The most common industries in South Bay are: Educational services (14.4% of civilian employees), Food (12.5% of civilian employees), Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.3% of civilian employees). 85.3% of workers work in Palm Beach County and 4.2% of all workers work at home. 60.1% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 14.2% less than the rate of 68.7% across the entire state of Florida.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of South Bay, Florida was 3,859 / 4,906
Most common industries
Most common industries
Industry
All
Males
Females
Educational services
14.4% (109)
2.7% (11)
28.0% (98)
Food
12.5% (95)
22.4% (91)
1.1% (4)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
12.3% (93)
18.2% (74)
5.4% (19)
Administrative and support and waste management services
6.6% (50)
9.3% (38)
3.4% (12)
Health care
6.1% (46)
2.2% (9)
10.6% (37)
Food and beverage stores
5.8% (44)
5.2% (21)
6.6% (23)
Construction
5.0% (38)
9.3% (38)
0.0% (0)
Accommodation and food services
4.8% (36)
3.2% (13)
6.6% (23)
Public administration
4.5% (34)
3.4% (14)
5.7% (20)
Professional, scientific, and technical services
3.7% (28)
2.7% (11)
4.9% (17)
Social assistance
3.6% (27)
0.0% (0)
7.7% (27)
Truck transportation
3.4% (26)
6.4% (26)
0.0% (0)
Broadcasting and telecommunications
2.8% (21)
3.7% (15)
1.7% (6)
Repair and maintenance
1.8% (14)
3.4% (14)
0.0% (0)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
1.7% (13)
2.0% (8)
1.4% (5)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers
1.5% (11)
1.5% (6)
1.4% (5)
Finance and insurance
1.2% (9)
0.5% (2)
2.0% (7)
Department and other general merchandise stores
1.2% (9)
0.0% (0)
2.6% (9)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations
0.8% (6)
0.0% (0)
1.7% (6)
Real estate and rental and leasing
0.7% (5)
0.0% (0)
1.4% (5)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers
0.7% (5)
1.2% (5)
0.0% (0)
Music stores
0.7% (5)
0.0% (0)
1.4% (5)
Office supplies and stationery stores
0.7% (5)
0.0% (0)
1.4% (5)
Wood products
0.5% (4)
1.0% (4)
0.0% (0)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
0.5% (4)
0.0% (0)
1.1% (4)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers
0.5% (4)
0.0% (0)
1.1% (4)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers
0.5% (4)
1.0% (4)
0.0% (0)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores
0.4% (3)
0.0% (0)
0.9% (3)
Miscellaneous manufacturing
0.4% (3)
0.7% (3)
0.0% (0)
Other direct selling establishments
0.4% (3)
0.0% (0)
0.9% (3)
Personal and laundry services
0.4% (3)
0.0% (0)
0.9% (3)
Unemployment in South Bay
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for Black residents
7.8%Males
12.0%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
13.4%Males
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
8.5%Males
1.4%Females
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
14.3%Males
Unemployment rate for Black residents
37.7%Males
15.9%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
18.6%Males
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
24.7%Males
12.3%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
South Bay:
4.7% (42)
Florida:
4.5% (392,704)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
South Bay:
3.4% (30)
Florida:
3.4% (297,577)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
South Bay:
6.5% (58)
Florida:
3.9% (342,315)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
South Bay:
11.8% (105)
Florida:
9.1% (788,599)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
South Bay:
10.1% (90)
Florida:
8.7% (756,456)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
South Bay:
25.6% (229)
Florida:
15.2% (1,316,448)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
South Bay:
15.9% (142)
Florida:
10.5% (910,842)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
