Accommodation and Food Services
NAICS sector 72County Business Patterns, 2023Published for 67 of 67 counties
Florida's hotels and restaurants sector had 1,048,633 employees in 48,853 establishments in 2023, at an average pay of $28,507. Average pay of $28,507 is the lowest of the 19 sectors, 0.47 times the all-industry average. It is most concentrated in Monroe County, where it is 3.3 times as common as across the 67 counties.
Compare Miami-Dade and Orange in hotels and restaurants or any two counties.
Twelve of the 67 counties where it is published pay at or above the sector's Florida average.
Florida average $28,507Middle county $22,546
More about the sector
- County averages in the sector range 2.3-fold, from $16,991 in Hamilton County to $39,815 in Monroe County.
- Its 1,048,633 Florida jobs (10.5% of the total) are the 4th-most of any sector.
- Florida jobs in the sector changed +4.2% from 2019 to 2023, the 4th-slowest of the 19 sectors.
- Miami-Dade County alone holds 12.9% of the sector's Florida jobs (135,766); the five largest counties hold 46.9%.
Where it is concentrated
Monroe County leans on it most: 3.3 times its share across the 67 counties.
0.13×Location quotient3.32×
Most concentrated
- Monroe County3.3×
- Nassau County2.0×
- Gulf County1.9×
- Walton County1.9×
- Franklin County1.8×
- Osceola County1.7×
- St. Johns County1.6×
- Gilchrist County1.5×
- Bay County1.5×
- Okaloosa County1.5×
Most jobs
Miami-Dade County has the most jobs; 4 of these ten pay above the sector's Florida average.
| County | Jobs | Employees | Avg pay | Share of sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County | 135,766 | $35,116 | 12.9% | |
| Orange County | 127,746 | $33,444 | 12.2% | |
| Broward County | 91,131 | $28,886 | 8.7% | |
| Palm Beach County | 74,315 | $28,106 | 7.1% | |
| Hillsborough County | 62,557 | $28,083 | 6.0% | |
| Pinellas County | 50,482 | $26,510 | 4.8% | |
| Duval County | 47,676 | $24,660 | 4.5% | |
| Lee County | 33,915 | $25,901 | 3.2% | |
| Brevard County | 26,965 | $23,380 | 2.6% | |
| Collier County | 26,578 | $32,941 | 2.5% |
Highest and lowest pay
Counties with at least 100 jobs in the sector. The top county pays 2.3 times the bottom one.
Highest
- Monroe County$39,815
- Walton County$38,909
- Franklin County$36,752
- Miami-Dade County$35,116
- Gadsden County$33,864
Lowest
- Hamilton County$16,991
- Wakulla County$17,476
- Hardee County$17,550
- Suwannee County$18,543
- Calhoun County$18,570
Source: Census CBP 2023, NAICS 72. The biggest industry in each Florida county.