Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
Metropolitan statistical areaOMB delineation, July 2023County Business Patterns, 2023
The Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metropolitan area spans two counties with 66,323 private jobs paying $47,572 on average in 2023. Bay County holds 93.9% of the area's jobs. Jobs grew 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, the 4th-slowest growth of the 28 areas.
Compare Bay with Washington side by side.
Member counties
Light bars: Washington pays below the area average.
Member counties
| County | Jobs | Population | Employees | Avg pay | Since 2019 | Largest industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay County | 192,422 | 62,282 | $48,032 | +5.2% | Hotels & restaurants | |
| Washington County | 25,545 | 4,041 | $40,487 | −3.5% | Retail trade |
More about the area
- Growth since 2019 ranged from −3.5% in Washington County to +5.2% in Bay County.
- Pay differs by $7,545 a job between Bay County ($48,032) and Washington County ($40,487).
Industries in the area
The five largest industries, plus those at least 1.2 times as common as across the 67 counties. Utilities leans furthest, at 1.80×.
| Industry | Jobs | Share of area jobs | vs 67 counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels & restaurants | 12,517 | 18.9% | 1.45× |
| Retail trade | 12,369 | 18.6% | 1.31× |
| Health care & social assistance | 9,547 | 14.4% | 0.91× |
| Construction | 5,596 | 8.4% | 1.22× |
| Administrative & support services | 4,692 | 7.1% | 1.01× |
| Utilities | 454 | 0.7% | 1.80× |
| Manufacturing | 4,120 | 6.2% | 1.40× |
Source: Census CBP 2023; OMB delineation, July 2023. Metro, micro and rural Florida counties compared.