Hendry County

County Business Patterns, 2023Largest of 2 counties in the Clewiston, FL micro areaPopulation 44,111

Hendry County had 8,052 private jobs in 772 establishments in March 2023, paying $44,423 on average, 26% below the Florida figure. In the latest year alone, March 2022 to March 2023, jobs rose 10.9%, the 3rd-fastest in Florida. January to March accounts for 23.4% of the year's payroll, the 4th-lowest first-quarter share in the state.

Compare Hendry side by side with Washington or another county.

The largest industry, retail trade, has 22% of Hendry County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $19,284 a year in hotels and restaurants to $95,145 in manufacturing.

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

What stands out in Hendry County

The number of business establishments grew 23.5% since 2019, the 6th-fastest rate among the 67 counties.
Jobs in construction are 1.7 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 12.0% of all local jobs.

Where Hendry County ranks

The four measures on which Hendry County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on job growth since 2019, where it ranks 11th of 67.

Jobs8,052

45thof 67

Jobs per 1,000 residents182

47thof 67

Payroll per resident$8,109

46thof 67

Job growth since 2019+19.1%

11thof 67

HendryOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

18 industries published; construction added the most jobs since 2019 (459), manufacturing lost the most (352).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Retail trade	1,740	$30,447	0.80×	+20.3%
Health care & social assistance	1,318	$45,634	0.71×	+10.3%
Hotels & restaurants	1,283	$19,284	0.68×	+10.9%
Construction	963	$61,143	0.95×	+91.1%
Wholesale trade	515	$56,320	0.71×	+72.8%
Professional & technical services	505	$62,311	0.70×	+44.7%
Manufacturing	475	$95,145	1.40×	−42.6%
Other services	259	$32,938	0.83×	+9.3%
Administrative & support services	247	$47,049	0.80×	+35.7%
Finance & insurance	221	$56,751	0.54×	−6.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	94	$25,149	0.56×	+118.6%
Transportation & warehousing	72	$39,167	0.65×	−33.3%
Real estate & rental	65	$36,585	0.60×	+22.6%
Educational services	62	$37,258	0.76×	+376.9%
Arts & recreation	32	$32,062	0.74×	−13.5%
Mining & quarrying	28	$123,857	1.41×	n/a
Information	28	$50,071	0.49×	−20.0%
Utilities	9	$53,667	0.43×	−35.7%
All industries	8,052	$44,423	0.74×	+19.1%

Withheld by the Census Bureau: Management of companies.

What sets Hendry County apart

Jobs in agriculture, forestry and fishing are 12.2 times as common here as across the 67 counties; transportation and warehousing is the most under-represented, at 0.19×.

Business sizes

88.9% have fewer than 20 employees; 12 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–4425

5–9175

10–1986

20–4959

50–9915

100–2498

250–4994

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +19.1%, residents +5.0% since March 2019.

Jobs8,0522019: 6,758+19.1%

Business establishments7722019: 625+23.5%

Average pay (nominal)$44,4232019: $36,542+21.6%

Residents44,1112019: 42,022+5.0%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.10%) than of its residents (0.19%).

Residents0.19%

Businesses0.12%

Jobs0.10%

Payroll0.07%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12051. How to read County Business Patterns figures.