Offices of lawyers in South Carolina 3,233 establishments · 16,310 employees · 2024
Firms (SC)
3,233
Employment
16,310
Avg Annual Pay
$102,765
State Rank
#18 of 52
How South Carolina compares to national
Metric
South Carolina
National
South Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
3,233
189,717
1.7% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$102,765
$136,372
-$33,607 (-24.6%)
Location quotient
1.09
1.00
9% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
5.0
5.8
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Year-over-year firm growth
+4.9%
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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 1.09 means offices of lawyers are 9% 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 541110. 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