Half your workforce already drives past you.
The workforce number that matters most here isn't unemployment. It's the commute.
51.1% of Calhoun County's working residents leave the county for work every day. The Florida average is 17%.
Every morning, more than half of Calhoun County's working residents drive to Marianna, Panama City, Tallahassee and points between.
They're employed and they're trained. They spend about an hour a day on the road. Offer them a competitive job closer to home and you'll have their attention.
- Workers commuting out
- Calhoun County: 51.1%Florida: 17.0%
Source: Florida EDR Area Profile, May 2026
Civilian labor force
5,059
4,803 of them employed.
BLS LAUS, June 2026
Unemployment
5.1%
The 2025 annual average was 4.4%.
BLS LAUS, June 2026
Average commute
29.9 min
The Florida average is 28.0 minutes.
ACS 2020-2024
Where the jobs are, and where they aren't
Natural resources and mining run nearly ten times the state rate. This is timber and farm country, and that's a strength to build on.
Professional and business services are 1.9% of local jobs against 16.5% statewide. That work is being done from somewhere else today.
- Education & Health Services
- Calhoun County: 29.4%Florida: 15.5%
- Government
- Calhoun County: 27.0%Florida: 11.3%
- Natural Resources & Mining
- Calhoun County: 6.6%Florida: 0.7%
- Professional & Business Services
- Calhoun County: 1.9%Florida: 16.5%
Source: QCEW 2024 annual averages: 3,198 jobs across 261 establishments.
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| Sector | Calhoun County | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Education & Health Services | 29.4% | 15.5% |
| Government | 27.0% | 11.3% |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities | 16.3% | Not reported |
| Construction | 7.6% | Not reported |
| Leisure & Hospitality | 7.3% | Not reported |
| Natural Resources & Mining | 6.6% | 0.7% |
| Financial Activities | 2.3% | Not reported |
| Professional & Business Services | 1.9% | 16.5% |
Source: QCEW 2024 annual averages: 3,198 jobs across 261 establishments. Florida shares are shown where the same source reports them.
Training and workforce partners.
Help recruiting, training and upskilling, some of it paid for by the state.
CareerSource Chipola
On-the-job training and veteran hiring programs for Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty and Washington counties, with centers in Marianna and Chipley.
Quick Response Training
State-funded training built around your jobs, for new and expanding businesses creating full-time positions.
Incumbent Worker Training
Reimburses up to 75% of the cost of training your existing employees.
Chipola College
27 miles away in Marianna, with Calhoun County inside its five-county service district. Open admission, workforce programs since 1967, and Open Door Grant tuition help for eligible students.
Tell us what you're planning.
Whether it's your first location or your next expansion, we'll help you find what fits in Calhoun County.