South Bay:
3.1% (28)
Florida:
12.9% (1,115,241)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
South Bay:
6.6% (59)
Florida:
5.9% (508,086)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
South Bay:
2.5% (22)
Florida:
8.2% (709,412)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
South Bay:
0.9% (8)
Florida:
3.5% (307,177)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
South Bay:
1.7% (15)
Florida:
1.5% (131,039)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
South Bay:
1.8% (16)
Florida:
6.4% (559,017)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
South Bay:
4.7% (42)
Florida:
6.2% (539,911)
<5am:
South Bay:
3.5% (26)
Florida:
2.8% (195,491)
5:30am:
South Bay:
6.0% (44)
Florida:
2.4% (162,873)
6am:
South Bay:
7.7% (57)
Florida:
3.6% (247,678)
6:30am:
South Bay:
22.3% (164)
Florida:
8.2% (569,201)
7am:
South Bay:
9.2% (68)
Florida:
10.4% (720,998)
7:30am:
South Bay:
8.8% (65)
Florida:
15.4% (1,063,673)
8am:
South Bay:
18.2% (134)
Florida:
15.1% (1,046,414)
8:30am:
South Bay:
6.9% (51)
Florida:
11.8% (812,057)
9am:
South Bay:
3.9% (29)
Florida:
5.6% (388,700)
10am:
South Bay:
0.8% (6)
Florida:
6.1% (419,450)
11am:
South Bay:
0.7% (5)
Florida:
2.4% (167,860)
12pm:
South Bay:
0.4% (3)
Florida:
1.1% (77,065)
4pm:
South Bay:
8.8% (65)
Florida:
6.0% (413,569)
>4pm:
South Bay:
1.5% (11)
Florida:
6.0% (418,050)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
South Bay:
8.8% (44)
Florida:
5.6% (260,849)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
South Bay:
6.3% (32)
Florida:
4.5% (211,910)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
South Bay:
11.7% (59)
Florida:
4.8% (226,216)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
South Bay:
15.0% (75)
Florida:
10.8% (501,749)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
South Bay:
8.3% (42)
Florida:
8.7% (407,840)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
South Bay:
23.6% (118)
Florida:
14.9% (696,502)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
South Bay:
5.6% (28)
Florida:
9.2% (428,477)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
South Bay:
3.7% (18)
Florida:
12.0% (561,416)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
South Bay:
3.3% (16)
Florida:
5.0% (234,209)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
South Bay:
4.6% (23)
Florida:
7.3% (341,218)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
South Bay:
3.1% (15)
Florida:
1.4% (64,627)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
South Bay:
0.9% (4)
Florida:
6.4% (299,767)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
South Bay:
5.1% (25)
Florida:
6.1% (284,135)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
South Bay:
7.6% (30)
Florida:
7.2% (286,850)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
South Bay:
12.6% (49)
Florida:
8.7% (348,616)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
South Bay:
28.1% (110)
Florida:
15.5% (619,946)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
South Bay:
28.4% (112)
Florida:
12.0% (482,365)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
South Bay:
2.5% (10)
Florida:
13.8% (553,825)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
South Bay:
11.1% (44)
Florida:
6.8% (273,877)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
South Bay:
2.0% (8)
Florida:
4.0% (160,234)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
South Bay:
0.4% (2)
Florida:
1.7% (66,412)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
South Bay:
3.0% (12)
Florida:
6.5% (259,250)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
South Bay:
4.1% (16)
Florida:
6.4% (255,776)
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.3% Number of people working at home: 40 (4.2% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
