Miami-Dade County

County Business Patterns, 2023Largest of 3 counties in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro areaPopulation 2,774,250

Miami-Dade County had 1,055,440 private jobs, the most of any county, in 98,394 establishments in March 2023, paying $67,834 on average, 13% above the Florida figure and the 2nd-highest of the 67 counties. Pay in professional, scientific and technical services averages $104,085 a year here, more than in any other county with at least 100 jobs in it. Jobs in private educational services make up 4.0% of all local jobs, the 2nd-highest share of the 42 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 1.7 times the 67-county share.

Compare Miami-Dade side by side with Broward or another county.

The largest industry, health care and social assistance, has 15% of Miami-Dade County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $24,164 a year in agriculture, forestry and fishing to $158,811 in finance and insurance.

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What stands out in Miami-Dade County

It has more jobs in manufacturing than any other Florida county: 37,539.
It has more jobs in wholesale trade than any other Florida county: 68,722.
Private payroll works out at $25,807 per resident, the 5th-highest figure in Florida.
There are 35.5 business establishments per 1,000 residents, the 5th-highest density of businesses in the state.
January to March accounts for 26.2% of the year's payroll, the 7th-highest first-quarter share in the state.
It pays the most of the three counties in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area, $1,492 more per job than Palm Beach County.

Where Miami-Dade County ranks

The four measures on which Miami-Dade County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on jobs, where it ranks 1st of 67.

Average annual pay$67,834

2ndof 67

Jobs1,055,440

1stof 67

Business establishments98,394

1stof 67

Payroll per resident$25,807

5thof 67

Miami-DadeOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

19 industries published; health care and social assistance added the most jobs since 2019 (16,327), administrative and support services lost the most (3,421).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Health care & social assistance	162,260	$67,710	1.05×	+11.2%
Retail trade	139,904	$40,588	1.07×	+1.6%
Hotels & restaurants	135,766	$35,116	1.23×	+0.6%
Professional & technical services	89,618	$104,085	1.16×	+21.6%
Transportation & warehousing	79,969	$69,897	1.16×	+13.4%
Wholesale trade	68,722	$76,307	0.96×	−1.7%
Administrative & support services	64,596	$48,183	0.82×	−5.0%
Finance & insurance	51,778	$158,811	1.50×	+6.2%
Construction	45,764	$62,890	0.98×	+8.4%
Educational services	41,958	$62,364	1.27×	+10.2%
Other services	37,706	$40,375	1.02×	−0.6%
Manufacturing	37,539	$56,498	0.83×	+1.8%
Real estate & rental	28,068	$65,611	1.07×	+4.0%
Management of companies	26,010	$111,598	1.09×	+40.6%
Information	24,718	$109,353	1.06×	+2.2%
Arts & recreation	16,705	$95,133	2.20×	−2.5%
Utilities	3,302	$123,974	1.00×	−6.0%
Mining & quarrying	668	$104,093	1.19×	−6.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	238	$24,164	0.54×	−17.9%
All industries	1,055,440	$67,834	1.13×	+6.0%

What sets Miami-Dade County apart

Four industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most under-represented, at 0.24×.

Business sizes

90.6% have fewer than 20 employees; 1,572 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–468,608

5–912,549

10–198,005

20–495,805

50–991,855

100–2491,139

250–499286

500–99989

1,000+58

Since 2019

Jobs +6.0%, residents +2.1% since March 2019.

Jobs1,055,4402019: 995,962+6.0%

Business establishments98,3942019: 86,855+13.3%

Average pay (nominal)$67,8342019: $52,438+29.4%

Residents2,774,2502019: 2,716,940+2.1%

Share of Florida

More of Florida's jobs (13.09%) than of its residents (12.11%).

Residents12.11%

Businesses15.28%

Jobs13.09%

Payroll15.09%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12086. How to read County Business Patterns figures.