Levy County

County Business Patterns, 20232nd largest of 3 counties in the Gainesville, FL metro areaPopulation 46,665

Levy County had 7,282 private jobs in 886 establishments in March 2023, paying $37,154 on average, 38% below the Florida figure and the 3rd-lowest of the 67 counties. Average pay rose 15.3% since 2019 in current dollars, the 5th-smallest increase in Florida. It is the lowest-paying of the three counties in the Gainesville, FL area, $6,965 a job below Gilchrist County.

Compare Levy side by side with Wakulla or another county.

The largest industry, retail trade, has 23% of Levy County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $20,410 a year in hotels and restaurants to $91,243 in utilities.

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

What stands out in Levy County

Jobs in agriculture, forestry and fishing are 23.3 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 2.2% of all local jobs.
Jobs in utilities are 3.8 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 1.4% of all local jobs.
Jobs in manufacturing are 3.2 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 14.2% of all local jobs.
None of its 14 industries with 100 or more jobs pays as much as the same industry does statewide.
In the latest year alone, March 2022 to March 2023, jobs rose 7.7%, the 7th-fastest in Florida.
Businesses here are small: 8.2 employees per establishment, the 8th-lowest average in Florida.

Where Levy County ranks

The four measures on which Levy County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on average annual pay, where it ranks 65th of 67.

Average annual pay$37,154

65thof 67

Jobs per 1,000 residents156

56thof 67

Payroll per resident$5,798

58thof 67

Job growth since 2019+18.2%

15thof 67

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Every industry, line by line

17 industries published; hotels and restaurants added the most jobs since 2019 (352), construction lost the most (190).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Retail trade	1,690	$28,888	0.76×	+14.7%
Hotels & restaurants	1,156	$20,410	0.72×	+43.8%
Manufacturing	1,032	$38,515	0.57×	+40.4%
Health care & social assistance	708	$38,540	0.60×	+31.6%
Construction	677	$49,956	0.78×	−21.9%
Professional & technical services	385	$53,969	0.60×	+75.8%
Other services	318	$27,475	0.70×	+9.7%
Wholesale trade	210	$51,871	0.65×	+37.2%
Administrative & support services	189	$38,386	0.66×	+28.6%
Finance & insurance	181	$68,425	0.65×	−24.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	162	$40,605	0.91×	−5.8%
Transportation & warehousing	139	$56,799	0.94×	−6.1%
Real estate & rental	104	$32,875	0.54×	+52.9%
Utilities	103	$91,243	0.73×	n/a
Arts & recreation	85	$45,024	1.04×	+9.0%
Educational services	73	$30,945	0.63×	+28.1%
Information	47	$58,702	0.57×	+34.3%
All industries	7,282	$37,154	0.62×	+18.2%

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

What sets Levy County apart

Five industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; administrative and support services is the most under-represented, at 0.37×.

Business sizes

91.4% have fewer than 20 employees; 6 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–4558

5–9153

10–1999

20–4960

50–998

100–2496

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +18.2%, residents +12.4% since March 2019.

Jobs7,2822019: 6,162+18.2%

Business establishments8862019: 762+16.3%

Average pay (nominal)$37,1542019: $32,225+15.3%

Residents46,6652019: 41,503+12.4%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.09%) than of its residents (0.20%).

Residents0.20%

Businesses0.14%

Jobs0.09%

Payroll0.06%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12075. How to read County Business Patterns figures.