Baker County, Florida
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Population Profile
Educational Attainment
Employment Overview
- Talent gap: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment trails the national average by 17.9 pts, relevant for advanced-services attraction strategy.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Largest sector: Transportation and Warehousing employs 1,109 workers (24.3% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $47,891.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $1.1B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Construction averages $57,693 while Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation averages $11,304, a 5.1x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
EP customers get year-over-year deltas, WARN notices, and SEC filings for every sector tracked above, surfaced as proactive alerts, not after-the-fact news.
Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
- Top specialization: General Merchandise Retailers concentrates at 3.16x the national norm, strong concentration that anchors the local economy and supports supply-chain attraction strategy.
- Cluster depth: 4 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, suggesting an interconnected industrial base rather than reliance on a single employer or sector.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
HUD Fair Market Rents
- In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 3.2x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
- High home ownership: 85.1% owner-occupied; rental supply may be tight for incoming workers.
- Broadly affordable rents: All 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom tiers sit below the 30%-of-median-income affordability threshold (~$1,996/mo), a clear cost-of-living advantage for workforce attraction.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Education & Talent Pipeline
Aging Workforce
Workforce by Occupation
- Low participation: 59.6% labor force participation suggests untapped capacity; workforce development programs may unlock supply.
- Talent pipeline: 6 regional institutions feed the workforce; the top three combined produce 56,676 annual credentials.
AI Insights
AI-assisted analysis, drawn from 9 federal data sources
Baker County shows meaningful potential for general merchandise retailers attraction, with a 3.16x concentration and 489 jobs in this sub-sector.
The interconnected base across general merchandise retailers, gasoline stations and fuel dealers, and specialty trade contractors creates supply-chain attraction leverage rather than single-employer risk, a structural advantage for industrial recruitment.
Industry Shift Analysis
Prospect Match Scores
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Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Baker County, Florida, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Baker County, Florida?
28,430 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Baker County, Florida?
$79,836 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Baker County, Florida?
4.2% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Baker County, Florida?
$1.1B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1).