Work and Jobs in North Okeechobee, Florida (FL) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in North Okeechobee are: Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (18.3% of civilian employees), Public administration (10.4% of civilian employees), Construction (9.0% of civilian employees). 58.2% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 18.9% less than the rate of 69.2% across the entire state of Florida.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 18.3% (485) | 27.9% (432) | 4.8% (53) |
Public administration | 10.4% (276) | 9.5% (148) | 11.6% (128) |
Construction | 9.0% (239) | 14.1% (219) | 1.8% (20) |
Educational services | 8.9% (235) | 2.4% (37) | 18.0% (198) |
Health care | 7.7% (204) | 0.0% (0) | 18.5% (204) |
Accommodation and food services | 4.3% (113) | 2.6% (40) | 6.6% (73) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 4.0% (107) | 4.6% (72) | 3.2% (35) |
Truck transportation | 3.6% (95) | 3.5% (54) | 3.7% (41) |
Social assistance | 3.2% (86) | 2.4% (37) | 4.4% (49) |
Repair and maintenance | 3.1% (83) | 4.9% (76) | 0.6% (7) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.6% (68) | 0.5% (8) | 5.4% (60) |
Utilities | 2.5% (67) | 3.9% (60) | 0.6% (7) |
Finance and insurance | 2.1% (57) | 0.8% (13) | 4.0% (44) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.3% (35) | 1.7% (26) | 0.8% (9) |
Food | 1.3% (35) | 2.3% (35) | 0.0% (0) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.3% (35) | 2.3% (35) | 0.0% (0) |
Metal and metal products | 1.1% (30) | 1.6% (25) | 0.5% (5) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.1% (30) | 0.5% (8) | 2.0% (22) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.1% (28) | 0.9% (14) | 1.3% (14) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 1.0% (26) | 1.7% (26) | 0.0% (0) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.0% (26) | 1.3% (20) | 0.5% (6) |
Personal and laundry services | 1.0% (26) | 0.3% (5) | 1.9% (21) |
U. S. Postal service | 0.9% (25) | 0.5% (8) | 1.5% (17) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 0.9% (25) | 1.6% (25) | 0.0% (0) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.9% (23) | 0.5% (7) | 1.5% (16) |
Chemicals | 0.8% (21) | 1.4% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (18) | 1.2% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
Food and beverage stores | 0.6% (17) | 1.1% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (17) | 0.6% (9) | 0.7% (8) |
Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.6% (15) | 0.4% (6) | 0.8% (9) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.5% (13) | 0.8% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (9) | 0.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (9) |
Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (9) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.3% (8) | 0.5% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (8) |
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (8) |
Private households | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (8) |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.3% (7) | 0.5% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.3% (7) | 0.5% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Gasoline stations | 0.2% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (6) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (6) | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.2% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (5) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.2% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (4) |
Unemployment in North Okeechobee
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.5%Males
- 2.1%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 10.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 13.2%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 7.3%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
North Okeechobee: | 5.5% (140) |
Florida: | 2.8% (195,491) |
5:30am:
North Okeechobee: | 6.6% (168) |
Florida: | 2.4% (162,873) |
6am:
North Okeechobee: | 3.7% (93) |
Florida: | 3.6% (247,678) |
6:30am:
North Okeechobee: | 15.7% (397) |
Florida: | 8.2% (569,201) |
7am:
North Okeechobee: | 15.5% (393) |
Florida: | 10.4% (720,998) |
7:30am:
North Okeechobee: | 15.8% (400) |
Florida: | 15.4% (1,063,673) |
8am:
North Okeechobee: | 11.9% (301) |
Florida: | 15.1% (1,046,414) |
8:30am:
North Okeechobee: | 6.0% (153) |
Florida: | 11.8% (812,057) |
9am:
North Okeechobee: | 2.7% (68) |
Florida: | 5.6% (388,700) |
10am:
North Okeechobee: | 1.8% (46) |
Florida: | 6.1% (419,450) |
