Orange Beach is considered a Small Town with a population of 6,029 and 1,897 businesses. 32 in 2018 were added to the Orange Beach Chamber of Commerce business directory which was less than 2017 which had 40.

The economy of Orange Beach employs 3,497 people and has an unemployment rate of 5.8%. Some of the largest industries in Orange Beach are Restaurants (127),Professional Services (98), and Builders & Contractors (52).