Liberty County

County Business Patterns, 2023Outside any metro or micro areaPopulation 7,771

Liberty County had 1,082 private jobs, the 2nd-fewest of any county, in 86 establishments in March 2023, paying $46,848 on average, 22% below the Florida figure. Jobs in health care and social assistance make up 36.9% of all local jobs, the highest share of the 66 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 2.3 times the 67-county share. Pay in retail trade averages $21,913 a year here, the lowest of the 67 counties with at least 100 jobs in it.

With 1,082 jobs, a few employers can move these averages a lot.

Compare Liberty side by side with Madison or another county.

The largest industry, health care and social assistance, has 37% of Liberty County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $21,913 a year in retail trade to $68,638 in manufacturing.

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

What stands out in Liberty County

Jobs in manufacturing are 5.6 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 25.1% of all local jobs.
There are 11.1 business establishments per 1,000 residents, the 3rd-lowest density of businesses in the state.
Its population fell 7.0% between 2019 and 2023, the 2nd-steepest decline of the 67 counties.
The number of business establishments grew 3.6% since 2019, the 5th-slowest rate among the 67 counties.
Jobs rose 4.8% since 2019 even as the population fell 7.0%.
January to March accounts for 26.2% of the year's payroll, the 8th-highest first-quarter share in the state.

Where Liberty County ranks

The four measures on which Liberty County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on business establishments, where it ranks 67th of 67.

Jobs1,082

66thof 67

Business establishments86

67thof 67

Jobs per 1,000 residents139

57thof 67

Businesses per 1,000 residents11.1

65thof 67

LibertyOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

10 industries published; health care and social assistance added the most jobs since 2019 (136), agriculture, forestry and fishing lost the most (53).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Health care & social assistance	399	$41,296	0.64×	+51.7%
Manufacturing	271	$68,638	1.01×	−15.6%
Retail trade	161	$21,913	0.58×	+6.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	63	$50,111	1.12×	−45.7%
Transportation & warehousing	51	$68,569	1.14×	+24.4%
Construction	31	$42,387	0.66×	+40.9%
Other services	28	$26,036	0.66×	+0.0%
Professional & technical services	26	$50,154	0.56×	+30.0%
Hotels & restaurants	18	$22,000	0.77×	n/a
Information	4	$47,500	0.46×	n/a
All industries	1,082	$46,848	0.78×	+4.8%

Withheld by the Census Bureau: Mining & quarrying, Utilities, Wholesale trade, Finance & insurance, Real estate & rental, Management of companies, Administrative & support services, Educational services, Arts & recreation.

What sets Liberty County apart

Jobs in agriculture, forestry and fishing are 61.0 times as common here as across the 67 counties.

Business sizes

87.2% have fewer than 20 employees; 3 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–447

5–917

10–1911

20–495

50–993

100–2493

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +4.8%, residents −7.0% since March 2019.

Jobs1,0822019: 1,032+4.8%

Business establishments862019: 83+3.6%

Average pay (nominal)$46,8482019: $37,786+24.0%

Residents7,7712019: 8,354−7.0%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.01%) than of its residents (0.03%).

Residents0.03%

Businesses0.01%

Jobs0.01%

Payroll0.01%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12077. How to read County Business Patterns figures.