Latest news about work in Odessa, FL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
The most common industries in Odessa are: Construction (14.3% of civilian employees), Health care (8.0% of civilian employees), Educational services (6.5% of civilian employees). 47.4% of workers work in Pasco County and 20.6% of all workers work at home. 67.8% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 68.7% across the entire state of Florida.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Odessa, Florida was 3,173 / 8,062
Most common industries
Most common industries
Industry
All
Males
Females
Construction
14.3% (261)
21.7% (213)
5.7% (48)
Health care
8.0% (146)
4.2% (41)
12.5% (105)
Educational services
6.5% (119)
3.3% (32)
10.3% (87)
Food and beverage stores
6.2% (113)
6.8% (67)
5.5% (46)
Professional, scientific, and technical services
5.8% (105)
7.9% (77)
3.3% (28)
Accommodation and food services
5.7% (104)
1.6% (16)
10.5% (88)
Finance and insurance
5.2% (95)
2.3% (23)
8.6% (72)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
4.2% (77)
5.4% (53)
2.9% (24)
Administrative and support and waste management services
3.7% (68)
5.7% (56)
1.4% (12)
Public administration
3.6% (65)
6.2% (61)
0.5% (4)
Repair and maintenance
3.2% (59)
6.0% (59)
0.0% (0)
Computer and electronic products
3.1% (56)
2.6% (25)
3.7% (31)
Broadcasting and telecommunications
2.9% (52)
3.5% (34)
2.1% (18)
U. S. Postal service
2.5% (46)
3.5% (34)
1.4% (12)
Department and other general merchandise stores
2.5% (45)
0.8% (8)
4.4% (37)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers
1.8% (32)
0.0% (0)
3.8% (32)
Utilities
1.8% (32)
2.8% (27)
0.6% (5)
Nonmetallic mineral products
1.7% (31)
2.7% (26)
0.6% (5)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
1.7% (31)
1.8% (18)
1.5% (13)
Personal and laundry services
1.6% (30)
1.3% (13)
2.0% (17)
Real estate and rental and leasing
1.2% (21)
1.2% (12)
1.1% (9)
Machinery
1.1% (20)
2.0% (20)
0.0% (0)
Private households
1.0% (18)
0.0% (0)
2.1% (18)
Miscellaneous manufacturing
1.0% (18)
1.0% (10)
1.0% (8)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores
0.8% (14)
1.4% (14)
0.0% (0)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers
0.7% (13)
0.0% (0)
1.5% (13)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores
0.7% (13)
0.0% (0)
1.5% (13)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services
0.7% (12)
0.0% (0)
1.4% (12)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers
0.7% (12)
1.2% (12)
0.0% (0)
Air transportation
0.7% (12)
1.2% (12)
0.0% (0)
Water transportation
0.7% (12)
0.0% (0)
1.4% (12)
Fuel dealers
0.7% (12)
0.0% (0)
1.4% (12)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries
0.6% (11)
0.0% (0)
1.3% (11)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers
0.5% (10)
0.0% (0)
1.2% (10)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers
0.5% (10)
0.0% (0)
1.2% (10)
Furniture and related product manufacturing
0.5% (10)
0.0% (0)
1.2% (10)
Transportation equipment
0.5% (9)
0.9% (9)
0.0% (0)
Chemicals
0.4% (8)
0.3% (3)
0.6% (5)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores
0.4% (7)
0.0% (0)
0.8% (7)
Other direct selling establishments
0.4% (7)
0.0% (0)
0.8% (7)
Beverage and tobacco products
0.3% (5)
0.5% (5)
0.0% (0)
Unemployment in Odessa
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
4.0%Males
0.9%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
1.7%Males
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
2.6%Males
1.3%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
8.5%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Odessa:
2.4% (71)
Florida:
4.5% (392,704)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Odessa:
2.5% (74)
Florida:
3.4% (297,577)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Odessa:
2.1% (63)
Florida:
