Aiken County, SC

FIPS 45003 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Aiken County had an annual average of 65,165 jobs across 3,806 establishments, paying $4.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

65,165

+1.9% YoY

Establishments

3,806

Total Wages

$4.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$63,331

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Aiken County, SC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 5,756 292 $391 $117.1M
236 NAICS 236 4,263 100 $1,899 $421.0M
541 NAICS 541 3,687 482 $2,050 $393.0M
621 NAICS 621 3,231 268 $1,116 $187.5M
326 NAICS 326 2,652 7 $1,511 $208.4M
455 NAICS 455 2,214 82 $522 $60.1M
623 NAICS 623 1,716 64 $717 $64.0M
445 NAICS 445 1,506 69 $498 $39.0M
238 NAICS 238 1,483 232 $1,012 $78.0M
332 NAICS 332 1,054 24 $1,241 $68.0M
313 NAICS 313 1,048 5 $1,040 $56.7M
713 NAICS 713 1,002 44 $468 $24.4M
921 NAICS 921 909 21 $1,044 $49.3M
484 NAICS 484 883 56 $1,186 $54.4M
441 NAICS 441 839 70 $1,177 $51.3M
327 NAICS 327 791 13 $1,288 $53.0M
522 NAICS 522 674 89 $1,981 $47.6M
444 NAICS 444 672 33 $614 $21.5M
457 NAICS 457 668 86 $609 $21.1M
811 NAICS 811 646 107 $1,086 $36.5M
459 NAICS 459 601 80 $558 $17.4M
812 NAICS 812 599 93 $511 $15.9M
336 NAICS 336 545 8 $1,206 $34.2M
926 NAICS 926 533 9 $2,656 $60.0M
721 NAICS 721 529 30 $411 $11.3M
456 NAICS 456 486 64 $768 $19.4M
325 NAICS 325 462 16 $1,766 $42.5M
922 NAICS 922 460 20 $3,398 $30.6M
221 NAICS 221 361 23 $2,340 $43.9M
237 NAICS 237 356 28 $1,642 $30.4M
458 NAICS 458 342 37 $386 $6.9M
924 NAICS 924 324 13 $1,794 $18.8M
611 NAICS 611 312 34 $870 $14.1M
531 NAICS 531 293 116 $1,022 $15.6M
923 NAICS 923 282 9 $1,593 $13.2M
423 NAICS 423 267 61 $1,516 $21.1M
524 NAICS 524 266 75 $1,236 $17.1M
491 NAICS 491 248 15 $1,312 $16.9M
517 NAICS 517 232 10 $1,536 $18.5M
492 NAICS 492 218 6 $1,195 $13.5M
424 NAICS 424 218 26 $1,374 $15.6M
813 NAICS 813 207 36 $1,164 $12.5M
449 NAICS 449 195 32 $908 $9.2M
488 NAICS 488 153 17 $1,629 $12.9M
425 NAICS 425 147 15 $1,737 $13.3M
532 NAICS 532 135 19 $1,031 $7.3M
551 NAICS 551 103 20 $1,708 $9.1M
321 NAICS 321 83 5 $1,123 $4.9M
115 NAICS 115 77 26 $817 $3.3M
111 NAICS 111 74 8 $1,215 $4.7M
485 NAICS 485 59 6 $750 $2.3M
814 NAICS 814 56 48 $581 $1.7M
323 NAICS 323 56 8 $711 $2.1M
513 NAICS 513 52 23 $1,345 $3.7M
113 NAICS 113 50 8 $1,137 $2.9M
112 NAICS 112 39 10 $562 $1.1M
337 NAICS 337 28 8 $947 $1.4M
516 NAICS 516 24 4 $1,636 $2.0M
339 NAICS 339 23 10 $1,176 $1.4M
311 NAICS 311 13 6 $1,638 $1.1M
928 NAICS 928 8 1 $1,483 $0.7M
519 NAICS 519 7 8 $2,267 $0.8M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

770

jobs · $107,199 avg pay

State Government

1,375

jobs · $52,616 avg pay

Local Government

5,349

jobs · $51,897 avg pay

Private

57,671

jobs · $64,062 avg pay

SC Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.8%

April 2026

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