Jackson County

County Business Patterns, 2023Outside any metro or micro areaPopulation 48,731

Jackson County had 9,841 private jobs in 799 establishments in March 2023, paying $41,286 on average, 31% below the Florida figure. The number of business establishments grew 0.2% since 2019, the 2nd-slowest rate among the 67 counties. Jobs grew 2.0% between March 2019 and March 2023, the 5th-slowest growth of any county.

Compare Jackson side by side with Bradford or another county.

The largest industry, retail trade, has 20% of Jackson County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $19,094 a year in private educational services to $84,921 in utilities.

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

What stands out in Jackson County

Pay in private educational services averages $19,094 a year here, the lowest of the 42 counties with at least 100 jobs in it.
Jobs in utilities are 4.1 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 1.5% of all local jobs.
None of its 14 industries with 100 or more jobs pays as much as the same industry does statewide.
Total payroll rose 20.6% from 2019 in current dollars, the 6th-slowest increase in the state.
Jobs in transportation and warehousing are 2.6 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 12.1% of all local jobs.
January to March accounts for 26.2% of the year's payroll, the 6th-highest first-quarter share in the state.

Where Jackson County ranks

The four measures on which Jackson County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on job growth since 2019, where it ranks 63rd of 67.

Average annual pay$41,286

55thof 67

Business establishments799

44thof 67

Businesses per 1,000 residents16.4

53rdof 67

Job growth since 2019+2.0%

63rdof 67

JacksonOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

17 industries published; health care and social assistance added the most jobs since 2019 (192), manufacturing lost the most (287).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Retail trade	2,006	$32,442	0.86×	+0.8%
Health care & social assistance	1,845	$45,484	0.71×	+11.6%
Transportation & warehousing	1,188	$45,561	0.75×	+15.9%
Hotels & restaurants	1,089	$20,016	0.70×	−15.3%
Construction	581	$48,108	0.75×	+20.5%
Other services	577	$26,057	0.66×	+30.5%
Manufacturing	561	$65,938	0.97×	−33.8%
Administrative & support services	443	$31,163	0.53×	−9.4%
Professional & technical services	294	$69,384	0.78×	+10.1%
Wholesale trade	265	$46,540	0.59×	+14.7%
Finance & insurance	241	$50,830	0.48×	−17.5%
Educational services	202	$19,094	0.39×	−9.0%
Real estate & rental	181	$44,006	0.72×	+81.0%
Utilities	151	$84,921	0.68×	+30.2%
Information	57	$52,474	0.51×	−24.0%
Arts & recreation	54	$21,426	0.50×	+10.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	33	$50,242	1.12×	−19.5%
All industries	9,841	$41,286	0.69×	+2.0%

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

What sets Jackson County apart

Five industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; arts, entertainment and recreation is the most under-represented, at 0.19×.

Business sizes

86.7% have fewer than 20 employees; 12 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–4412

5–9175

10–19106

20–4974

50–9916

100–24912

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +2.0%, residents +5.0% since March 2019.

Jobs9,8412019: 9,643+2.0%

Business establishments7992019: 797+0.2%

Average pay (nominal)$41,2862019: $34,947+18.1%

Residents48,7312019: 46,414+5.0%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.12%) than of its residents (0.21%).

Residents0.21%

Businesses0.12%

Jobs0.12%

Payroll0.09%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12063. How to read County Business Patterns figures.