Okeechobee County

County Business Patterns, 2023Forms the Okeechobee, FL micro areaPopulation 41,603

Okeechobee County had 7,980 private jobs in 922 establishments in March 2023, paying $42,496 on average, 29% below the Florida figure. Jobs in retail trade make up 24.5% of all local jobs, the 2nd-highest share of the 67 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 1.7 times the 67-county share.

Compare Okeechobee side by side with Charlotte or another county.

The largest industry, retail trade, has 25% of Okeechobee County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $21,089 a year in hotels and restaurants to $70,442 in transportation and warehousing.

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What stands out in Okeechobee County

Jobs rose 7.3% since 2019 even as the population fell 1.3%.
January to March accounts for 23.6% of the year's payroll, the 6th-lowest first-quarter share in the state.

Where Okeechobee County ranks

The four measures on which Okeechobee County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on average annual pay, where it ranks 51st of 67.

Average annual pay$42,496

51stof 67

Jobs7,980

46thof 67

Payroll per resident$8,151

45thof 67

Job growth since 2019+7.3%

45thof 67

OkeechobeeOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

16 industries published; retail trade added the most jobs since 2019 (226), arts, entertainment and recreation lost the most (37).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Retail trade	1,958	$35,713	0.94×	+13.1%
Health care & social assistance	1,516	$53,495	0.83×	+3.7%
Hotels & restaurants	1,032	$21,089	0.74×	+4.7%
Construction	623	$44,830	0.70×	+17.8%
Other services	456	$31,833	0.81×	+6.0%
Administrative & support services	423	$45,468	0.78×	+11.9%
Manufacturing	319	$50,618	0.74×	+27.1%
Transportation & warehousing	317	$70,442	1.17×	−8.9%
Wholesale trade	296	$58,321	0.73×	+12.6%
Arts & recreation	266	$42,177	0.98×	−12.2%
Professional & technical services	219	$47,210	0.53×	−5.2%
Finance & insurance	197	$56,457	0.54×	+2.1%
Real estate & rental	141	$41,128	0.67×	+33.0%
Educational services	86	$31,174	0.64×	+62.3%
Information	76	$48,934	0.47×	−19.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	23	$55,565	1.24×	−55.8%
All industries	7,980	$42,496	0.71×	+7.3%

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

What sets Okeechobee County apart

Two industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; professional, scientific and technical services is the most under-represented, at 0.37×.

Business sizes

90.8% have fewer than 20 employees; 6 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–4551

5–9175

10–19111

20–4966

50–9911

100–2496

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +7.3%, residents −1.3% since March 2019.

Jobs7,9802019: 7,440+7.3%

Business establishments9222019: 836+10.3%

Average pay (nominal)$42,4962019: $34,789+22.1%

Residents41,6032019: 42,168−1.3%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.10%) than of its residents (0.18%).

Residents0.18%

Businesses0.14%

Jobs0.10%

Payroll0.07%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12093. How to read County Business Patterns figures.