Veterinary services in South Carolina 578 establishments · 7,678 employees · 2024
Firms (SC)
578
Employment
7,678
Avg Annual Pay
$54,860
State Rank
#27 of 52
How South Carolina compares to national
Metric
South Carolina
National
South Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
578
35,835
1.6% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$54,860
$57,465
-$2,605 (-4.5%)
Location quotient
1.03
1.00
3% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
13.3
13.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
+3.0%
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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 1.03 means veterinary services are 3% 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 541940. 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