Greater Gainesville: Great place to work and grow
Greater Gainesville’s business community is growing and thriving. A great place to work and operate a business, it is home to industries like education, healthcare,
biotech, manufacturing, city
government and food services.
It is also an affordable place to live and work, making it ideal for anyone looking for a job or wanting to start a business. The average commute time is less than 20 minutes and the cost of utilities, food and healthcare are below the national average.
According to Data USA, education services is Gainesville’s largest industry with 16,000 of the 64,000 people employed in the city working in that field. The University of Florida is one of the community’s largest employers for education and other occupations.
The Wall Street Journal ranked the University of Florida the #1 Public University in the nation. UF Online’s bachelor program is ranked first in the nation back to back years. This year, UF is committed to increasing access to college and providing opportunities for all students, faculty and staff.
Healthcare and retail are the next two largest industries in Gainesville.
The University of Florida Health and HCA Florida Healthcare are two of the largest healthcare employers in Gainesville. UF Health is a medical network associated with the university. Its network includes health colleges, research centers and institutes, hospitals, faculty physician practices and patient care programs.
HCA Florida Healthcare has more than 570 medical facilities, including its hospital in Gainesville. The HCA Florida North Florida Hospital is a 510-bed, full-service medical and surgical acute care center. It offers services that include cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, women’s care and wound therapy.
Biotech is another large industry in Gainesville. This line of work is focused on technology that utilizes biological systems or living organisms to develop or create different products. Since 1995, the University of Florida’s bioscience incubator, Sid Martin Biotech, has helped many different businesses get started and continues to drive the local industry.
It has helped more than 252 residential companies and has one of the largest incubator spaces in the country.