Jacksonville an d NORTHEAST FLORIDA
St. Johns County
St. Johns River
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Ponte Vedra
Concert Hall
St. Johns River
State College
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Ponte Vedra
Beach
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St. Augustine
Lighthouse
St. Augustine
Amphitheatre
Anastasia
State Park
St. Augustine
Beach
St. Augustine
Flagler
College
PGA
TOUR
ST. JOHNS
St. Johns
Northeast Florida
Regional
World Golf
Hall of Fame
St. Johns County is one of the
fastest-growing counties in
the U.S., and its economy has had
no problem accommodating the
rapid growth.
While the population keeps
rising — growing 24% since 2010
— St. Johns County’s unemployment
rate keeps shrinking,
and no county in Florida had a
lower jobless rate than St. Johns’
2.7% at the end of the summer
2017.
Northrop Grumman is
St. Johns County’s largest
corporate employer, as the
aerospace firm added 400 jobs
to the 1,000 it already had after
a recent expansion of its facility
at the Northeast Florida Regional
Airport in St. Augustine.
The county’s biggest attraction
has historically been the nation’s
oldest city, St. Augustine. But golf
may be rivaling history as the
county’s claim to fame.
Golf fans already travel here to
visit the World Golf Hall of Fame
outside of St. Augustine and the
golf resorts of Ponte Vedra Beach,
but golf is also a major corporate
presence in the county.
The PGA TOUR last year
revealed plans to consolidate its
headquarters operations from 17
buildings throughout the county
to a single location in Ponte Vedra
Beach, creating 300 additional jobs
on top of the 800 it already has.
The PGA TOUR represents the
largest corporate headquarters in
the county, says Melissa Glasgow,
director of economic development
for St. Johns County.
“If plans play out as anticipated,
the project will represent a very
innovative public-private partnership
generating extraordinary
long-term benefit for a single
project,” she says.
Sustainable,
smart development
characterizes St. Johns
County’s growth.
Population 238,439
Labor Force 116,071
Total Households 93,312
Golf Scores Long-term
Benefits
Per Capita Income $39,376
Retail Spending $2.5 bil.
THE PLAYERS Championship
Flagler College
St. Augustine Amphitheatre
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