South Bay:
3.9% (34)
Florida:
2.1% (184,936)
5 to 9 minutes:
South Bay:
16.3% (142)
Florida:
6.7% (576,605)
10 to 14 minutes:
South Bay:
9.0% (79)
Florida:
11.6% (997,405)
15 to 19 minutes:
South Bay:
11.1% (97)
Florida:
14.4% (1,244,117)
20 to 24 minutes:
South Bay:
9.1% (80)
Florida:
15.4% (1,324,857)
25 to 29 minutes:
South Bay:
16.2% (142)
Florida:
7.3% (626,671)
30 to 34 minutes:
South Bay:
11.7% (102)
Florida:
16.5% (1,426,038)
35 to 39 minutes:
South Bay:
1.3% (11)
Florida:
3.6% (307,200)
45 to 59 minutes:
South Bay:
0.6% (5)
Florida:
9.3% (798,942)
60 to 89 minutes:
South Bay:
14.9% (130)
Florida:
6.2% (539,029)
90 or more minutes:
South Bay:
8.5% (75)
Florida:
2.5% (215,337)
Less than 5 minutes:
South Bay:
5.6% (41)
Florida:
2.3% (155,487)
5 to 9 minutes:
South Bay:
11.3% (83)
Florida:
8.6% (595,769)
10 to 14 minutes:
South Bay:
19.3% (142)
Florida:
13.3% (922,343)
15 to 19 minutes:
South Bay:
16.0% (118)
Florida:
15.7% (1,085,636)
20 to 24 minutes:
South Bay:
12.2% (90)
Florida:
15.1% (1,040,084)
25 to 29 minutes:
South Bay:
0.5% (4)
Florida:
5.9% (404,902)
30 to 34 minutes:
South Bay:
16.7% (123)
Florida:
15.6% (1,078,082)
35 to 39 minutes:
South Bay:
0.5% (4)
Florida:
2.6% (182,138)
40 to 44 minutes:
South Bay:
0.8% (6)
Florida:
3.4% (237,660)
45 to 59 minutes:
South Bay:
6.0% (44)
Florida:
7.7% (534,237)
60 to 89 minutes:
South Bay:
3.0% (22)
Florida:
4.4% (303,002)
90 or more minutes:
South Bay:
6.9% (51)
Florida:
2.4% (163,739)
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
South Bay:
6.9% (38)
Florida:
2.1% (95,230)
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
South Bay:
9.9% (54)
Florida:
6.1% (284,191)
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
South Bay:
5.5% (30)
Florida:
10.6% (491,236)
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
South Bay:
14.8% (81)
Florida:
13.6% (630,510)
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
South Bay:
5.1% (28)
Florida:
15.1% (697,633)
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
South Bay:
11.3% (62)
Florida:
6.9% (317,358)
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
South Bay:
16.1% (88)
Florida:
17.0% (784,644)
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
South Bay:
2.0% (11)
Florida:
3.8% (174,330)
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
South Bay:
1.1% (6)
Florida:
9.9% (456,034)
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
South Bay:
18.1% (99)
Florida:
7.3% (336,551)
90 or more minutes - Males:
South Bay:
12.9% (70)
Florida:
3.1% (142,730)
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
South Bay:
26.1% (87)
Florida:
7.3% (292,414)
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
South Bay:
14.5% (48)
Florida:
12.7% (506,169)
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
South Bay:
4.5% (15)
Florida:
15.4% (613,607)
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
South Bay:
15.7% (52)
Florida:
15.7% (627,224)
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
South Bay:
24.0% (80)
Florida:
7.7% (309,313)
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
South Bay:
4.9% (16)
Florida:
16.1% (641,394)
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
South Bay:
10.6% (35)
Florida:
5.1% (202,478)
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
South Bay:
67.1% (653)
Florida:
83.5% (3,317,217)
Carpooled:
South Bay:
22.0% (214)
Florida:
10.8% (464,002)
Bus:
South Bay:
2.1% (20)
Florida:
1.2% (52,003)
Walked:
South Bay:
2.9% (28)
Florida:
1.6% (62,403)
Other means:
South Bay:
6.0% (58)
Florida:
2.1% (79,000)
Drove car alone:
South Bay:
64.8% (477)
Florida:
78.8% (5,445,527)
Carpooled:
South Bay:
22.4% (165)
Florida:
12.9% (893,766)
Bus or trolley bus:
South Bay:
6.1% (45)
Florida:
1.6% (108,340)
Railroad:
South Bay:
0.8% (6)
