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Hotels in Florida

How many hotels exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 34 Florida counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Hotels · Motels · Motor inns. Counted together because official statistics use one 721110 code.

State verdict (covered counties): Below the U.S. rate — 83% of the U.S. rate
Counties covered
34
in Florida
Hotels
2,867
establishments (2023)
Per 10,000 present
1.1
residents + 0.5×workers
U.S. average
1.4
per 10,000 present
State index
83%
vs. U.S.
Residents
21,120,689
in covered counties
Workers
7,706,993
jobs in covered counties
Coverage. This page aggregates only the 34 Florida counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing hotels and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in Florida

CityCounty HotelsResidentsWorkers Per 10kIndexVerdict
Panama City Bay County 76–98 186,434 62,163 3.5 253–293% Very high density
Kissimmee Osceola County 111–133 412,031 97,295 2.4 175–200% High density
Saint Augustine St. Johns County 74–92 311,914 80,233 2.1 152–177% High density
Daytona Beach Volusia County 136–196 585,930 163,139 2.0 148–182% Range spans bands
Saint Petersburg Pinellas County 196–294 963,481 418,050 1.7 121–157% Range spans bands
Orlando Orange County 300–404 1,506,022 844,340 1.6 113–132% Above average
Destin Okaloosa County 36–62 219,979 65,772 1.4 103–160% Range spans bands
Miami Miami-Dade County 450–622 2,738,360 1,041,424 1.4 100–120% Above average
Vero Beach Indian River County 25–47 166,936 51,187 1.3 94–132% Range spans bands
Sarasota Sarasota County 64–110 452,773 158,202 1.2 87–125% Range spans bands
Fort Lauderdale Broward County 278–388 1,977,129 774,635 1.2 85–101% Range spans bands
Pensacola Escambia County 43–79 322,926 113,625 1.1 82–116% Range spans bands
Naples Collier County 53–83 397,619 151,082 1.1 81–112% Range spans bands
Tallahassee Leon County 39–71 297,542 106,232 1.1 81–114% Range spans bands
Melbourne Brevard County 80–150 633,463 195,669 1.1 79–117% Range spans bands
Gainesville Alachua County 37–75 288,281 102,273 1.1 79–134% Range spans bands
Jacksonville Duval County 132–198 1,020,642 499,883 1.0 75–97% Below average
Fort Myers Lee County 88–154 817,109 263,033 0.9 67–101% Range spans bands
Tampa Hillsborough 164–294 1,564,112 712,069 0.9 62–88% Below average
Lakeland Polk County 77–147 802,032 231,199 0.8 61–97% Below average
Sarasota Manatee County 40–78 439,466 126,209 0.8 58–92% Range spans bands
Boca Raton Palm Beach County 144–248 1,539,829 591,843 0.8 57–81% Range spans bands
Ocala Marion County 34–94 386,904 100,412 0.8 56–129% Range spans bands
Stuart Martin County 15–33 160,167 68,029 0.8 56–86% Range spans bands
Clermont Lake County 34–82 423,793 99,571 0.7 52–104% Range spans bands
Port Saint Lucie St. Lucie County 28–56 355,354 72,740 0.7 52–85% Range spans bands
Gulf Breeze Santa Rosa County 14–28 200,703 34,765 0.6 46–80% Range spans bands
The Villages Sumter County 10–26 146,639 29,603 0.6 45–117% Range spans bands
New Port Richey Pasco County 33–79 573,740 104,781 0.5 38–75% Range spans bands
Crystal River Citrus County 8–46 161,965 30,517 0.5 33–139% Range spans bands
Lake Mary Seminole County 23–63 441,429 185,405 0.4 31–56% Well below average
Brooksville Hernando County 9–29 201,196 41,648 0.4 29–75% Range spans bands
Punta Gorda Charlotte County 8–36 200,084 42,254 0.4 26–98% Range spans bands
Orange Park Clay County 8–26 224,705 47,711 0.3 23–58% Well below average

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

Panama City
253%
Kissimmee
175%
Saint Augustine
152%
Daytona Beach
148%
Saint Petersburg
121%
Orlando
113%
Destin
103%
Miami
100%

Most competitors per capita

Orange Park
23%
Punta Gorda
26%
Brooksville
29%
Lake Mary
31%
Crystal River
33%
New Port Richey
38%
The Villages
45%
Gulf Breeze
46%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few hotels may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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