3.9% (342,315)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Odessa:
8.8% (262)
Florida:
9.1% (788,599)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Odessa:
19.6% (582)
Florida:
8.7% (756,456)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Odessa:
12.5% (371)
Florida:
15.2% (1,316,448)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Odessa:
11.1% (329)
Florida:
10.5% (910,842)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Odessa:
15.5% (458)
Florida:
12.9% (1,115,241)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Odessa:
0.5% (14)
Florida:
5.9% (508,086)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Odessa:
6.4% (189)
Florida:
8.2% (709,412)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Odessa:
3.2% (95)
Florida:
3.5% (307,177)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Odessa:
0.6% (18)
Florida:
1.5% (131,039)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Odessa:
6.6% (195)
Florida:
6.4% (559,017)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Odessa:
5.9% (176)
Florida:
6.2% (539,911)
<5am:
Odessa:
2.8% (50)
Florida:
2.8% (195,491)
5:30am:
Odessa:
2.6% (46)
Florida:
2.4% (162,873)
6am:
Odessa:
5.4% (95)
Florida:
3.6% (247,678)
6:30am:
Odessa:
12.3% (218)
Florida:
8.2% (569,201)
7am:
Odessa:
11.9% (210)
Florida:
10.4% (720,998)
7:30am:
Odessa:
12.1% (214)
Florida:
15.4% (1,063,673)
8am:
Odessa:
12.9% (228)
Florida:
15.1% (1,046,414)
8:30am:
Odessa:
11.4% (202)
Florida:
11.8% (812,057)
9am:
Odessa:
4.5% (79)
Florida:
5.6% (388,700)
10am:
Odessa:
6.1% (108)
Florida:
6.1% (419,450)
11am:
Odessa:
1.4% (25)
Florida:
2.4% (167,860)
12pm:
Odessa:
0.6% (10)
Florida:
1.1% (77,065)
4pm:
Odessa:
7.8% (137)
Florida:
6.0% (413,569)
>4pm:
Odessa:
2.7% (47)
Florida:
6.0% (418,050)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Odessa:
4.2% (72)
Florida:
5.6% (260,849)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Odessa:
3.4% (58)
Florida:
4.5% (211,910)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Odessa:
2.0% (34)
Florida:
4.8% (226,216)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Odessa:
7.6% (131)
Florida:
10.8% (501,749)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Odessa:
19.1% (326)
Florida:
8.7% (407,840)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Odessa:
17.0% (290)
Florida:
14.9% (696,502)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Odessa:
6.9% (117)
Florida:
9.2% (428,477)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Odessa:
18.2% (311)
Florida:
12.0% (561,416)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Odessa:
6.2% (106)
Florida:
7.3% (341,218)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
Odessa:
2.1% (35)
Florida:
3.1% (146,943)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
Odessa:
1.2% (20)
Florida:
1.4% (64,627)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Odessa:
9.5% (162)
Florida:
6.1% (284,135)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Odessa:
1.3% (16)
Florida:
2.1% (85,667)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Odessa:
2.4% (30)
Florida:
2.9% (116,099)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Odessa:
10.4% (131)
Florida:
7.2% (286,850)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Odessa:
20.3% (256)
Florida:
8.7% (348,616)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Odessa:
7.8% (98)
Florida:
15.5% (619,946)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Odessa:
17.2% (217)
Florida:
12.0% (482,365)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Odessa:
11.8% (149)
Florida:
13.8% (553,825)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Odessa:
1.3% (16)
Florida:
6.8% (273,877)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Odessa:
6.6% (83)
Florida:
9.2% (368,194)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
