Union County

County Business Patterns, 2023Outside any metro or micro areaPopulation 15,993

Union County had 1,586 private jobs, the 4th-fewest of any county, in 148 establishments in March 2023, paying $46,431 on average, 23% below the Florida figure. With 99 private jobs for every 1,000 residents, it has the 3rd-lowest ratio in the state; many residents work in other counties, in government or for themselves, or are retired, and none of that is counted here. It is one of three counties with fewer private jobs in 2023 than in 2019 (−1.4%). Its population rose 5.0% over the same years.

With 1,586 jobs, a few employers can move these averages a lot.

Compare Union side by side with DeSoto or another county.

The largest industry, transportation and warehousing, has 24% of Union County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $19,992 a year in hotels and restaurants to $57,704 in transportation and warehousing.

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

What stands out in Union County

There are 9.2 business establishments per 1,000 residents, the lowest density of businesses in the state.
Total payroll rose 17.4% from 2019 in current dollars, the 2nd-slowest increase in the state.
Jobs in transportation and warehousing make up 23.9% of all local jobs, the highest share of the 52 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 5.1 times the 67-county share.
It is one of two counties where transportation and warehousing is the largest industry by jobs, with 23.9% of them.
Private payroll works out at $4,604 per resident, the 5th-lowest figure in Florida.
None of its 6 industries with 100 or more jobs pays as much as the same industry does statewide.

Where Union County ranks

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

Jobs1,586

64thof 67

Jobs per 1,000 residents99

65thof 67

Businesses per 1,000 residents9.2

67thof 67

Job growth since 2019−1.4%

65thof 67

UnionOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

13 industries published; transportation and warehousing added the most jobs since 2019 (31), administrative and support services lost the most (43).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Transportation & warehousing	379	$57,704	0.96×	+8.9%
Health care & social assistance	324	$49,670	0.77×	+1.6%
Retail trade	238	$33,088	0.87×	−0.4%
Construction	189	$44,836	0.70×	+8.6%
Manufacturing	153	$55,386	0.81×	+3.4%
Hotels & restaurants	122	$19,992	0.70×	+11.9%
Other services	50	$27,960	0.71×	+47.1%
Administrative & support services	40	$62,600	1.07×	−51.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	36	$56,472	1.26×	+2.9%
Real estate & rental	21	$35,333	0.58×	+31.2%
Professional & technical services	12	$56,667	0.63×	+500.0%
Finance & insurance	9	$46,444	0.44×	−47.1%
Wholesale trade	5	$47,000	0.59×	−85.7%
All industries	1,586	$46,431	0.77×	−1.4%

Withheld by the Census Bureau: Mining & quarrying, Utilities, Information, Management of companies, Educational services, Arts & recreation.

What sets Union County apart

Four industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; hotels and restaurants is the most under-represented, at 0.59×.

Business sizes

89.9% have fewer than 20 employees; 3 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–488

5–925

10–1920

20–4911

50–99withheld

100–2493

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs −1.4%, residents +5.0% since March 2019.

Jobs1,5862019: 1,609−1.4%

Business establishments1482019: 125+18.4%

Average pay (nominal)$46,4312019: $38,973+19.1%

Residents15,9932019: 15,237+5.0%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.02%) than of its residents (0.07%).

Residents0.07%

Businesses0.02%

Jobs0.02%

Payroll0.02%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12125. How to read County Business Patterns figures.