Manatee County

County Business Patterns, 20232nd largest of 2 counties in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro areaPopulation 444,457

Manatee County had 121,840 private jobs in 11,176 establishments in March 2023, paying $50,618 on average, 16% below the Florida figure. It has more jobs in agriculture, forestry and fishing than any other Florida county: 1,153. Pay in utilities averages $57,153 a year here, the lowest of the 37 counties with at least 100 jobs in it.

Compare Manatee side by side with St. Lucie or another county.

The largest industry, retail trade, has 18% of Manatee County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $25,479 a year in hotels and restaurants to $105,757 in mining and quarrying.

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

What stands out in Manatee County

Jobs in mining and quarrying are 2.1 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 0.1% of all local jobs.
Jobs in manufacturing are 1.8 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 7.8% of all local jobs.

Where Manatee County ranks

The four measures on which Manatee County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on jobs, where it ranks 16th of 67.

Average annual pay$50,618

19thof 67

Jobs121,840

16thof 67

Business establishments11,176

16thof 67

Businesses per 1,000 residents25.1

22ndof 67

ManateeOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

19 industries published; arts, entertainment and recreation added the most jobs since 2019 (2,094), agriculture, forestry and fishing lost the most (139).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Retail trade	21,822	$38,269	1.01×	+7.9%
Health care & social assistance	17,550	$59,398	0.92×	+6.8%
Hotels & restaurants	15,375	$25,479	0.89×	+14.8%
Construction	9,998	$62,967	0.98×	+9.8%
Manufacturing	9,489	$63,117	0.93×	+15.8%
Administrative & support services	8,361	$53,759	0.92×	+2.8%
Professional & technical services	5,645	$63,390	0.71×	−0.6%
Other services	5,517	$36,217	0.92×	+26.1%
Transportation & warehousing	4,729	$39,120	0.65×	+51.7%
Arts & recreation	4,343	$47,087	1.09×	+93.1%
Wholesale trade	4,097	$74,334	0.94×	−0.5%
Finance & insurance	3,526	$95,851	0.91×	+9.7%
Educational services	3,194	$47,338	0.97×	+28.9%
Real estate & rental	3,072	$55,545	0.91×	+47.4%
Management of companies	2,093	$62,740	0.61×	−3.5%
Information	1,524	$70,930	0.69×	+12.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	1,153	$38,200	0.85×	−10.8%
Utilities	235	$57,153	0.46×	−1.7%
Mining & quarrying	103	$105,757	1.21×	n/a
All industries	121,840	$50,618	0.84×	+12.8%

What sets Manatee County apart

Four industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; utilities is the most under-represented, at 0.51×.

Business sizes

89.1% have fewer than 20 employees; 171 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–47,082

5–91,719

10–191,154

20–49801

50–99249

100–249130

250–49931

500–9994

1,000+6

Since 2019

Jobs +12.8%, residents +10.2% since March 2019.

Jobs121,8402019: 107,967+12.8%

Business establishments11,1762019: 9,512+17.5%

Average pay (nominal)$50,6182019: $40,726+24.3%

Residents444,4572019: 403,253+10.2%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (1.51%) than of its residents (1.94%).

Residents1.94%

Businesses1.74%

Jobs1.51%

Payroll1.30%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12081. How to read County Business Patterns figures.