Dorchester County, SC

FIPS 45035 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Dorchester County had an annual average of 41,443 jobs across 3,550 establishments, paying $2.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

41,443

+5.2% YoY

Establishments

3,550

Total Wages

$2.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,560

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 Dorchester County, SC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — — — —
722 NAICS 722 4,407 240 $445 $102.0M
336 NAICS 336 3,289 18 $1,516 $259.2M
445 NAICS 445 1,796 60 $507 $47.4M
561 NAICS 561 1,769 198 $843 $77.6M
621 NAICS 621 1,698 218 $1,193 $105.4M
238 NAICS 238 1,504 274 $1,281 $100.2M
541 NAICS 541 1,497 474 $1,498 $116.6M
493 NAICS 493 1,390 12 $909 $65.7M
455 NAICS 455 1,315 47 $576 $39.4M
623 NAICS 623 1,260 34 $1,007 $66.0M
423 NAICS 423 977 76 $1,767 $89.8M
332 NAICS 332 787 27 $1,119 $45.8M
624 NAICS 624 774 126 $545 $21.9M
441 NAICS 441 622 60 $1,159 $37.4M
811 NAICS 811 575 112 $992 $29.7M
713 NAICS 713 501 26 $416 $10.8M
484 NAICS 484 497 85 $1,082 $28.0M
457 NAICS 457 489 53 $540 $13.7M
611 NAICS 611 489 58 $714 $18.2M
237 NAICS 237 488 32 $1,216 $30.9M
923 NAICS 923 488 6 $839 $21.3M
444 NAICS 444 467 27 $718 $17.5M
531 NAICS 531 434 169 $1,092 $24.6M
812 NAICS 812 431 96 $691 $15.5M
562 NAICS 562 430 23 $1,438 $32.2M
327 NAICS 327 405 12 $1,909 $40.2M
522 NAICS 522 370 86 $1,289 $24.8M
456 NAICS 456 364 46 $813 $15.4M
236 NAICS 236 298 87 $1,553 $24.0M
492 NAICS 492 288 10 $729 $10.9M
459 NAICS 459 258 48 $659 $8.8M
813 NAICS 813 255 20 $446 $5.9M
524 NAICS 524 249 75 $1,631 $21.2M
922 NAICS 922 243 6 $1,917 $15.6M
491 NAICS 491 206 6 $1,377 $14.7M
721 NAICS 721 192 21 $544 $5.4M
551 NAICS 551 188 30 $1,898 $18.6M
425 NAICS 425 183 32 $1,717 $16.3M
517 NAICS 517 164 12 $1,309 $11.2M
449 NAICS 449 148 27 $692 $5.3M
424 NAICS 424 136 36 $1,541 $10.9M
926 NAICS 926 112 8 $1,153 $6.5M
337 NAICS 337 109 6 $1,162 $6.6M
339 NAICS 339 107 16 $2,283 $12.7M
325 NAICS 325 96 7 $1,766 $8.8M
458 NAICS 458 86 13 $413 $1.8M
513 NAICS 513 84 26 $2,858 $12.5M
311 NAICS 311 84 8 $533 $2.3M
928 NAICS 928 84 1 $2,103 $9.2M
113 NAICS 113 70 9 $2,293 $8.4M
488 NAICS 488 68 20 $1,568 $5.6M
221 NAICS 221 62 12 $2,216 $7.2M
321 NAICS 321 61 5 $1,385 $4.4M
512 NAICS 512 39 6 $789 $1.6M
924 NAICS 924 34 5 $1,137 $1.9M
115 NAICS 115 26 6 $1,400 $1.9M
323 NAICS 323 25 4 $936 $1.2M
519 NAICS 519 24 18 $1,969 $2.4M
814 NAICS 814 19 22 $583 $0.6M
111 NAICS 111 13 4 $674 $0.5M
622 NAICS 622 13 10 $1,385 $0.9M
334 NAICS 334 8 10 $2,455 $1.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

312

jobs · $81,672 avg pay

State Government

858

jobs · $51,156 avg pay

Local Government

5,928

jobs · $51,132 avg pay

Private

34,345

jobs · $53,782 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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