Putnam County

County Business Patterns, 2023Forms the Palatka, FL micro areaPopulation 76,211

Putnam County had 13,231 private jobs in 1,331 establishments in March 2023, paying $43,701 on average, 27% below the Florida figure. Jobs in agriculture, forestry and fishing are 9.9 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 0.9% of all local jobs. Jobs in utilities are 5.0 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 1.9% of all local jobs.

Compare Putnam side by side with Suwannee or another county.

The largest industry, retail trade, has 21% of Putnam County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $19,089 a year in hotels and restaurants to $113,516 in utilities.

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

What stands out in Putnam County

Jobs in manufacturing are 3.4 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 15.1% of all local jobs.
In the latest year alone, March 2022 to March 2023, jobs rose 0.2%, the 7th-slowest in Florida.

Where Putnam County ranks

The four measures on which Putnam County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on job growth since 2019, where it ranks 57th of 67.

Average annual pay$43,701

46thof 67

Jobs per 1,000 residents174

51stof 67

Payroll per resident$7,587

49thof 67

Job growth since 2019+3.9%

57thof 67

PutnamOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

18 industries published; hotels and restaurants added the most jobs since 2019 (327), health care and social assistance lost the most (355).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Retail trade	2,789	$33,026	0.87×	+1.2%
Health care & social assistance	2,268	$49,906	0.78×	−13.5%
Manufacturing	1,997	$69,841	1.03×	+4.2%
Hotels & restaurants	1,824	$19,089	0.67×	+21.8%
Construction	1,094	$46,221	0.72×	+18.4%
Other services	751	$27,686	0.70×	−1.1%
Administrative & support services	641	$41,025	0.70×	+100.9%
Professional & technical services	362	$44,229	0.49×	+50.8%
Finance & insurance	264	$51,727	0.49×	−11.7%
Wholesale trade	261	$39,923	0.50×	+82.5%
Utilities	250	$113,516	0.91×	−23.8%
Transportation & warehousing	144	$46,667	0.77×	−49.5%
Information	143	$49,168	0.48×	−3.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	125	$45,504	1.02×	−18.3%
Real estate & rental	120	$38,083	0.62×	−6.2%
Educational services	101	$34,832	0.71×	+9.8%
Arts & recreation	44	$30,614	0.71×	−43.6%
Mining & quarrying	26	$76,308	0.87×	+160.0%
All industries	13,231	$43,701	0.73×	+3.9%

Withheld by the Census Bureau: Management of companies.

What sets Putnam County apart

Five industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; transportation and warehousing is the most under-represented, at 0.23×.

Business sizes

90.8% have fewer than 20 employees; 14 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–4755

5–9271

10–19183

20–4979

50–9926

100–24914

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +3.9%, residents +2.3% since March 2019.

Jobs13,2312019: 12,733+3.9%

Business establishments1,3312019: 1,234+7.9%

Average pay (nominal)$43,7012019: $36,278+20.5%

Residents76,2112019: 74,521+2.3%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.16%) than of its residents (0.33%).

Residents0.33%

Businesses0.21%

Jobs0.16%

Payroll0.12%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12107. How to read County Business Patterns figures.