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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Business establishments in Alachua County

2014 – 2025 · 12 data points 24 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Business establishments, 2014 – 2025 number
+21% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Compared with Business establishments · number
Alachua County 8,013
Florida 862K

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

The series at a glance Alachua County · 2014 – 2025
Latest value 8,013 · 2025
First value 6,593 · 2014
Highest 8,146 · 2023
Lowest 6,593 · 2014
Average change +1.8% a year on average
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2014 – 2025

YearAlachua CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2025 8,013 −0.8% 862K 12M
2024 8,081 −0.8% 876K 12M
2023 8,146 +4.0% 873K 12M
2022 7,831 +1.4% 846K 11M
2021 7,722 +4.2% 792K 11M
2020 7,414 +1.0% 741K 10M
2019 7,341 +3.7% 712K 9.9M
2018 7,082 +2.0% 685K 9.7M
2017 6,942 +1.0% 667K 9.5M
2016 6,873 +3.9% 652K 9.4M
2015 6,612 +0.3% 636K 9.2M
2014 6,593 631K 9.1M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBusiness establishments
21 Alachua County 6,593
54 Baker County 390
27 Bay County 5,337
50 Bradford County 500
10 Brevard County 14,639
2 Broward County 65,698
61 Calhoun County 213
29 Charlotte County 4,295
34 Citrus County 3,020
31 Clay County 4,159
13 Collier County 12,492
40 Columbia County 1,426
48 DeSoto County 589
62 Dixie County 209
7 Duval County 27,320
18 Escambia County 7,973
37 Flagler County 2,138
56 Franklin County 344
47 Gadsden County 746
60 Gilchrist County 267
65 Glades County 139
55 Gulf County 352
63 Hamilton County 195
49 Hardee County 536
45 Hendry County 787
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014

What it means

The number of workplaces of companies and organisations.

How it is calculated

Local units (offices, shops, plants) registered in the business register.