Portfolio management & investment advice in South Carolina 994 establishments · 2,523 employees · 2024
Firms (SC)
994
Employment
2,523
Avg Annual Pay
$159,448
State Rank
#26 of 52
How South Carolina compares to national
Metric
South Carolina
National
South Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
994
88,234
1.1% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$159,448
$288,633
-$129,185 (-44.8%)
Location quotient
0.71
1.00
29% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
2.5
5.7
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Year-over-year firm growth
+7.1%
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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 0.71 means portfolio management & investment advice are 29% under-represented in South Carolina's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
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Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 523940. 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