Major Employers
BARTOW’S TOP EMPLOYERS:
- Polk County School Board – 6,210
- Polk County Board of County Commissioners – 3,637
- Mosaic – 1,993
- Baycare Bartow Regional Medical Center – 405
- Flanders Precisionaire – 392
- Polk County Clerk of Courts – 332
- Walmart – 325
- Florida Department of Transportation – 300
- City of Bartow – 274
- Bartow Ford – 286
- Publix – 141
- Polk County Tax Collector – 134
- Lowe’s – 121
- Polk County Property Appraiser – 108
POLK COUNTY TOP EMPLOYERS:
- Publix Super Markets – 10,249
- Walmart – 6,238
- Polk County School Board – 6,210
- Lakeland Regional Health (formerly LRMC) – 4,499
- Winter Haven Hospital – 2,567
- Baycare Health Systems – 2400
- City of Lakeland – 2,359
- GEICO – 2,139
- MOSAIC Fertilizer – 1,993
- Watson Clinic – 1,600
- Polk County Sheriff’s Office – 1,500
- Polk County Board of County Commissioners – 1,490
- LEGOLAND, Florida – 1,461
- State Farm Insurance – 1,129
- Home Depot – 996
- Polk State College – 932
- Lowe’s – 892
- GMRI, INC – 716
- Winn Dixie Stores, Inc. – 691
- USPS – 684
- Florida Southern College – 626
Prepared by: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), Bureau of Labor Market Statistics
*Note: DEO cannot verify the accuracy of this vendor’s report.
**Note: Some of these employers listed may be duplicated due to this source’s use of telephone book listing to compile data (especially hospitals & government offices)
Source: InfoGroup Employer Database 2021 ed. 1
Total Number of Employees in Polk County: 232,114
Top Employers in Polk County, FL