Physical therapists in South Carolina 626 establishments · 5,370 employees · 2024
Firms (SC)
626
Employment
5,370
Avg Annual Pay
$51,983
State Rank
#29 of 52
How South Carolina compares to national
Metric
South Carolina
National
South Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
626
52,041
1.2% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$51,983
$51,845
+$138 (+0.3%)
Location quotient
0.77
1.00
23% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
8.6
9.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+7.7%
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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 0.77 means physical therapists are 23% 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 621340. 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