Barnwell County, SC

FIPS 45011 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Barnwell County had an annual average of 4,864 jobs across 427 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,864

-2.7% YoY

Establishments

427

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$43,382

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 Barnwell County, SC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 625 19 $918 $28.0M
722 NAICS 722 384 32 $323 $6.5M
455 NAICS 455 281 11 $535 $7.8M
445 NAICS 445 136 8 $354 $2.5M
238 NAICS 238 97 17 $1,223 $6.2M
484 NAICS 484 86 10 $1,248 $5.6M
457 NAICS 457 81 21 $536 $2.3M
441 NAICS 441 77 12 $739 $3.0M
541 NAICS 541 76 36 $1,065 $4.2M
811 NAICS 811 70 16 $862 $3.1M
444 NAICS 444 67 11 $622 $2.2M
812 NAICS 812 66 7 $857 $2.9M
926 NAICS 926 48 5 $1,942 $2.8M
522 NAICS 522 48 14 $856 $2.1M
491 NAICS 491 39 4 $1,168 $2.4M
459 NAICS 459 35 5 $343 $0.6M
561 NAICS 561 34 11 $812 $1.4M
923 NAICS 923 34 5 $865 $1.5M
456 NAICS 456 30 5 $778 $1.2M
449 NAICS 449 24 4 $570 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 23 5 $960 $1.1M
423 NAICS 423 22 4 $1,627 $1.9M
458 NAICS 458 21 5 $629 $0.7M
113 NAICS 113 18 3 $1,235 $1.2M
524 NAICS 524 14 4 $682 $0.5M
922 NAICS 922 12 4 $1,476 $0.9M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

48

jobs · $60,574 avg pay

State Government

117

jobs · $52,490 avg pay

Local Government

1,211

jobs · $42,416 avg pay

Private

3,488

jobs · $43,170 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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