Suwannee County

County Business Patterns, 2023Outside any metro or micro areaPopulation 46,134

Suwannee County had 9,268 private jobs in 755 establishments in March 2023, paying $40,769 on average, 32% below the Florida figure. Jobs in utilities make up 2.0% of all local jobs, the 3rd-highest share of the 37 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 5.4 times the 67-county share. Jobs in retail trade make up 24.2% of all local jobs, the 3rd-highest share of the 67 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 1.7 times the 67-county share.

Compare Suwannee side by side with Putnam or another county.

The largest industry, retail trade, has 24% of Suwannee County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $18,543 a year in hotels and restaurants to $79,757 in utilities.

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

What stands out in Suwannee County

Jobs in manufacturing are 4.2 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 18.8% of all local jobs.
None of its 14 industries with 100 or more jobs pays as much as the same industry does statewide.

Where Suwannee County ranks

The four measures on which Suwannee County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on average annual pay, where it ranks 57th of 67.

Average annual pay$40,769

57thof 67

Business establishments755

46thof 67

Businesses per 1,000 residents16.4

54thof 67

Job growth since 2019+5.4%

51stof 67

SuwanneeOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

18 industries published; retail trade added the most jobs since 2019 (314), manufacturing lost the most (306).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Retail trade	2,247	$30,293	0.80×	+16.2%
Manufacturing	1,742	$53,963	0.79×	−14.9%
Hotels & restaurants	1,198	$18,543	0.65×	+28.5%
Health care & social assistance	1,180	$43,249	0.67×	−18.6%
Construction	710	$53,258	0.83×	+35.8%
Administrative & support services	338	$43,757	0.75×	+61.7%
Other services	314	$31,640	0.80×	−5.4%
Wholesale trade	310	$51,787	0.65×	+22.1%
Real estate & rental	260	$37,412	0.61×	+213.2%
Professional & technical services	198	$38,086	0.42×	+15.1%
Utilities	189	$79,757	0.64×	−30.3%
Finance & insurance	154	$55,532	0.53×	+5.5%
Information	104	$69,019	0.67×	+1.0%
Transportation & warehousing	100	$40,260	0.67×	−4.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	87	$48,724	1.09×	+2.4%
Management of companies	50	$67,340	0.66×	−34.2%
Arts & recreation	31	$56,355	1.30×	+55.0%
Educational services	30	$36,333	0.74×	+20.0%
All industries	9,268	$40,769	0.68×	+5.4%

Withheld by the Census Bureau: Mining & quarrying.

What sets Suwannee County apart

Jobs in agriculture, forestry and fishing are 9.8 times as common here as across the 67 counties; transportation and warehousing is the most under-represented, at 0.23×.

Business sizes

87.9% have fewer than 20 employees; 11 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–4429

5–9157

10–1978

20–4966

50–9911

100–24911

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +5.4%, residents +3.9% since March 2019.

Jobs9,2682019: 8,791+5.4%

Business establishments7552019: 660+14.4%

Average pay (nominal)$40,7692019: $32,749+24.5%

Residents46,1342019: 44,417+3.9%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.12%) than of its residents (0.20%).

Residents0.20%

Businesses0.12%

Jobs0.12%

Payroll0.08%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12121. How to read County Business Patterns figures.