Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
NAICS sector 53County Business Patterns, 2023Published for 65 of 67 counties
Florida's real estate and rental sector had 208,867 employees in 47,772 establishments in 2023, at an average pay of $61,328. Its establishments average 4.4 employees, the smallest of the 19 sectors. It is most concentrated in Walton County, where it is 3.1 times as common as across the 67 counties.
Compare Broward and Miami-Dade in real estate and rental or any two counties.
Nine of the 65 counties where it is published pay at or above the sector's Florida average.
Florida average $61,328Middle county $44,935
More about the sector
- County averages in the sector range 2.4-fold, from $31,901 in Franklin County to $75,496 in Hardee County.
- Broward County alone holds 13.6% of the sector's Florida jobs (28,412); the five largest counties hold 54.8%.
Where it is concentrated
Walton County leans on it most: 3.1 times its share across the 67 counties.
0.06×Location quotient3.06×
Most concentrated
- Walton County3.1×
- Franklin County2.5×
- Osceola County2.1×
- Gulf County1.4×
- Sumter County1.4×
- Broward County1.4×
- Monroe County1.3×
- St. Johns County1.3×
- Orange County1.3×
- Collier County1.2×
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 | 28,412 | $58,248 | 13.6% | |
| Miami-Dade County | 28,068 | $65,611 | 13.4% | |
| Orange County | 27,441 | $71,799 | 13.1% | |
| Palm Beach County | 16,347 | $73,511 | 7.8% | |
| Hillsborough County | 14,283 | $66,353 | 6.8% | |
| Pinellas County | 8,892 | $55,101 | 4.3% | |
| Duval County | 8,273 | $74,719 | 4.0% | |
| Lee County | 8,021 | $69,655 | 3.8% | |
| Osceola County | 5,417 | $41,246 | 2.6% | |
| Polk County | 4,810 | $46,209 | 2.3% |
Highest and lowest pay
Counties with at least 100 jobs in the sector. The top county pays 2.4 times the bottom one.
Highest
- Hardee County$75,496
- Duval County$74,719
- Palm Beach County$73,511
- Orange County$71,799
- Lee County$69,655
Lowest
- Franklin County$31,901
- Levy County$32,875
- Suwannee County$37,412
- Putnam County$38,083
- Highlands County$38,189
Source: Census CBP 2023, NAICS 53. The biggest industry in each Florida county.