CPA offices in South Carolina 1,100 establishments · 5,129 employees · 2024
Firms (SC)
1,100
Employment
5,129
Avg Annual Pay
$89,273
State Rank
#19 of 52
How South Carolina compares to national
Metric
South Carolina
National
South Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,100
63,589
1.7% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$89,273
$117,199
-$27,926 (-23.8%)
Location quotient
1.10
1.00
10% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
4.7
8.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+9.1%
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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 1.10 means cpa offices are 10% 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 541211. 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