Work and Jobs in St. Lucie, Florida (FL) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
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The most common industries in St. Lucie are: Construction (15.3% of civilian employees), Educational services (14.7% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (8.6% of civilian employees). 74.9% of workers work in St. Lucie County and 5.9% of all workers work at home. 60.8% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 13.0% 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 St. Lucie, Florida was 604 / 898
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of St. Lucie, Florida was 604 / 898
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Construction | 15.3% (53) | 20.2% (41) | 8.3% (12) |
| Educational services | 14.7% (51) | 9.4% (19) | 22.2% (32) |
| Accommodation and food services | 8.6% (30) | 5.4% (11) | 13.2% (19) |
| Health care | 4.9% (17) | 2.5% (5) | 8.3% (12) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4.6% (16) | 5.9% (12) | 2.8% (4) |
| Public administration | 4.6% (16) | 2.5% (5) | 7.6% (11) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 3.7% (13) | 3.4% (7) | 4.2% (6) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 3.5% (12) | 1.5% (3) | 6.2% (9) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 3.2% (11) | 3.9% (8) | 2.1% (3) |
| Finance and insurance | 2.9% (10) | 3.9% (8) | 1.4% (2) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.9% (10) | 3.9% (8) | 1.4% (2) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.3% (8) | 2.5% (5) | 2.1% (3) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 2.3% (8) | 3.9% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 2.3% (8) | 3.9% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 2.0% (7) | 3.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 2.0% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 4.9% (7) |
| Truck transportation | 1.7% (6) | 3.0% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.7% (6) | 2.0% (4) | 1.4% (2) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.4% (5) | 2.0% (4) | 0.7% (1) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 3.5% (5) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 1.4% (5) | 2.5% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Social assistance | 1.4% (5) | 2.5% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.2% (4) | 1.5% (3) | 0.7% (1) |
| U. S. Postal service | 1.2% (4) | 1.0% (2) | 1.4% (2) |
| Metal and metal products | 1.2% (4) | 1.0% (2) | 1.4% (2) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (3) |
| Food and beverage stores | 0.9% (3) | 1.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (2) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (2) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (2) |
| Water transportation | 0.6% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.6% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.6% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.6% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery | 0.3% (1) | 0.5% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation equipment | 0.3% (1) | 0.5% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in St. Lucie
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.7%Males
- 1.8%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 12.0%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.1%Males
- 2.1%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| St. Lucie: | 3.2% (10) |
| Florida: | 4.5% (392,704) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| St. Lucie: | 1.5% (5) |
| Florida: | 3.4% (297,577) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| St. Lucie: | 5.6% (19) |
| Florida: | 9.1% (788,599) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| St. Lucie: | 5.3% (18) |
| Florida: | 8.7% (756,456) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| St. Lucie: | 23.6% (78) |
| Florida: | 15.2% (1,316,448) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| St. Lucie: | 5.4% (18) |
| Florida: | 10.5% (910,842) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| St. Lucie: | 16.7% (55) |
| Florida: | 12.9% (1,115,241) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| St. Lucie: | 7.0% (23) |
| Florida: | 5.9% (508,086) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| St. Lucie: | 8.7% (29) |
| Florida: | 8.2% (709,412) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| St. Lucie: | 5.6% (19) |
| Florida: | 3.5% (307,177) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| St. Lucie: | 7.2% (24) |
| Florida: | 1.5% (131,039) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| St. Lucie: | 4.2% (14) |
| Florida: | 6.4% (559,017) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| St. Lucie: | 4.4% (15) |
| Florida: | 6.2% (539,911) |
<5am:
| St. Lucie: | 4.7% (16) |
| Florida: | 2.8% (195,491) |
5:30am:
| St. Lucie: | 2.4% (8) |
| Florida: | 2.4% (162,873) |
6am:
| St. Lucie: | 3.8% (13) |
| Florida: | 3.6% (247,678) |
6:30am:
| St. Lucie: | 7.1% (24) |
| Florida: | 8.2% (569,201) |
7am:
| St. Lucie: | 9.4% (32) |
| Florida: | 10.4% (720,998) |
7:30am:
| St. Lucie: | 12.4% (42) |
| Florida: | 15.4% (1,063,673) |
8am:
| St. Lucie: | 20.0% (68) |
| Florida: | 15.1% (1,046,414) |
8:30am:
| St. Lucie: | 16.2% (55) |
| Florida: | 11.8% (812,057) |
9am:
| St. Lucie: | 3.8% (13) |
| Florida: | 5.6% (388,700) |
10am:
| St. Lucie: | 2.6% (9) |
| Florida: | 6.1% (419,450) |
11am:
| St. Lucie: | 2.4% (8) |
| Florida: | 2.4% (167,860) |
12pm:
| St. Lucie: | 1.8% (6) |
| Florida: | 1.1% (77,065) |
4pm:
| St. Lucie: | 5.0% (17) |
| Florida: | 6.0% (413,569) |
>4pm:
| St. Lucie: | 5.9% (20) |
| Florida: | 6.0% (418,050) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 6.1% (11) |
| Florida: | 5.6% (260,849) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 2.5% (5) |
| Florida: | 4.5% (211,910) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 5.9% (11) |
| Florida: | 10.8% (501,749) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 6.1% (11) |
| Florida: | 8.7% (407,840) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 28.3% (52) |
| Florida: | 14.9% (696,502) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 2.1% (4) |
| Florida: | 9.2% (428,477) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 23.1% (43) |
