Baldwin County Industry Snapshot

Employment by Industry Sector

Baldwin County

(2024 Q3)

NAICS Industry Employees
44
Retall Trade
38.9%
2
Accommodation and Food Services
14,211
62
Health Care and Social Assistance
11,447
23
Construction
7,669
61
Educational Services
6,537
56
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
5,254
81
Other Services (except Public Administration)
4,858
92
Public Administration
4,497
31
Manufacturing
4,298
54
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
3,857
53
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
3,036
48
Transportation and Warehousing
2,784
71
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
2,470
42
Wholesale Trade
2,408
52
Finance and Insurance
2,206
11
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
1,046
22
Utilities
972
51
Information
747
55
Management of Companies and Enterprises
225
21
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
75
99
Unclassified
1
Total – All Industries
94,194
Source: JobsEQ

Employment by Industry Sector

Baldwin County Labor Shed

(2024 Q3)

NAICS Industry Employees
62
Health Care and Social Assistance
88,011
44
Retail Trade
73,194
72
Accommodation and Food Services
63,216
31
Manufacturing
50,763
23
Construction
44,292
61
Educational Services
41,513
56
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
34,496
92
Public Administration
30,460
81
Other Services (except Public Administration)
29,977
54
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
28,392
48
Transportation and Warehousing
24,960
52
Finance and Insurance
22,897
42
Wholesale Trade
17,786
53
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
11,660
71
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
10,678
11
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
5,685
22
Utilities
5,229
51
Information
5,170
55
Management of Companies and Enterprises
3,731
21
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
904
99
Unclassified
268
Total – All Industries
593,283

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

(2019 Q3 - 2024 Q3)

Source: JobsEQ

Alabama Job Growth

(2019 Q3 - 2024 Q3)

Source: JobsEQ

U.S. Job Growth

(2019 Q3 - 2024 Q3)

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: $49,818

Average Wage in Baldwin County Transportation and Warehousing sector: $59,372

Alabama’s Top Counties for Job Growth

Alabama’s Top Counties

for Job Growth

(2019 Q3 - 2024 Q3)

Region Total Jobs 2024 Q3 5-Year Total Job Growth
Madison County
243,539
11.5%
Baldwin County
95,553
10.9%
Jefferson County
397,199
3.6%
Tuscaloosa County
106,067
2.5%
Mobile County
190,197
1.4%
Montgomery County
141,084
1.4%
Shelby County
95,106
0.4%
Source: JobsEQ

Alabama’s Top Metros

for Job Growth

(2019 Q3 - 2024 Q3)

Region 5-Year Total Job Growth
Huntsville, AL MSA
13.9%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA
10.9%
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA
10.8%
Decatur, AL MSA
5.2%
Dothan, AL MSA
5.1%

Source: JobsEQ

Source: JobsEQ
Source: U.S. Census Bureau