Hamilton County

County Business Patterns, 2023Outside any metro or micro areaPopulation 13,721

Hamilton County had 1,760 private jobs, the 6th-fewest of any county, in 160 establishments in March 2023, paying $73,675 on average, 23% above the Florida figure and the highest of the 67 counties. It has 5.3% fewer business establishments than in 2019, the steepest drop of the 67 counties. Pay in manufacturing averages $153,473 a year here, more than in any other county with at least 100 jobs in it.

With 1,760 jobs, a few employers can move these averages a lot.

Compare Hamilton side by side with Taylor or another county.

The largest industry, manufacturing, has 31% of Hamilton County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $16,991 a year in hotels and restaurants to $153,473 in manufacturing.

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

What stands out in Hamilton County

Average pay rose 53.5% since 2019 in current dollars, the largest increase in Florida.
January to March accounts for 30.5% of the year's payroll, the highest first-quarter share in the state.
Jobs in wholesale trade make up 10.8% of all local jobs, the highest share of the 52 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 2.5 times the 67-county share.
There are 11.7 business establishments per 1,000 residents, the 4th-lowest density of businesses in the state.
Its population fell 4.9% between 2019 and 2023, the 3rd-steepest decline of the 67 counties.
Total payroll rose 59.3% from 2019 in current dollars, the 5th-fastest increase in the state.

Where Hamilton County ranks

The four measures on which Hamilton County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on average annual pay, where it ranks 1st of 67.

Average annual pay$73,675

1stof 67

Jobs1,760

62ndof 67

Business establishments160

63rdof 67

Businesses per 1,000 residents11.7

64thof 67

HamiltonOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

14 industries published; manufacturing added the most jobs since 2019 (49), health care and social assistance lost the most (98).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Manufacturing	552	$153,473	2.25×	+9.7%
Retail trade	417	$32,868	0.87×	+0.5%
Wholesale trade	190	$27,947	0.35×	n/a
Health care & social assistance	120	$42,733	0.66×	−45.0%
Hotels & restaurants	117	$16,991	0.60×	−27.8%
Transportation & warehousing	99	$94,596	1.57×	−30.3%
Professional & technical services	54	$40,037	0.45×	+10.2%
Other services	46	$28,000	0.71×	+35.3%
Construction	42	$50,000	0.78×	−26.3%
Educational services	39	$23,769	0.48×	+44.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	24	$55,958	1.25×	+14.3%
Real estate & rental	18	$18,667	0.30×	−10.0%
Finance & insurance	17	$31,529	0.30×	−15.0%
Administrative & support services	10	$22,300	0.38×	−23.1%
All industries	1,760	$73,675	1.23×	+3.8%

Withheld by the Census Bureau: Mining & quarrying, Utilities, Information, Management of companies, Arts & recreation.

What sets Hamilton County apart

Three 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 0.42×.

Business sizes

91.9% have fewer than 20 employees; 0 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–4103

5–929

10–1915

20–498

50–993

100–249withheld

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +3.8%, residents −4.9% since March 2019.

Jobs1,7602019: 1,696+3.8%

Business establishments1602019: 169−5.3%

Average pay (nominal)$73,6752019: $47,982+53.5%

Residents13,7212019: 14,428−4.9%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.02%) than of its residents (0.06%).

Residents0.06%

Businesses0.03%

Jobs0.02%

Payroll0.03%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12047. How to read County Business Patterns figures.