Religious organizations in South Carolina 78 establishments · 592 employees · 2024

Firms (SC)

Employment

592

Avg Annual Pay

$40,718

State Rank

#37 of 52

How South Carolina compares to national

Metric	South Carolina	National	South Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments	78	26,172	0.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$40,718	$39,043	+$1,675 (+4.3%)
Location quotient	0.19	1.00	81% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)	7.6	7.7	—
Year-over-year firm growth	+13.0%	—	—

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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 0.19 means religious organizations are 81% under-represented in South Carolina's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for religious organizations

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	New York	5,950	$37,399
2	California	3,400	$40,902
3	Oregon	2,746	$31,941
4	Florida	1,556	$42,688
5	Pennsylvania	1,453	$36,163
6	Michigan	1,346	$33,538
7	Illinois	1,010	$39,048
8	New Jersey	910	$36,661
9	Montana	659	$21,997
10	Virginia	564	$38,130

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 813110. 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