Pinellas County

County Business Patterns, 20232nd largest of 4 counties in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro areaPopulation 967,301

Pinellas County had 425,004 private jobs, the 7th-most of any county, in 32,509 establishments in March 2023, paying $59,991 on average, level with the Florida figure and the 7th-highest of the 67 counties. Pay in private educational services averages $71,755 a year here, more than in any other county with at least 100 jobs in it. With 439 private jobs for every 1,000 residents, it has the 5th-highest ratio in the state.

Compare Pinellas side by side with Brevard or another county.

The largest industry, health care and social assistance, has 18% of Pinellas County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $26,510 a year in hotels and restaurants to $120,177 in utilities.

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What stands out in Pinellas County

Private payroll works out at $26,358 per resident, the 4th-highest figure in Florida.
Jobs rose 6.4% since 2019 even as the population fell 0.8%.
Only two counties have more jobs in manufacturing; it has 33,600.

Where Pinellas County ranks

The four measures on which Pinellas County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on payroll per resident, where it ranks 4th of 67.

Average annual pay$59,991

7thof 67

Business establishments32,509

6thof 67

Jobs per 1,000 residents439

5thof 67

Payroll per resident$26,358

4thof 67

PinellasOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

19 industries published; professional, scientific and technical services added the most jobs since 2019 (7,877), wholesale trade lost the most (808).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Health care & social assistance	75,145	$65,310	1.01×	+1.7%
Retail trade	54,288	$36,747	0.97×	+2.7%
Hotels & restaurants	50,482	$26,510	0.93×	+1.4%
Professional & technical services	36,818	$80,611	0.90×	+27.2%
Manufacturing	33,600	$68,012	1.00×	+5.2%
Finance & insurance	31,203	$102,856	0.97×	+9.6%
Administrative & support services	28,937	$46,988	0.80×	+7.3%
Construction	23,121	$62,552	0.97×	+12.3%
Other services	17,695	$34,878	0.88×	−1.9%
Wholesale trade	13,122	$78,220	0.98×	−5.8%
Management of companies	13,042	$95,587	0.94×	+12.6%
Information	11,937	$95,918	0.93×	+5.5%
Arts & recreation	10,141	$41,181	0.95×	+30.5%
Real estate & rental	8,892	$55,101	0.90×	−5.6%
Educational services	7,893	$71,755	1.47×	+12.1%
Transportation & warehousing	7,392	$44,868	0.74×	+32.3%
Utilities	1,171	$120,177	0.97×	−7.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	70	$43,571	0.97×	+32.1%
Mining & quarrying	2	$99,000	1.13×	n/a
All industries	425,004	$59,991	1.00×	+6.4%

What sets Pinellas County apart

Jobs in manufacturing are 1.8 times as common here as across the 67 counties; agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most under-represented, at 0.17×.

Business sizes

88.7% have fewer than 20 employees; 662 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–420,749

5–94,754

10–193,322

20–492,244

50–99778

100–249477

250–499116

500–99940

1,000+29

Since 2019

Jobs +6.4%, residents −0.8% since March 2019.

Jobs425,0042019: 399,445+6.4%

Business establishments32,5092019: 29,449+10.4%

Average pay (nominal)$59,9912019: $50,022+19.9%

Residents967,3012019: 974,996−0.8%

Share of Florida

More of Florida's jobs (5.27%) than of its residents (4.22%).

Residents4.22%

Businesses5.05%

Jobs5.27%

Payroll5.37%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12103. How to read County Business Patterns figures.