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Deal Sourcing for PE & M&A Advisors in Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville’s 5 counties hold 44,152 business locations and 664,343 jobs. 2,128 of those locations have 50–499 people on staff. Sapper works out which of them fit your deal sourcing offer, calls the right person first and books the meeting for you.

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The Jacksonville market at a glance

44,152

business locations in the Jacksonville metro (Census, 2023)

2,128

have 50–499 employees

16,870

general and operations managers in the metro

4,570

financial managers in the metro

What this means for your outreach: Between 2022 and 2023 the metro added 762 business locations. Of today’s 44,152, 4.8% have 50–499 employees. That slice is where list building for a deal sourcing campaign starts.

Jacksonville sectors with the most mid-size companies

Sector	Locations	Jobs	50–499 employees	500+ employees	Change since 2022
Health care	5,184	98,134	265	17	+215
Construction	5,066	46,979	144	7	+173
Manufacturing	930	29,897	127	5	+48
Professional services	5,674	40,582	126	3	+121
Wholesale trade	1,628	31,072	94	8	−32
Information	667	19,268	28	6	+16

Where to start: In Jacksonville, the second-deepest mid-size list is construction (144), after health care (265). The fastest-growing of these sectors was health care, +215 locations in a year.

The counties behind the Jacksonville metro

County	All locations	Finance	Health care	Prof. services
Duval, FL	28,342	1,549	3,325	3,548
St. Johns, FL	8,633	500	930	1,356
Clay, FL	4,455	184	623	477
Nassau, FL	2,261	94	254	265
Baker, FL	461	20	52	28

Where the market sits: Duval County and St. Johns County hold 83.7% of the metro’s business locations across 5 counties. Duval County counts 3,548 professional services locations, against 1,356 in St. Johns County.

Titles to test in Jacksonville

16,870

general and operations managers, about the US average per job

4,570

financial managers, 10% more per job than the US average

6,890

accountants and auditors, about the US average per job

What it suggests: Jacksonville has a higher-than-average concentration of financial managers: 10% more per job than the US. That makes the title worth testing when it matches what you sell.

Who you’re up against

The metro has 535 securities, commodities and investment locations. Jacksonville’s owners hear from many of them, so a generic first message gives them no reason to reply.

What wins: naming the buyer’s problem in their words, then asking one question. A list of services sounds like everyone else in Jacksonville.

From Jacksonville target list to booked meeting

1. We agree on the accounts first

You approve the target list. It is exclusive to you.

2. We introduce you, then keep going

Phone first, backed by email, LinkedIn and mail.

3. We qualify before we book

Need, timing and who else is involved, confirmed.

4. You walk into a warm conversation

With the account history and a confirmed time.

For deal sourcing, we build the list around the size band, industries and geography in your thesis. Public counts do not show ownership, so you set the criteria and approve every account. Duval County and St. Johns County hold the most Jacksonville locations, and health care has the most mid-size ones (265). How appointment setting works →

Let Jacksonville buyers find you first

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Jacksonville questions, answered

How big is the Jacksonville business market?

The 5-county Jacksonville metro has 44,152 business locations. 2,128 have 50–499 employees and 122 have 500 or more (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).

Which Jacksonville sector has the most mid-size companies?

The most mid-size locations are in health care (265), followed by construction (144).

Who do you call first in Jacksonville?

Titles to test first include general and operations managers. The metro has 16,870 of them, plus 4,570 financial managers. Your offer decides the final mix, and nothing is called until you approve the list.

Nearby markets: PE & M&A Advisory in Orlando (125 mi), PE & M&A Advisory in Tampa (172 mi) and PE & M&A Advisory in Charleston, SC (197 mi).

If your buyers are Jacksonville contractors or home-service companies, Abstrakt’s Jacksonville page covers that market.

Ready to start your Jacksonville list?

Start with the Jacksonville deal sourcing market brief. When you’re ready, we’ll build the target list with you.