Manufacturing
NAICS sector 31-33County Business Patterns, 2023Published for 66 of 67 counties
Florida's manufacturing sector had 358,707 employees in 14,341 establishments in 2023, at an average pay of $68,079. County averages in the sector range 4.2-fold, from $36,546 in Washington County to $153,473 in Hamilton County. It is most concentrated in Dixie County, where it is 7.3 times as common as across the 67 counties.
Compare Miami-Dade and Orange in manufacturing or any two counties.
20 of the 66 counties where it is published pay at or above the sector's Florida average.
Florida average $68,079Middle county $62,082
More about the sector
- Miami-Dade County alone holds 10.5% of the sector's Florida jobs (37,539); the five largest counties hold 44.6%.
- It is the largest private employer in three of the 67 counties.
Where it is concentrated
Dixie County leans on it most: 7.3 times its share across the 67 counties.
0.18×Location quotient7.27×
Most concentrated
- Dixie County7.3×
- Hamilton County7.0×
- Taylor County6.4×
- Liberty County5.6×
- Suwannee County4.2×
- Madison County3.6×
- Putnam County3.4×
- Glades County3.3×
- Levy County3.2×
- Wakulla County2.7×
Most jobs
Miami-Dade County has the most jobs; 5 of these ten pay above the sector's Florida average.
| County | Jobs | Employees | Avg pay | Share of sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County | 37,539 | $56,498 | 10.5% | |
| Orange County | 35,018 | $85,252 | 9.8% | |
| Pinellas County | 33,600 | $68,012 | 9.4% | |
| Hillsborough County | 28,233 | $69,788 | 7.9% | |
| Broward County | 25,493 | $62,602 | 7.1% | |
| Duval County | 23,786 | $76,404 | 6.6% | |
| Polk County | 17,816 | $68,069 | 5.0% | |
| Palm Beach County | 17,585 | $77,033 | 4.9% | |
| Brevard County | 16,069 | $80,878 | 4.5% | |
| Volusia County | 10,239 | $59,295 | 2.9% |
Highest and lowest pay
Counties with at least 100 jobs in the sector. The top county pays 4.2 times the bottom one.
Highest
- Hamilton County$153,473
- Hendry County$95,145
- Glades County$92,508
- Orange County$85,252
- St. Johns County$84,216
Lowest
- Washington County$36,546
- Flagler County$36,774
- Levy County$38,515
- Holmes County$45,403
- Madison County$46,542
Source: Census CBP 2023, NAICS 31-33. The biggest industry in each Florida county.