Odessa:
4.7% (59)
Florida:
4.0% (160,234)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Odessa:
14.4% (182)
Florida:
6.5% (259,250)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Odessa:
2.0% (25)
Florida:
6.4% (255,776)
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 47.4% Number of people working at home: 833 (20.6% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
Odessa:
3.9% (110)
Florida:
2.1% (184,936)
5 to 9 minutes:
Odessa:
7.1% (203)
Florida:
6.7% (576,605)
10 to 14 minutes:
Odessa:
7.1% (202)
Florida:
11.6% (997,405)
15 to 19 minutes:
Odessa:
6.0% (171)
Florida:
14.4% (1,244,117)
20 to 24 minutes:
Odessa:
7.8% (223)
Florida:
15.4% (1,324,857)
25 to 29 minutes:
Odessa:
10.3% (294)
Florida:
7.3% (626,671)
30 to 34 minutes:
Odessa:
17.5% (498)
Florida:
16.5% (1,426,038)
35 to 39 minutes:
Odessa:
2.8% (79)
Florida:
3.6% (307,200)
40 to 44 minutes:
Odessa:
4.0% (115)
Florida:
4.4% (383,465)
45 to 59 minutes:
Odessa:
17.1% (486)
Florida:
9.3% (798,942)
60 to 89 minutes:
Odessa:
9.1% (259)
Florida:
6.2% (539,029)
90 or more minutes:
Odessa:
9.2% (261)
Florida:
2.5% (215,337)
5 to 9 minutes:
Odessa:
1.1% (19)
Florida:
8.6% (595,769)
10 to 14 minutes:
Odessa:
8.7% (153)
Florida:
13.3% (922,343)
15 to 19 minutes:
Odessa:
6.6% (116)
Florida:
15.7% (1,085,636)
20 to 24 minutes:
Odessa:
16.5% (292)
Florida:
15.1% (1,040,084)
25 to 29 minutes:
Odessa:
8.1% (143)
Florida:
5.9% (404,902)
30 to 34 minutes:
Odessa:
19.9% (351)
Florida:
15.6% (1,078,082)
35 to 39 minutes:
Odessa:
4.3% (76)
Florida:
2.6% (182,138)
40 to 44 minutes:
Odessa:
7.1% (125)
Florida:
3.4% (237,660)
45 to 59 minutes:
Odessa:
15.9% (281)
Florida:
7.7% (534,237)
60 to 89 minutes:
Odessa:
5.8% (102)
Florida:
4.4% (303,002)
90 or more minutes:
Odessa:
0.6% (11)
Florida:
2.4% (163,739)
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Odessa:
3.6% (69)
Florida:
2.1% (95,230)
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Odessa:
6.7% (131)
Florida:
6.1% (284,191)
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
Odessa:
5.4% (106)
Florida:
10.6% (491,236)
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Odessa:
6.8% (132)
Florida:
13.6% (630,510)
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
Odessa:
8.0% (156)
Florida:
15.1% (697,633)
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
Odessa:
9.3% (181)
Florida:
6.9% (317,358)
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
Odessa:
19.1% (371)
Florida:
17.0% (784,644)
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
Odessa:
1.3% (24)
Florida:
3.8% (174,330)
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
Odessa:
3.3% (65)
Florida:
4.7% (218,235)
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
Odessa:
18.6% (362)
Florida:
9.9% (456,034)
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
Odessa:
7.5% (146)
Florida:
7.3% (336,551)
90 or more minutes - Males:
Odessa:
10.8% (210)
Florida:
3.1% (142,730)
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Odessa:
3.3% (31)
Florida:
2.2% (89,706)
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Odessa:
8.6% (80)
Florida:
7.3% (292,414)
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Odessa:
10.3% (97)
Florida:
12.7% (506,169)
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Odessa:
3.3% (31)
Florida:
15.4% (613,607)
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Odessa:
7.7% (72)
Florida:
15.7% (627,224)
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
Odessa:
12.6% (118)
Florida:
7.7% (309,313)
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
Odessa:
15.3% (143)
Florida:
16.1% (641,394)
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
Odessa:
5.6% (52)
Florida:
3.3% (132,870)
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
Odessa:
4.9% (46)
Florida:
4.1% (165,230)