| Florida: | 12.0% (561,416) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 6.1% (11) |
| Florida: | 5.0% (234,209) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 3.0% (5) |
| Florida: | 7.3% (341,218) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 1.7% (3) |
| Florida: | 3.1% (146,943) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 8.9% (16) |
| Florida: | 6.1% (284,135) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 5.1% (7) |
| Florida: | 7.2% (286,850) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 4.4% (6) |
| Florida: | 8.7% (348,616) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 17.5% (26) |
| Florida: | 15.5% (619,946) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 8.9% (13) |
| Florida: | 12.0% (482,365) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 9.9% (15) |
| Florida: | 13.8% (553,825) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 6.2% (9) |
| Florida: | 6.8% (273,877) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 16.3% (24) |
| Florida: | 9.2% (368,194) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 11.7% (17) |
| Florida: | 4.0% (160,234) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 16.9% (25) |
| Florida: | 1.7% (66,412) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 8.1% (12) |
| Florida: | 6.5% (259,250) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.9%
Number of people working at home: 21 (5.9% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 21 (5.9% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| St. Lucie: | 9.1% (31) |
| Florida: | 2.3% (155,487) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| St. Lucie: | 7.4% (25) |
| Florida: | 8.6% (595,769) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| St. Lucie: | 16.5% (56) |
| Florida: | 13.3% (922,343) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| St. Lucie: | 21.2% (72) |
| Florida: | 15.7% (1,085,636) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| St. Lucie: | 13.8% (47) |
| Florida: | 15.1% (1,040,084) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| St. Lucie: | 4.1% (14) |
| Florida: | 5.9% (404,902) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| St. Lucie: | 11.2% (38) |
| Florida: | 15.6% (1,078,082) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| St. Lucie: | 2.1% (7) |
| Florida: | 2.6% (182,138) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| St. Lucie: | 2.1% (7) |
| Florida: | 3.4% (237,660) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| St. Lucie: | 2.9% (10) |
| Florida: | 7.7% (534,237) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| St. Lucie: | 5.0% (17) |
| Florida: | 4.4% (303,002) |
90 or more minutes:
| St. Lucie: | 2.1% (7) |
| Florida: | 2.4% (163,739) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| St. Lucie: | 74.1% (252) |
| Florida: | 78.8% (5,445,527) |
Carpooled:
| St. Lucie: | 19.7% (67) |
| Florida: | 12.9% (893,766) |
Motorcycle:
| St. Lucie: | 0.6% (2) |
| Florida: | 0.2% (14,967) |
Bicycle:
| St. Lucie: | 0.6% (2) |
| Florida: | 0.6% (39,294) |
Walked:
| St. Lucie: | 0.6% (2) |
| Florida: | 1.7% (118,386) |
Other means:
| St. Lucie: | 1.8% (6) |
| Florida: | 0.9% (62,064) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| St. Lucie: | 88.8% (290) |
| Florida: | 88.6% (7,233,290) |
In 2 person carpool:
| St. Lucie: | 8.5% (28) |
| Florida: | 8.5% (691,908) |
In 3 person carpool:
| St. Lucie: | 1.5% (5) |
| Florida: | 1.8% (145,914) |
Drove alone:
| St. Lucie: | 79.0% (252) |
| Florida: | 85.9% (5,445,527) |
In 2 person carpool:
| St. Lucie: | 17.9% (57) |
| Florida: | 11.0% (698,577) |
In 3 person carpool:
| St. Lucie: | 2.5% (8) |
| Florida: | 1.9% (117,465) |
In 4 person carpool:
| St. Lucie: | 0.6% (2) |
| Florida: | 0.7% (42,034) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| St. Lucie: | 60.8% (223) |
| Florida: | 68.7% (7,204,504) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| St. Lucie: | 18.8% (69) |
| Florida: | 6.4% (671,306) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| St. Lucie: | 4.8% (18) |
| Florida: | 6.8% (713,144) |
Local government workers:
| St. Lucie: | 6.5% (24) |
| Florida: | 6.4% (671,727) |
State government workers:
| St. Lucie: | 0.6% (2) |
| Florida: | 2.8% (291,320) |
Federal government workers:
| St. Lucie: | 0.9% (3) |
| Florida: | 2.2% (233,269) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| St. Lucie: | 7.7% (28) |
| Florida: | 6.5% (680,593) |
Employee of private company:
| St. Lucie: | 60.2% (209) |
| Florida: | 69.2% (4,840,105) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| St. Lucie: | 11.8% (41) |
| Florida: | 4.9% (343,812) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| St. Lucie: | 6.1% (21) |
| Florida: | 5.7% (395,397) |
Local government workers:
| St. Lucie: | 11.0% (38) |
| Florida: | 7.7% (542,086) |
State government workers:
| St. Lucie: | 3.7% (13) |
| Florida: | 3.7% (261,182) |
Federal government workers:
| St. Lucie: | 1.2% (4) |
| Florida: | 2.2% (157,343) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| St. Lucie: | 6.1% (21) |
| Florida: | 6.2% (435,619) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 51.3% (100) |
| Florida: | 70.6% (3,886,480) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 21.4% (42) |
| Florida: | 8.0% (439,838) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 5.3% (10) |
| Florida: | 4.5% (249,154) |
Local government workers - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 7.5% (15) |
| Florida: | 5.0% (277,922) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| St. Lucie: | 14.4% (28) |
| Florida: | 7.0% (387,943) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 71.5% (123) |
| Florida: | 66.6% (3,318,024) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 15.8% (27) |
| Florida: | 4.6% (231,468) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 4.2% (7) |
| Florida: | 9.3% (463,990) |
Local government workers - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 5.5% (9) |
| Florida: | 7.9% (393,805) |
State government workers - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 1.2% (2) |
| Florida: | 3.4% (171,347) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| St. Lucie: | 1.8% (3) |
| Florida: | 2.0% (99,276) |