Wakulla County

County Business Patterns, 20233rd largest of 4 counties in the Tallahassee, FL metro areaPopulation 36,472

Wakulla County had 4,357 private jobs in 509 establishments in March 2023, paying $39,989 on average, 33% below the Florida figure and the 8th-lowest of the 67 counties. Jobs in retail trade make up 26.0% of all local jobs, the highest share of the 67 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 1.8 times the 67-county share. Jobs in the information sector make up 3.4% of all local jobs, the highest share of the 43 counties with at least 100 such jobs and 1.6 times the 67-county share.

With 4,357 jobs, a few employers can move these averages a lot.

Compare Wakulla side by side with Levy or another county.

The largest industry, retail trade, has 26% of Wakulla County's jobs. Among its larger industries, pay runs from $17,476 a year in hotels and restaurants to $78,002 in manufacturing.

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

What stands out in Wakulla County

With 120 private jobs for every 1,000 residents, it has the 7th-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.
Private payroll works out at $4,777 per resident, the 6th-lowest figure in Florida.
Jobs in manufacturing are 2.7 times as common here as across the 67 counties, 11.8% of all local jobs.
91.9% of its establishments have fewer than 20 employees, the 5th-highest share among the 67 counties where size classes are published.
In the latest year alone, March 2022 to March 2023, jobs rose 6.6%, the 8th-fastest in Florida.
It is the lowest-paying of the four counties in the Tallahassee, FL area, $2,593 a job below Jefferson County.

Where Wakulla County ranks

The four measures on which Wakulla County sits furthest from the middle county. It is furthest out on payroll per resident, where it ranks 62nd of 67.

Average annual pay$39,989

60thof 67

Jobs per 1,000 residents120

61stof 67

Payroll per resident$4,777

62ndof 67

Businesses per 1,000 residents14.0

59thof 67

WakullaOther countiesMiddle county

Every industry, line by line

17 industries published; retail trade added the most jobs since 2019 (280), the information sector lost the most (18).

Industry	Jobs	Avg pay	Pay vs same industry statewide	Jobs since 2019
Retail trade	1,133	$28,413	0.75×	+32.8%
Hotels & restaurants	761	$17,476	0.61×	+1.1%
Manufacturing	515	$78,002	1.15×	+2.8%
Construction	449	$46,056	0.72×	+6.2%
Health care & social assistance	355	$40,366	0.63×	+98.3%
Other services	227	$30,837	0.78×	−1.7%
Professional & technical services	203	$65,719	0.73×	+27.7%
Information	150	$48,973	0.48×	−10.7%
Administrative & support services	136	$38,596	0.66×	+38.8%
Finance & insurance	104	$45,683	0.43×	+46.5%
Utilities	82	$81,512	0.66×	+78.3%
Transportation & warehousing	62	$57,984	0.96×	+113.8%
Arts & recreation	56	$27,375	0.63×	−5.1%
Educational services	43	$9,047	0.18×	+616.7%
Real estate & rental	33	$36,879	0.60×	+13.8%
Wholesale trade	29	$55,828	0.70×	−9.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	15	$46,267	1.03×	−11.8%
All industries	4,357	$39,989	0.67×	+19.2%

Withheld by the Census Bureau: Mining & quarrying, Management of companies.

What sets Wakulla County apart

Jobs in utilities are 5.0 times as common here as across the 67 counties; transportation and warehousing is the most under-represented, at 0.31×.

Business sizes

91.9% have fewer than 20 employees; 5 have 100 or more.

EmployeesEstablishments

1–4292

5–9118

10–1958

20–4931

50–993

100–2495

250–499withheld

500–999withheld

1,000+withheld

Since 2019

Jobs +19.2%, residents +8.1% since March 2019.

Jobs4,3572019: 3,656+19.2%

Business establishments5092019: 453+12.4%

Average pay (nominal)$39,9892019: $33,145+20.6%

Residents36,4722019: 33,739+8.1%

Share of Florida

Fewer of Florida's jobs (0.05%) than of its residents (0.16%).

Residents0.16%

Businesses0.08%

Jobs0.05%

Payroll0.04%

Source: Census CBP 2023, 2022, 2019; Population Estimates. FIPS 12129. How to read County Business Patterns figures.