Electrical contractors in South Carolina 1,274 establishments · 11,821 employees · 2024
Firms (SC)
1,274
Employment
11,821
Avg Annual Pay
$67,675
State Rank
#30 of 52
How South Carolina compares to national
Metric
South Carolina
National
South Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,274
99,685
1.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$67,675
$82,730
-$15,055 (-18.2%)
Location quotient
0.81
1.00
19% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
9.3
11.0
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Year-over-year firm growth
+2.1%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.81 means electrical contractors are 19% under-represented in South Carolina's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 23821 (5-digit aggregation). Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json