Other similar organizations in South Carolina 255 establishments · 2,686 employees · 2024
Firms (SC)
255
Employment
2,686
Avg Annual Pay
$51,626
State Rank
#18 of 52
How South Carolina compares to national
Metric
South Carolina
National
South Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
255
15,622
1.6% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$51,626
$59,447
-$7,821 (-13.2%)
Location quotient
1.05
1.00
5% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
10.5
7.0
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Year-over-year firm growth
+9.9%
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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 1.05 means other similar organizations are 5% over-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 813990. 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