Construction
NAICS sector 23County Business Patterns, 2023Published for 67 of 67 counties
Florida's construction sector had 561,420 employees in 68,008 establishments in 2023, at an average pay of $64,124. Florida jobs in the sector changed +18.6% from 2019 to 2023, the 4th-fastest of the 19 sectors. County averages in the sector range 2.0-fold, from $37,465 in Holmes County to $75,508 in Duval County.
Compare Broward and Hillsborough in construction or any two counties.
Nine of the 67 counties where it is published pay at or above the sector's Florida average.
Florida average $64,124Middle county $53,747
More about the sector
- Broward County alone holds 8.8% of the sector's Florida jobs (49,196); the five largest counties hold 41.1%.
- In the latest year, March 2022 to March 2023, its Florida jobs changed +7.3%.
- It is published for all 67 counties.
Where it is concentrated
Jefferson County leans on it most: 2.4 times its share across the 67 counties.
0.34×Location quotient2.35×
Most concentrated
- Jefferson County2.4×
- Gilchrist County2.3×
- Gadsden County2.2×
- Lee County1.8×
- Sumter County1.8×
- Columbia County1.7×
- Hendry County1.7×
- Union County1.7×
- Lake County1.7×
- Collier County1.7×
Most jobs
Broward County has the most jobs; 6 of these ten pay above the sector's Florida average.
| County | Jobs | Employees | Avg pay | Share of sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broward County | 49,196 | $71,441 | 8.8% | |
| Hillsborough County | 48,880 | $67,838 | 8.7% | |
| Miami-Dade County | 45,764 | $62,890 | 8.2% | |
| Orange County | 44,530 | $69,946 | 7.9% | |
| Palm Beach County | 42,267 | $67,521 | 7.5% | |
| Duval County | 36,227 | $75,508 | 6.5% | |
| Lee County | 33,899 | $62,602 | 6.0% | |
| Pinellas County | 23,121 | $62,552 | 4.1% | |
| Seminole County | 20,660 | $67,412 | 3.7% | |
| Collier County | 17,463 | $63,438 | 3.1% |
Highest and lowest pay
Counties with at least 100 jobs in the sector. The top county pays 2.0 times the bottom one.
Highest
- Duval County$75,508
- Sumter County$75,364
- Broward County$71,441
- Orange County$69,946
- Hillsborough County$67,838
Lowest
- Holmes County$37,465
- Franklin County$41,151
- Dixie County$41,878
- Calhoun County$43,192
- Glades County$43,778
Source: Census CBP 2023, NAICS 23. The biggest industry in each Florida county.