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Bedroom counties build as Jacksonville jobs grow

The water park in Nocatee, a master-planned community in St. Johns County.
Jacksonville Daily Record
The water park in Nocatee, a master-planned community in St. Johns County.

Population growth in Jacksonville is spilling over into neighboring counties.

With companies moving global headquarters or setting up new operations, along with existing businesses that are expanding, the job base is growing and new employees and their families need places to live.

“About 60% of our residents work in Jacksonville. Orange Park and Fleming Island are pretty much grown out,” Clay County Chamber of Commerce President John Cantrell said.

Read the rest of this story at the Jacksonville Daily Record, a WJCT News partner.