Baldwin County Industry Snapshot

Employment by Industry Sector

Baldwin County

(2025 Q2)

NAICS Industry Employees
44
Retall Trade
15,433
2
Accommodation and Food Services
14,783
62
Health Care and Social Assistance
11,841
23
Construction
7,789
61
Educational Services
6,757
56
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
5,198
81
Other Services (except Public Administration)
5,000
92
Public Administration
4,610
31
Manufacturing
4,305
54
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
4,031
53
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
2,978
48
Transportation and Warehousing
2,854
42
Wholesale Trade
2,475
71
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
2,324
52
Finance and Insurance
2,249
11
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
1,032
22
Utilities
990
51
Information
770
55
Management of Companies and Enterprises
222
21
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
83
99
Unclassified
3
Total – All Industries
95,725
Source: JobsEQ

Employment by Industry Sector

Baldwin County Labor Shed

(2025 Q2)

NAICS Industry Employees
62
Health Care and Social Assistance
90,166
44
Retail Trade
72,365
72
Accommodation and Food Services
64,826
31
Manufacturing
52,098
23
Construction
44,311
61
Educational Services
41,847
56
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
33,394
92
Public Administration
31,098
81
Other Services (except Public Administration)
30,722
54
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
28,378
48
Transportation and Warehousing
24,679
52
Finance and Insurance
23,349
42
Wholesale Trade
17,607
53
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
11,586
71
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
10,753
11
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
5,648
22
Utilities
5,261
51
Information
5,111
55
Management of Companies and Enterprises
3,731
21
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
968
99
Unclassified
204
Total – All Industries
598,102

Source: JobsEQ

Baldwin County Industry & Job Growth

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA Ranks in the Top 1% of U.S. MSAs in Wage and Salary growth

Source: Forbes

Baldwin County has a positive five-year forecast growth rate for all 16 major occupation clusters

Source: JobsEQ

Baldwin County ranks in the top 13 percent of 3,110 U.S. counties for the Innovation Index

Source: StatsAmerica-Innovation index

Total Baldwin County Jobs

Source: JobsEQ

Baldwin County Job Growth

(2020 Q2 - 2025 Q2)

Source: JobsEQ

Alabama Job Growth

(2020 Q2 - 2025 Q2)

Source: JobsEQ

U.S. Job Growth

(2020 Q2 - 2025 Q2)

Source: JobsEQ

Baldwin County Industry Spotlight

Transportation & Warehousing

Transportation & Warehousing Job Growth

Source: JobsEQ

130% growth in Transportation and Warehousing sector jobs in Baldwin County since 2010

Source: JobsEQ

Total Wages for Baldwin County Workers in Transportation and Warehousing Sector

Source: JobsEQ

245% growth in Baldwin County’s Transportation and Warehousing sector total wages since 2010

Source: JobsEQ

Top Occupations in Baldwin County’s Transportation and Warehousing Sector

Source: JobsEQ

Average Wage for all sectors in Baldwin County: $51,485

Average Wage in Baldwin County Transportation and Warehousing sector: $60,600

Alabama’s Top Counties for Job Growth

Alabama’s Top Counties

for Job Growth

(2020 Q2 - 2025 Q2)

Region Total Jobs 2025 Q2 5-Year Total Job Growth
Baldwin County
97,353
24.5%
Madison County
246,426
19.9%
Tuscaloosa County
105,945
19.4%
Jefferson County
396,964
14.0%
Montgomery County
141,058
12.3%
Mobile County
192,554
12.1%
Shelby County
94,674
8.8%
Source: JobsEQ

Alabama’s Top Metros

for Job Growth

(2020 Q2 - 2025 Q2)

Region 5-Year Total Job Growth
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA
26.5%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA
24.5%
Huntsville, AL MSA
23.1%
Decatur, AL MSA
13.5%
Dothan, AL MSA
12.2%

Source: JobsEQ

Source: JobsEQ
Source: U.S. Census Bureau