Auto body & paint in South Carolina 544 establishments · 3,856 employees · 2024
Firms (SC)
544
Employment
3,856
Avg Annual Pay
$63,469
State Rank
#24 of 52
How South Carolina compares to national
Metric
South Carolina
National
South Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
544
35,605
1.5% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$63,469
$67,509
-$4,040 (-6.0%)
Location quotient
0.97
1.00
3% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
7.1
7.2
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Year-over-year firm growth
+7.5%
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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 0.97 means auto body & paint are 3% 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 811121. 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