Colleton County, SC
FIPS 45029 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Colleton County had an annual average of 10,285 jobs across 917 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
10,285
+1.8% YoY
Establishments
917
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$48,149
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | — | — | — |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,021 | 66 | $428 | $22.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 600 | 38 | $727 | $22.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 535 | 19 | $540 | $15.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 435 | 52 | $1,255 | $28.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 420 | 68 | $1,176 | $25.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 366 | 46 | $548 | $10.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 287 | 35 | $569 | $8.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 238 | 18 | $532 | $6.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 229 | 14 | $943 | $11.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 217 | 3 | $995 | $11.2M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 174 | 30 | $1,282 | $11.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 165 | 21 | $1,569 | $12.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 165 | 14 | $1,173 | $10.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 152 | 24 | $462 | $3.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 144 | 7 | $1,139 | $8.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 136 | 11 | $676 | $4.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 125 | 8 | $652 | $4.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 123 | 6 | $1,754 | $11.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 113 | 26 | $930 | $5.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 110 | 22 | $1,241 | $7.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 110 | 8 | $1,641 | $5.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 102 | 5 | $1,337 | $7.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 100 | 7 | $1,110 | $5.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 89 | 15 | $1,203 | $5.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 82 | 8 | $773 | $3.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 77 | 27 | $1,023 | $4.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 77 | 11 | $732 | $2.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 69 | 8 | $5,735 | $20.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 68 | 5 | $1,150 | $3.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 66 | 18 | $735 | $2.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 60 | 4 | $2,175 | $6.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 50 | 9 | $1,320 | $3.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 49 | 9 | $1,063 | $2.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 44 | 8 | $2,831 | $6.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 40 | 10 | $961 | $2.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 39 | 8 | $471 | $0.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 36 | 9 | $456 | $0.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 33 | 5 | $1,508 | $2.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 28 | 8 | $1,035 | $1.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 27 | 6 | $641 | $0.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 26 | 17 | $594 | $0.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 21 | 3 | $1,404 | $1.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 17 | 5 | $1,361 | $1.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 12 | 4 | $795 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
83
jobs · $70,341 avg pay
State Government
303
jobs · $53,119 avg pay
Local Government
1,521
jobs · $48,822 avg pay
Private
8,378
jobs · $47,629 avg pay
SC Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.8%
April 2026
Other SC Counties
The largest counties in SC by total employment.
- Greenville County 296,981 jobs
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- Richland County 227,771 jobs
- Spartanburg County 155,485 jobs
- Horry County 144,489 jobs
- Lexington County 132,595 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 119,552 jobs
- York County 104,775 jobs