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
Odessa:
14.2% (133)
Florida:
8.6% (342,908)
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
Odessa:
12.2% (114)
Florida:
5.1% (202,478)
90 or more minutes - Females:
Odessa:
0.9% (9)
Florida:
1.8% (72,607)
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Odessa:
96.2% (3,025)
Florida:
83.5% (3,317,217)
Carpooled:
Odessa:
2.5% (78)
Florida:
10.8% (464,002)
Other means:
Odessa:
1.3% (41)
Florida:
2.1% (79,000)
Drove car alone:
Odessa:
75.3% (1,331)
Florida:
78.8% (5,445,527)
Carpooled:
Odessa:
16.5% (291)
Florida:
12.9% (893,766)
Bus or trolley bus:
Odessa:
1.9% (34)
Florida:
1.6% (108,340)
Motorcycle:
Odessa:
0.7% (13)
Florida:
0.2% (14,967)
Drove car alone - Males:
Odessa:
97.0% (2,019)
Florida:
83.9% (3,317,217)
Carpooled - Males:
Odessa:
1.8% (37)
Florida:
10.0% (464,002)
Other means - Males:
Odessa:
1.2% (25)
Florida:
2.3% (79,000)
Drove car alone - Females:
Odessa:
94.7% (1,014)
Florida:
83.0% (3,317,217)
Carpooled - Females:
Odessa:
3.8% (41)
Florida:
11.6% (464,002)
Other means - Females:
Odessa:
1.5% (16)
Florida:
2.0% (79,000)
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Odessa:
96.3% (2,708)
Florida:
88.6% (7,233,290)
In 2 person carpool:
Odessa:
3.7% (103)
Florida:
8.5% (691,908)
Drove alone:
Odessa:
82.1% (1,331)
Florida:
85.9% (5,445,527)
In 2 person carpool:
Odessa:
17.0% (276)
Florida:
11.0% (698,577)
In 3 person carpool:
Odessa:
0.9% (15)
Florida:
1.9% (117,465)
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Odessa:
67.8% (2,809)
Florida:
68.7% (7,204,504)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Odessa:
5.4% (223)
Florida:
6.4% (671,306)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Odessa:
7.4% (307)
Florida:
6.8% (713,144)
Local government workers:
Odessa:
5.0% (206)
Florida:
6.4% (671,727)
State government workers:
Odessa:
1.6% (66)
Florida:
2.8% (291,320)
Federal government workers:
Odessa:
1.5% (60)
Florida:
2.2% (233,269)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Odessa:
11.4% (473)
Florida:
6.5% (680,593)
Employee of private company:
Odessa:
61.6% (1,122)
Florida:
69.2% (4,840,105)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Odessa:
7.9% (144)
Florida:
4.9% (343,812)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Odessa:
3.9% (71)
Florida:
5.7% (395,397)
Local government workers:
Odessa:
6.8% (123)
Florida:
7.7% (542,086)
State government workers:
Odessa:
2.5% (45)
Florida:
3.7% (261,182)
Federal government workers:
Odessa:
3.3% (61)
Florida:
2.2% (157,343)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Odessa:
14.0% (255)
Florida:
6.2% (435,619)
Employee of private company - Males:
Odessa:
74.1% (1,673)
Florida:
70.6% (3,886,480)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Odessa:
6.5% (147)
Florida:
8.0% (439,838)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Odessa:
5.5% (125)
Florida:
4.5% (249,154)
Local government workers - Males:
Odessa:
1.6% (36)
Florida:
5.0% (277,922)
Federal government workers - Males:
Odessa:
1.7% (39)
Florida:
2.4% (133,993)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Odessa:
10.5% (236)
Florida:
7.0% (387,943)
Employee of private company - Females:
Odessa:
60.2% (1,136)
Florida:
66.6% (3,318,024)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Odessa:
4.0% (76)
Florida:
4.6% (231,468)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Odessa:
9.6% (182)
Florida:
9.3% (463,990)
Local government workers - Females:
Odessa:
9.0% (171)
Florida:
7.9% (393,805)
State government workers - Females:
Odessa:
3.5% (66)
Florida:
3.4% (171,347)
Federal government workers - Females:
Odessa:
1.1% (21)
Florida:
2.0% (99,276)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Odessa:
12.5% (236)
Florida:
5.9% (292,650)
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