Madison County

County Business Patterns, 2023Outside any metro or micro areaPopulation 18,322

Madison County had 3,264 private jobs in 328 establishments in March 2023, paying $39,869 on average, 34% below the Florida figure and the 7th-lowest of the 67 counties. Pay in other services averages $20,256 a year here, the lowest of the 59 counties with at least 100 jobs in it. Jobs fell 5.6% between March 2022 and March 2023, while Florida as a whole kept growing.

With 3,264 jobs, a few employers can move these averages a lot.

Compare Madison side by side with Putnam or another county.

The largest industry, health care and social assistance, has 28% of Madison County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $20,256 a year in other services to $46,542 in manufacturing.

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

What stands out in Madison County

Jobs in manufacturing are 3.6 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 15.9% of all local jobs.
None of its 6 industries with 100 or more jobs pays as much as the same industry does statewide.
Jobs rose 13.0% since 2019 even as the population fell 0.9%.
Jobs in health care and social assistance are 1.8 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 28.2% of all local jobs.

Where Madison County ranks

The four measures on which Madison County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on average annual pay, where it ranks 61st of 67.

Average annual pay$39,869

61stof 67

Jobs3,264

55thof 67

Business establishments328

56thof 67

Payroll per resident$7,102

52ndof 67

MadisonOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

16 industries published; administrative and support services added the most jobs since 2019 (155), wholesale trade lost the most (29).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Health care & social assistance	920	$37,380	0.58×	+6.7%
Retail trade	554	$31,368	0.83×	+16.6%
Manufacturing	520	$46,542	0.68×	+6.3%
Hotels & restaurants	229	$21,393	0.75×	+13.9%
Administrative & support services	162	$38,241	0.65×	+2214.3%
Other services	121	$20,256	0.51×	+15.2%
Construction	91	$42,187	0.66×	−16.5%
Transportation & warehousing	87	$67,851	1.12×	−20.9%
Professional & technical services	81	$47,667	0.53×	+19.1%
Wholesale trade	79	$63,582	0.80×	−26.9%
Educational services	78	$35,936	0.73×	+8.3%
Finance & insurance	77	$51,727	0.49×	−3.8%
Utilities	73	$88,452	0.71×	+15.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	45	$53,067	1.19×	−22.4%
Information	24	$52,625	0.51×	−14.3%
Real estate & rental	22	$49,682	0.81×	−12.0%
All industries	3,264	$39,869	0.66×	+13.0%

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

What sets Madison County apart

Jobs in utilities are 5.9 times as common here as across the 67 counties; professional, scientific and technical services is the most under-represented, at 0.34×.

Business sizes

91.5% have fewer than 20 employees; 6 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–4195

5–966

10–1939

20–4913

50–999

100–2496

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +13.0%, residents −0.9% since March 2019.

Jobs3,2642019: 2,888+13.0%

Business establishments3282019: 295+11.2%

Average pay (nominal)$39,8692019: $33,297+19.7%

Residents18,3222019: 18,493−0.9%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.04%) than of its residents (0.08%).

Residents0.08%

Businesses0.05%

Jobs0.04%

Payroll0.03%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12079. How to read County Business Patterns figures.