Volusia County

County Business Patterns, 2023Largest of 2 counties in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro areaPopulation 592,622

Volusia County had 164,490 private jobs in 14,367 establishments in March 2023, paying $45,852 on average, 24% below the Florida figure. Pay in management of companies averages $181,630 a year here, more than in any other county with at least 100 jobs in it. Jobs in private educational services make up 4.8% of all local jobs, the highest share of the 42 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 2.0 times the 67-county share.

Compare Volusia side by side with Indian River or another county.

The largest industry, health care and social assistance, has 18% of Volusia County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $23,510 a year in hotels and restaurants to $181,630 in management of companies.

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

Where Volusia County ranks

The four measures on which Volusia County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on jobs, where it ranks 12th of 67.

Jobs164,490

12thof 67

Business establishments14,367

13thof 67

Businesses per 1,000 residents24.2

23rdof 67

Job growth since 2019+5.2%

53rdof 67

VolusiaOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

19 industries published; hotels and restaurants added the most jobs since 2019 (2,315), the information sector lost the most (1,220).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Health care & social assistance	30,278	$57,073	0.89×	+7.3%
Retail trade	29,543	$35,531	0.94×	+7.6%
Hotels & restaurants	26,379	$23,510	0.82×	+9.6%
Construction	11,196	$56,769	0.89×	+8.8%
Manufacturing	10,239	$59,295	0.87×	+5.5%
Educational services	7,922	$37,094	0.76×	−4.0%
Other services	7,443	$34,462	0.87×	+0.5%
Professional & technical services	6,897	$61,264	0.68×	−13.5%
Administrative & support services	6,806	$37,185	0.63×	−12.0%
Arts & recreation	6,665	$34,870	0.81×	+42.6%
Finance & insurance	5,693	$74,226	0.70×	+6.8%
Wholesale trade	4,135	$64,770	0.81×	−1.7%
Transportation & warehousing	3,746	$52,033	0.86×	+47.0%
Real estate & rental	3,252	$44,761	0.73×	+12.3%
Information	2,428	$46,480	0.45×	−33.4%
Management of companies	1,374	$181,630	1.78×	+0.2%
Utilities	422	$111,081	0.89×	−11.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	37	$30,405	0.68×	−19.6%
Mining & quarrying	22	$58,000	0.66×	+57.1%
All industries	164,490	$45,852	0.76×	+5.2%

What sets Volusia County apart

Four industries are at least 1.25 times as common here as across the 67 counties; management of companies is the most under-represented, at 0.38×.

Business sizes

88.4% have fewer than 20 employees; 219 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–48,709

5–92,364

10–191,631

20–491,114

50–99330

100–249171

250–49931

500–99910

1,000+7

Since 2019

Jobs +5.2%, residents +7.1% since March 2019.

Jobs164,4902019: 156,337+5.2%

Business establishments14,3672019: 13,224+8.6%

Average pay (nominal)$45,8522019: $38,015+20.6%

Residents592,6222019: 553,284+7.1%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (2.04%) than of its residents (2.59%).

Residents2.59%

Businesses2.23%

Jobs2.04%

Payroll1.59%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12127. How to read County Business Patterns figures.