11am:
North Okeechobee: | 0.3% (7) |
Florida: | 2.4% (167,860) |
12pm:
North Okeechobee: | 0.4% (11) |
Florida: | 1.1% (77,065) |
4pm:
North Okeechobee: | 4.1% (104) |
Florida: | 6.0% (413,569) |
>4pm:
North Okeechobee: | 7.2% (181) |
Florida: | 6.0% (418,050) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
North Okeechobee: | 4.5% (115) |
Florida: | 2.3% (155,487) |
5 to 9 minutes:
North Okeechobee: | 12.4% (313) |
Florida: | 8.6% (595,769) |
10 to 14 minutes:
North Okeechobee: | 10.7% (271) |
Florida: | 13.3% (922,343) |
15 to 19 minutes:
North Okeechobee: | 16.3% (413) |
Florida: | 15.7% (1,085,636) |
20 to 24 minutes:
North Okeechobee: | 11.7% (297) |
Florida: | 15.1% (1,040,084) |
25 to 29 minutes:
North Okeechobee: | 5.1% (130) |
Florida: | 5.9% (404,902) |
30 to 34 minutes:
North Okeechobee: | 9.8% (248) |
Florida: | 15.6% (1,078,082) |
35 to 39 minutes:
North Okeechobee: | 2.5% (62) |
Florida: | 2.6% (182,138) |
40 to 44 minutes:
North Okeechobee: | 1.4% (36) |
Florida: | 3.4% (237,660) |
45 to 59 minutes:
North Okeechobee: | 9.4% (238) |
Florida: | 7.7% (534,237) |
60 to 89 minutes:
North Okeechobee: | 8.9% (226) |
Florida: | 4.4% (303,002) |
90 or more minutes:
North Okeechobee: | 4.5% (113) |
Florida: | 2.4% (163,739) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
North Okeechobee: | 75.9% (1,921) |
Florida: | 78.8% (5,445,527) |
Carpooled:
North Okeechobee: | 15.4% (390) |
Florida: | 12.9% (893,766) |
Bus or trolley bus:
North Okeechobee: | 0.6% (15) |
Florida: | 1.6% (108,340) |
Walked:
North Okeechobee: | 4.3% (108) |
Florida: | 1.7% (118,386) |
Other means:
North Okeechobee: | 1.1% (28) |
Florida: | 0.9% (62,064) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
North Okeechobee: | 83.1% (1,921) |
Florida: | 85.9% (5,445,527) |
In 2 person carpool:
North Okeechobee: | 13.7% (317) |
Florida: | 11.0% (698,577) |
In 3 person carpool:
North Okeechobee: | 1.6% (36) |
Florida: | 1.9% (117,465) |
In 4 person carpool:
North Okeechobee: | 1.2% (27) |
Florida: | 0.7% (42,034) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
North Okeechobee: | 0.4% (10) |
Florida: | 0.3% (22,177) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
North Okeechobee: | 58.2% (1,545) |
Florida: | 69.2% (4,840,105) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
North Okeechobee: | 7.3% (195) |
Florida: | 4.9% (343,812) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
North Okeechobee: | 3.9% (104) |
Florida: | 5.7% (395,397) |
Local government workers:
North Okeechobee: | 10.8% (286) |
Florida: | 7.7% (542,086) |
State government workers:
North Okeechobee: | 7.5% (199) |
Florida: | 3.7% (261,182) |
Federal government workers:
North Okeechobee: | 2.0% (52) |
Florida: | 2.2% (157,343) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
North Okeechobee: | 9.6% (256) |
Florida: | 6.2% (435,619) |
Unpaid family workers:
North Okeechobee: | 0.6% (17) |
Florida: | 0.3% (19,503) |
Employee of private company - Males:
North Okeechobee: | 61.6% (956) |
Florida: | 70.4% (2,619,497) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
North Okeechobee: | 9.3% (145) |
Florida: | 6.7% (249,173) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
North Okeechobee: | 1.4% (22) |
Florida: | 3.5% (131,238) |
Local government workers - Males:
North Okeechobee: | 8.4% (130) |
Florida: | 6.2% (229,948) |
State government workers - Males:
North Okeechobee: | 4.4% (68) |
Florida: | 3.0% (112,661) |
Federal government workers - Males:
North Okeechobee: | 0.9% (14) |
Florida: | 2.5% (92,242) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
North Okeechobee: | 13.2% (205) |
Florida: | 7.4% (276,378) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
North Okeechobee: | 0.7% (11) |
Florida: | 0.2% (8,135) |
Employee of private company - Females:
North Okeechobee: | 53.4% (589) |
Florida: | 67.8% (2,220,608) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
North Okeechobee: | 4.5% (50) |
Florida: | 2.9% (94,639) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
North Okeechobee: | 7.4% (82) |
Florida: | 8.1% (264,159) |
Local government workers - Females:
North Okeechobee: | 14.1% (156) |
Florida: | 9.5% (312,138) |
State government workers - Females:
North Okeechobee: | 11.9% (131) |
Florida: | 4.5% (148,521) |
Federal government workers - Females:
North Okeechobee: | 3.4% (38) |
Florida: | 2.0% (65,101) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
North Okeechobee: | 4.6% (51) |
Florida: | 4.9% (159,241) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
North Okeechobee: | 0.5% (6) |
Florida: | 0.3% (11,368) |