Drinking places (bars) in South Carolina 509 establishments · 4,998 employees · 2024
Firms (SC)
509
Employment
4,998
Avg Annual Pay
$27,764
State Rank
#26 of 51
How South Carolina compares to national
Metric
South Carolina
National
South Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
509
42,911
1.2% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$27,764
$26,603
+$1,161 (+4.4%)
Location quotient
0.76
1.00
24% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
9.8
9.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+5.2%
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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 0.76 means drinking places (bars) are 24% 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 722410. 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