Gilchrist County

County Business Patterns, 20233rd largest of 3 counties in the Gainesville, FL metro areaPopulation 19,735

Gilchrist County had 2,222 private jobs in 295 establishments in March 2023, paying $44,119 on average, 26% below the Florida figure. Jobs in construction make up 16.2% of all local jobs, the 2nd-highest share of the 63 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 2.3 times the 67-county share. Jobs in retail trade make up 9.9% of all local jobs, the lowest share of the 67 counties with at least 100 such jobs.

With 2,222 jobs, a few employers can move these averages a lot.

Compare Gilchrist side by side with Gadsden or another county.

The largest industry, health care and social assistance, has 20% of Gilchrist County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $21,238 a year in hotels and restaurants to $59,134 in manufacturing.

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

What stands out in Gilchrist County

With 113 private jobs for every 1,000 residents, it has the 6th-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.
None of its 5 industries with 100 or more jobs pays as much as the same industry does statewide.
Businesses here are small: 7.5 employees per establishment, the 6th-lowest average in Florida.
January to March accounts for 23.9% of the year's payroll, the 7th-lowest first-quarter share in the state.
Private payroll works out at $4,967 per resident, the 8th-lowest figure in Florida.
The number of business establishments grew 18.9% since 2019, the 8th-fastest rate among the 67 counties.

Where Gilchrist County ranks

The four measures on which Gilchrist County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on jobs per 1,000 residents, where it ranks 62nd of 67.

Jobs2,222

58thof 67

Business establishments295

59thof 67

Jobs per 1,000 residents113

62ndof 67

Payroll per resident$4,967

60thof 67

GilchristOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

15 industries published; construction added the most jobs since 2019 (197), health care and social assistance lost the most (148).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Health care & social assistance	453	$48,755	0.76×	−24.6%
Hotels & restaurants	432	$21,238	0.74×	+60.6%
Construction	360	$53,747	0.84×	+120.9%
Retail trade	220	$25,423	0.67×	+3.3%
Manufacturing	186	$59,134	0.87×	+11.4%
Administrative & support services	89	$35,337	0.60×	+93.5%
Other services	73	$43,863	1.11×	−28.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	69	$44,449	0.99×	+1.5%
Transportation & warehousing	64	$55,109	0.91×	+204.8%
Wholesale trade	57	$61,140	0.77×	−27.9%
Professional & technical services	56	$56,857	0.64×	+36.6%
Finance & insurance	42	$52,405	0.50×	+2.4%
Utilities	41	$106,195	0.85×	+10.8%
Arts & recreation	19	$24,000	0.56×	n/a
Real estate & rental	14	$39,286	0.64×	+16.7%
All industries	2,222	$44,119	0.73×	+18.2%

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

What sets Gilchrist County apart

Jobs in agriculture, forestry and fishing are 32.5 times as common here as across the 67 counties; professional, scientific and technical services is the most under-represented, at 0.34×.

Business sizes

90.5% have fewer than 20 employees; 0 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–4194

5–944

10–1929

20–4920

50–996

100–249withheld

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +18.2%, residents +6.2% since March 2019.

Jobs2,2222019: 1,879+18.2%

Business establishments2952019: 248+18.9%

Average pay (nominal)$44,1192019: $35,230+25.2%

Residents19,7352019: 18,582+6.2%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.03%) than of its residents (0.09%).

Residents0.09%

Businesses0.05%

Jobs0.03%

Payroll0.02%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12041. How to read County Business Patterns figures.