Polk County, FL
FIPS 12105 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Polk County had an annual average of 260,591 jobs across 17,280 establishments, paying $14.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
260,591
+0.7% YoY
Establishments
17,280
Total Wages
$14.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,696
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 20,023 | 240 | $952 | $970.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 19,909 | 1,102 | $479 | $496.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 18,936 | 62 | $953 | $938.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 17,295 | 1,427 | $805 | $724.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 15,813 | 1,018 | $5,400 | $1,160.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 11,032 | 1,533 | $1,171 | $671.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 10,321 | 34 | $1,218 | $653.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 8,453 | 1,713 | $2,223 | $628.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 7,331 | 248 | $578 | $220.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 7,065 | 27 | $2,066 | $454.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 6,889 | 284 | $530 | $189.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 6,841 | 467 | $1,273 | $453.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 6,712 | 109 | $1,857 | $648.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 6,393 | 362 | $1,364 | $453.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 6,112 | 309 | $1,196 | $380.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 5,707 | 456 | $1,579 | $468.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 5,192 | 104 | $819 | $221.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 5,040 | 66 | $1,254 | $328.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 4,137 | 218 | $1,428 | $307.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 3,954 | 18 | $1,943 | $248.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 3,773 | 638 | $848 | $122.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,343 | 131 | $572 | $99.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 3,233 | 237 | $1,812 | $285.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,105 | 128 | $860 | $138.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,029 | 503 | $1,179 | $185.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3,003 | 822 | $890 | $138.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,724 | 533 | $1,746 | $217.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,338 | 53 | $1,894 | $230.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,075 | 114 | $1,534 | $164.3M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,994 | 30 | $902 | $93.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,942 | 316 | $593 | $59.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,870 | 97 | $1,359 | $132.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,857 | 241 | $601 | $58.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,796 | 136 | $622 | $58.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,767 | 381 | $623 | $57.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 1,744 | 34 | $1,032 | $93.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,659 | 164 | $978 | $84.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,615 | 212 | $788 | $66.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,517 | 50 | $1,426 | $112.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,428 | 162 | $453 | $33.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,396 | 70 | $1,546 | $112.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,225 | 54 | $1,183 | $75.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,126 | 84 | $1,392 | $81.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,089 | 201 | $866 | $49.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,029 | 29 | $1,589 | $85.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 982 | 12 | $1,581 | $47.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 847 | 30 | $1,247 | $54.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 816 | 112 | $1,300 | $55.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 795 | 65 | $1,159 | $47.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 793 | 90 | $1,113 | $45.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 751 | 106 | $852 | $33.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 721 | 85 | $947 | $35.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 710 | 94 | $1,414 | $52.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 683 | 12 | $1,670 | $59.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 678 | 49 | $2,483 | $87.5M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 641 | 13 | $1,898 | $63.3M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 628 | 8 | $1,664 | $54.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 569 | 15 | $850 | $25.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 546 | 46 | $963 | $27.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 505 | 115 | $1,354 | $35.6M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 394 | 122 | $2,378 | $48.7M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 336 | 6 | $1,964 | $34.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 323 | 7 | $878 | $14.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 300 | 11 | $1,048 | $16.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 297 | 24 | $1,677 | $19.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 282 | 29 | $1,048 | $15.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 256 | 177 | $770 | $10.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 247 | 47 | $758 | $9.7M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 222 | 446 | $974 | $11.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 192 | 28 | $984 | $9.8M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 191 | 27 | $554 | $5.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 170 | 11 | $1,095 | $8.3M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 152 | 22 | $2,492 | $19.7M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 112 | 8 | $1,014 | $5.9M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 101 | 12 | $1,382 | $7.3M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 78 | 6 | $1,076 | $4.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 77 | 3 | $1,406 | $5.7M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 74 | 30 | $1,960 | $7.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 71 | 13 | $1,492 | $5.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 53 | 12 | $1,233 | $3.4M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 36 | 13 | $1,319 | $2.5M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 22 | 5 | $641 | $0.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 11 | 9 | $1,149 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,452
jobs · $77,954 avg pay
State Government
4,865
jobs · $53,475 avg pay
Local Government
22,925
jobs · $55,359 avg pay
Private
231,349
jobs · $55,637 avg pay
FL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.8%
April 2026
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