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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Florida, 2026 Edition

NAICS 53
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
47,102
Employees
201,464
Annual payroll
$12.26B

2. National context

Florida accounts for 10.09% of the 466,656 US establishments in this sector and ranks 2nd out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

FL avg annual wage
$60,843
US avg annual wage
$69,496

Florida sector wages are -12.5% versus the national average for NAICS 53.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
8,991
SAM debarred/excluded
13,330

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Real Estate and Rental and Leasing. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Miami-Dade County7,11726,059
#2Broward County4,79018,596
#3Palm Beach County3,99515,827
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.