Retail Trade

NAICS sector 44-45County Business Patterns, 2023Published for 67 of 67 counties

Florida's retail trade sector had 1,146,619 employees in 75,988 establishments in 2023, at an average pay of $37,892. Average pay of $37,892 is the 2nd-lowest of the 19 sectors, 0.63 times the all-industry average. Its 1,146,619 Florida jobs (11.5% of the total) are the 3rd-most of any sector.

Compare Miami-Dade and Broward in retail trade or any two counties.

Eleven of the 67 counties where it is published pay at or above the sector's Florida average.

Florida average $37,892Middle county $33,026

More about the sector

It is the largest private employer in 18 of the 67 counties.
Miami-Dade County alone holds 12.2% of the sector's Florida jobs (139,904); the five largest counties hold 43.2%.
County averages in the sector range 2.0-fold, from $21,913 in Liberty County to $44,629 in Collier County.
It is published for all 67 counties.

Most jobs

Miami-Dade County has the most jobs; 5 of these ten pay above the sector's Florida average.

County	Employees	Avg pay	Share of sector
Miami-Dade County	139,904	$40,588	12.2%
Broward County	106,344	$41,014	9.3%
Orange County	89,299	$37,064	7.8%
Palm Beach County	82,553	$41,047	7.2%
Hillsborough County	77,369	$39,695	6.8%
Duval County	55,193	$38,318	4.8%
Pinellas County	54,288	$36,747	4.7%
Lee County	43,772	$37,700	3.8%
Polk County	34,212	$35,818	3.0%
Volusia County	29,543	$35,531	2.6%

Highest and lowest pay

Counties with at least 100 jobs in the sector. The top county pays 2.0 times the bottom one.

Highest

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Source: Census CBP 2023, NAICS 44-45. The biggest industry in each Florida county.