Orange County

County Business Patterns, 2023Largest of 4 counties in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro areaPopulation 1,501,265

Orange County had 842,028 private jobs, the 2nd-most of any county, in 45,588 establishments in March 2023, paying $58,345 on average, 3% below the Florida figure. With 561 private jobs for every 1,000 residents, it has the highest ratio in the state. Private payroll works out at $32,724 per resident, the highest figure in Florida.

Compare Orange side by side with Broward or another county.

The largest industry, hotels and restaurants, has 15% of Orange County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $33,444 a year in hotels and restaurants to $95,622 in professional, scientific and technical services.

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What stands out in Orange County

Its establishments are large by Florida standards, 18.5 employees each on average (the highest).
Jobs in arts, entertainment and recreation make up 8.4% of all local jobs, the 2nd-highest share of the 43 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 2.9 times the 67-county share.
It has more jobs in management of companies than any other Florida county: 29,090.
Only one county has more jobs in manufacturing; it has 35,018.
Only one county has more jobs in wholesale trade; it has 45,542.
85.8% of its establishments have fewer than 20 employees, the 6th-lowest share among the 67 counties where size classes are published.

Where Orange County ranks

The four measures on which Orange County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on jobs per 1,000 residents, where it ranks 1st of 67.

Jobs842,028

2ndof 67

Business establishments45,588

4thof 67

Jobs per 1,000 residents561

1stof 67

Payroll per resident$32,724

1stof 67

OrangeOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

19 industries published; health care and social assistance added the most jobs since 2019 (19,877), administrative and support services lost the most (4,019).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Hotels & restaurants	127,746	$33,444	1.17×	−1.0%
Health care & social assistance	100,404	$64,089	1.00×	+24.7%
Retail trade	89,299	$37,064	0.98×	+2.6%
Arts & recreation	70,811	$34,278	0.79×	+5.5%
Professional & technical services	62,056	$95,622	1.07×	+1.4%
Administrative & support services	57,319	$46,123	0.79×	−6.5%
Wholesale trade	45,542	$80,025	1.01×	+36.4%
Construction	44,530	$69,946	1.09×	+17.0%
Transportation & warehousing	44,312	$59,092	0.98×	+20.5%
Other services	37,610	$40,927	1.04×	+0.4%
Manufacturing	35,018	$85,252	1.25×	+24.0%
Management of companies	29,090	$87,377	0.85×	+5.2%
Finance & insurance	28,585	$92,189	0.87×	+17.1%
Real estate & rental	27,441	$71,799	1.17×	+13.5%
Information	21,764	$92,954	0.90×	+6.1%
Educational services	18,559	$48,530	0.99×	+27.7%
Utilities	1,568	$75,753	0.61×	+64.0%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	284	$35,173	0.79×	+94.5%
Mining & quarrying	45	$38,644	0.44×	+800.0%
All industries	842,028	$58,345	0.97×	+9.0%

What sets Orange County apart

Three 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 0.35×.

Business sizes

85.8% have fewer than 20 employees; 1,240 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–427,718

5–96,405

10–195,013

20–493,816

50–991,396

100–249864

250–499214

500–99987

1,000+75

Since 2019

Jobs +9.0%, residents +7.7% since March 2019.

Jobs842,0282019: 772,591+9.0%

Business establishments45,5882019: 39,740+14.7%

Average pay (nominal)$58,3452019: $48,773+19.6%

Residents1,501,2652019: 1,393,452+7.7%

Share of Florida

More of Florida's jobs (10.45%) than of its residents (6.55%).

Residents6.55%

Businesses7.08%

Jobs10.45%

Payroll10.35%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12095. How to read County Business Patterns figures.