, entertainment and recreation lost the most (25).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Hotels & restaurants	536	$36,752	1.29×	−2.7%
Retail trade	526	$31,228	0.82×	+14.3%
Health care & social assistance	274	$41,755	0.65×	+12.3%
Construction	166	$41,151	0.64×	+23.9%
Real estate & rental	151	$31,901	0.52×	+75.6%
Wholesale trade	135	$58,252	0.73×	+3.0%
Other services	116	$32,362	0.82×	−0.8%
Professional & technical services	78	$64,885	0.72×	−1.3%
Arts & recreation	64	$28,422	0.66×	−28.1%
Finance & insurance	43	$45,419	0.43×	−8.5%
Administrative & support services	39	$40,359	0.69×	−9.3%
Information	29	$38,517	0.37×	−3.3%
Transportation & warehousing	27	$33,741	0.56×	+107.7%
All industries	2,315	$38,021	0.63×	+5.8%

Withheld by the Census Bureau: Agriculture, forestry & fishing, Mining & quarrying, Utilities, Manufacturing, Management of companies, Educational services.

What sets Franklin County apart

Four industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; professional, scientific and technical services is the most under-represented, at 0.46×.

Business sizes

91.7% have fewer than 20 employees; 0 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–4194

5–966

10–1937

20–4920

50–997

100–249withheld

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +5.8%, residents +4.2% since March 2019.

Jobs2,3152019: 2,188+5.8%

Business establishments3242019: 317+2.2%

Average pay (nominal)$38,0212019: $31,941+19.0%

Residents12,6282019: 12,125+4.2%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.03%) than of its residents (0.06%).

Residents0.06%

Businesses0.05%

Jobs0.03%

Payroll0.02%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12037. How to read County Business Patterns figures.