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Leon County

County Business Patterns, 2023Largest of 4 counties in the Tallahassee, FL metro areaPopulation 299,024

Leon County had 107,646 private jobs in 8,163 establishments in March 2023, paying $55,496 on average, 7% below the Florida figure. Jobs in professional, scientific and technical services make up 11.7% of all local jobs, the 2nd-highest share of the 54 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 1.6 times the 67-county share. 85.1% of its establishments have fewer than 20 employees, the 5th-lowest share among the 67 counties where size classes are published.

Compare Leon side by side with Palm Beach or another county.

The largest industry, health care and social assistance, has 19% of Leon County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $21,061 a year in hotels and restaurants to $161,702 in utilities.

Pays above the county averagePays below itNot shown by industryCounty averageFlorida average
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k$160kUtilities: 171 jobs, average pay $161,702Finance & insurance: 4,641 jobs, average pay $105,764Professional & technical services: 12,637 jobs, average pay $104,039Information: 2,350 jobs, average pay $95,326Wholesale trade: 3,183 jobs, average pay $83,578Management of companies: 1,601 jobs, average pay $80,637Health care & social assistance: 20,062 jobs, average pay $61,989Manufacturing: 1,733 jobs, average pay $60,537Construction: 6,913 jobs, average pay $57,148Educational services: 2,201 jobs, average pay $54,682Real estate & rental: 2,851 jobs, average pay $49,417Other services: 6,149 jobs, average pay $47,640Agriculture, forestry & fishing: 50 jobs, average pay $41,120Transportation & warehousing: 1,230 jobs, average pay $39,593Retail trade: 16,488 jobs, average pay $32,870Administrative & support services: 8,522 jobs, average pay $32,151Arts & recreation: 1,568 jobs, average pay $22,263Hotels & restaurants: 15,290 jobs, average pay $21,061Not shown by industry: 6 jobsFlorida average $60,013Leon County average $55,496Health care & social assistance$61,989Retail trade$32,870Professional & technical services$104,039Arts & recreation$22,263Width = share of Leon County's 107,646 jobs · height = average annual payUtilities: 171 jobs, $161,702Finance & insurance: 4,641 jobs, $105,764Professional & technical services: 12,637 jobs, $104,039Information: 2,350 jobs, $95,326Wholesale trade: 3,183 jobs, $83,578Management of companies: 1,601 jobs, $80,637Health care & social assistance: 20,062 jobs, $61,989Manufacturing: 1,733 jobs, $60,537Construction: 6,913 jobs, $57,148Educational services: 2,201 jobs, $54,682Real estate & rental: 2,851 jobs, $49,417Other services: 6,149 jobs, $47,640Agriculture, forestry & fishing: 50 jobs, $41,120Transportation & warehousing: 1,230 jobs, $39,593Retail trade: 16,488 jobs, $32,870Administrative & support services: 8,522 jobs, $32,151Arts & recreation: 1,568 jobs, $22,263Hotels & restaurants: 15,290 jobs, $21,061Finance & insurance$105,764Professional services$104,039Health care$61,989Construction$57,148Other services$47,640Retail trade$32,870Admin. & support$32,151Hotels & restaurants$21,061Not shown by industry · 6

What stands out in Leon County

Where Leon County ranks

The four measures on which Leon County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on job growth since 2019, where it ranks 59th of 67.

Average annual pay$55,496
13thof 67
Jobs per 1,000 residents360
13thof 67
Payroll per resident$19,978
13thof 67
Job growth since 2019+3.6%
59thof 67
LeonOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

18 industries published; professional, scientific and technical services added the most jobs since 2019 (2,869), hotels and restaurants lost the most (1,280).

IndustryShare of jobsJobsAvg payPay vs same
industry statewide		Jobs since 2019
Health care & social assistance20,062$61,9890.96×+6.1%
Retail trade16,488$32,8700.87×−0.1%
Hotels & restaurants15,290$21,0610.74×−7.7%
Professional & technical services12,637$104,0391.16×+29.4%
Administrative & support services8,522$32,1510.55×+31.0%
Construction6,913$57,1480.89×+7.2%
Other services6,149$47,6401.21×−10.5%
Finance & insurance4,641$105,7641.00×−16.4%
Wholesale trade3,183$83,5781.05×−1.3%
Real estate & rental2,851$49,4170.81×+3.2%
Information2,350$95,3260.93×−25.5%
Educational services2,201$54,6821.12×+56.0%
Manufacturing1,733$60,5370.89×+5.0%
Management of companies1,601$80,6370.79×+24.5%
Arts & recreation1,568$22,2630.52×−2.5%
Transportation & warehousing1,230$39,5930.66×−15.6%
Utilities171$161,7021.30×+24.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing50$41,1200.92×+4.2%
All industries107,646$55,4960.93×+3.6%

Withheld by the Census Bureau: Mining & quarrying.

What sets Leon County apart

Two industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; transportation and warehousing is the most under-represented, at 0.25×.

Business sizes

85.1% have fewer than 20 employees; 137 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments
1–44,322
5–91,496
10–191,126
20–49847
50–99235
100–249101
250–49928
500–9995
1,000+3

Since 2019

Jobs +3.6%, residents +1.9% since March 2019.

Jobs107,6462019: 103,869+3.6%
Business establishments8,1632019: 7,721+5.7%
Average pay (nominal)$55,4962019: $43,731+26.9%
Residents299,0242019: 293,582+1.9%

Share of Florida

About the same share of Florida's jobs as of its residents (1.31%).

Residents1.31%
Businesses1.27%
Jobs1.33%
Payroll1.26%

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Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12073. How to read County Business Patterns figures.