Florida:
0.1% (3,638)
Walked:
South Bay:
2.4% (18)
Florida:
1.7% (118,386)
Other means:
South Bay:
2.3% (17)
Florida:
0.9% (62,064)
Drove car alone - Males:
South Bay:
61.4% (333)
Florida:
83.9% (3,317,217)
Carpooled - Males:
South Bay:
24.3% (132)
Florida:
10.0% (464,002)
Walked - Males:
South Bay:
3.5% (19)
Florida:
1.7% (62,403)
Other means - Males:
South Bay:
10.8% (58)
Florida:
2.3% (79,000)
Drove car alone - Females:
South Bay:
74.1% (320)
Florida:
83.0% (3,317,217)
Carpooled - Females:
South Bay:
19.1% (83)
Florida:
11.6% (464,002)
Bus - Females:
South Bay:
4.6% (20)
Florida:
1.3% (52,003)
Walked - Females:
South Bay:
2.2% (9)
Florida:
1.6% (62,403)
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
South Bay:
84.8% (646)
Florida:
88.6% (7,233,290)
In 2 person carpool:
South Bay:
12.7% (97)
Florida:
8.5% (691,908)
In 4 person carpool:
South Bay:
2.5% (19)
Florida:
0.6% (52,957)
Drove alone:
South Bay:
74.3% (477)
Florida:
85.9% (5,445,527)
In 2 person carpool:
South Bay:
16.7% (107)
Florida:
11.0% (698,577)
In 3 person carpool:
South Bay:
4.2% (27)
Florida:
1.9% (117,465)
In 4 person carpool:
South Bay:
2.6% (17)
Florida:
0.7% (42,034)
In 5-6 person carpool:
South Bay:
2.2% (14)
Florida:
0.3% (22,177)
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
South Bay:
60.1% (597)
Florida:
68.7% (7,204,504)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
South Bay:
4.8% (48)
Florida:
6.4% (671,306)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
South Bay:
11.2% (111)
Florida:
6.8% (713,144)
Local government workers:
South Bay:
14.2% (141)
Florida:
6.4% (671,727)
State government workers:
South Bay:
3.0% (30)
Florida:
2.8% (291,320)
Federal government workers:
South Bay:
0.5% (5)
Florida:
2.2% (233,269)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
South Bay:
5.5% (55)
Florida:
6.5% (680,593)
Unpaid family workers:
South Bay:
0.5% (5)
Florida:
0.2% (23,353)
Employee of private company:
South Bay:
67.0% (507)
Florida:
69.2% (4,840,105)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
South Bay:
3.4% (26)
Florida:
4.9% (343,812)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
South Bay:
7.0% (53)
Florida:
5.7% (395,397)
Local government workers:
South Bay:
12.5% (95)
Florida:
7.7% (542,086)
State government workers:
South Bay:
5.3% (40)
Florida:
3.7% (261,182)
Federal government workers:
South Bay:
0.5% (4)
Florida:
2.2% (157,343)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
South Bay:
4.2% (32)
Florida:
6.2% (435,619)
Employee of private company - Males:
South Bay:
66.9% (365)
Florida:
70.6% (3,886,480)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
South Bay:
6.5% (35)
Florida:
8.0% (439,838)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
South Bay:
4.4% (24)
Florida:
4.5% (249,154)
Local government workers - Males:
South Bay:
16.2% (88)
Florida:
5.0% (277,922)
State government workers - Males:
South Bay:
1.3% (7)
Florida:
2.2% (119,973)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
South Bay:
3.8% (21)
Florida:
7.0% (387,943)
Unpaid family workers - Males:
South Bay:
1.0% (5)
Florida:
0.2% (11,489)
Employee of private company - Females:
South Bay:
51.9% (231)
Florida:
66.6% (3,318,024)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
South Bay:
2.8% (12)
Florida:
4.6% (231,468)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
South Bay:
19.5% (87)
Florida:
9.3% (463,990)
Local government workers - Females:
South Bay:
11.9% (53)
Florida:
7.9% (393,805)
State government workers - Females:
South Bay:
5.1% (23)
Florida:
3.4% (171,347)
Federal government workers - Females:
South Bay:
1.2% (5)
Florida:
2.0% (99,276)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
South Bay:
7.7% (34)
Florida:
5.9% (292,650)
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