Two views of Miami's economy: the registered/startup layer and the street-level business fabric, with the largest tracked employers.
Miami's economy is broad but distinctly commercial: marketing and advertising leads company registrations at 986, financial services follows at 984, and real estate at 883. Sports tops the broader sector-strength measure, while technology, retail, healthcare and logistics all show substantial depth.
| Industry | Companies |
|---|---|
| Marketing and Advertising | 986 |
| Financial Services | 984 |
| Real Estate | 883 |
| Computer Software | 764 |
| Information Technology and Services | 665 |
| Internet | 512 |
| Health, Wellness and Fitness | 463 |
| Food & Beverages | 359 |
| Hospital & Health Care | 330 |
| Automotive | 313 |
| Telecommunications | 308 |
| Design | 303 |
| Retail | 302 |
| Logistics and Supply Chain | 301 |
| Insurance | 296 |
| Apparel & Fashion | 289 |
| Management Consulting | 278 |
| Construction | 269 |
| Transportation/trucking/railroad | 251 |
| Medical Practice | 250 |
| Investment Management | 235 |
| Leisure, Travel & Tourism | 217 |
| Entertainment | 202 |
| Consumer Goods | 188 |
| Medical Devices | 185 |
| Sector | Places | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Software company | 11 | 4.7 |
| Marketing agency | 7 | 5.0 |
| Website designer | 6 | 4.98 |
| Corporate office | 5 | 4.9 |
| Telecommunications service provider | 4 | 1.9 |
| Unclassified | 4 | — |
| Trucking company | 3 | 4.63 |
| Business management consultant | 3 | 5.0 |
| Employment agency | 3 | 4.7 |
| Computer support and services | 3 | 4.9 |
| Freight forwarding service | 2 | 4.95 |
| Web hosting company | 2 | 4.6 |
| Temp agency | 2 | 4.4 |
| Consultant | 2 | — |
| Warehouse | 2 | 4.05 |
| Company | Industry | Employees | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Caribbean Group | leisure, travel & tourism | 98,200 | 1968 |
| Royal Caribbean | leisure, travel & tourism | 98,200 | 1969 |
| Carnival Corporation | leisure, travel & tourism | 92,000 | 1972 |
| Mercy Hospital | hospital & health care | 40,000 | 1950 |
| Ryder | transportation/trucking/railroad | 36,100 | 1933 |
| Maximus | marketing and advertising | 26,997 | 2017 |
| FIU | higher education | 25,126 | 1965 |
| Pinecrest Physical Therapy | clinics/outpatient services | 23,000 | 2005 |
| Southern Glazer’s | wine and spirits | 18,233 | 1968 |
| Neff Rental | construction | 16,396 | 1989 |
| University of Miami Miller School of Medicine | education | 15,395 | |
| Watsco | building materials | 12,657 | 1956 |
| Lennar | real estate | 12,284 | 1954 |
| Yardi Kube | computer software | 9,000 | 2018 |
| REEF | information technology and services | 7,150 | 2013 |
| TelevisaUnivision | broadcast media | 5,759 | 1962 |
| Foundever | computer software | 5,242 | 1985 |
| Norwegian Cruise Line | leisure, travel & tourism | 5,100 | 1966 |
| Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | transportation/trucking/railroad | 5,100 | 2011 |
| Mercy Hospital | hospital & health care | 5,065 | |
| Ilumno | higher education | 5,001 | 2013 |
| Despegar | leisure, travel & tourism | 4,543 | 1999 |
| Intervalworld | leisure, travel & tourism | 4,206 | |
| OWN | real estate | 3,933 | 2007 |
| Opko Health | diagnostic equipment | 3,930 | 1991 |
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