Sumter County, SC
FIPS 45085 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Sumter County had an annual average of 35,179 jobs across 2,305 establishments, paying $1.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
35,179
-1.1% YoY
Establishments
2,305
Total Wages
$1.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$53,274
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,123 | 162 | $656 | $60.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,563 | 65 | $1,035 | $129.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,428 | 137 | $2,159 | $171.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,853 | 110 | $782 | $75.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,249 | 18 | $1,699 | $110.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,213 | 220 | $631 | $32.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,018 | 230 | $1,388 | $72.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 990 | 53 | $480 | $24.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 926 | 108 | $1,035 | $49.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 893 | 49 | $823 | $22.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 853 | 22 | $1,336 | $59.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 780 | 2 | $1,723 | $69.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 621 | 53 | $990 | $32.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 588 | 36 | $1,356 | $41.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 477 | 54 | $1,213 | $30.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 445 | 56 | $602 | $13.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 438 | 62 | $1,190 | $27.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 429 | 22 | $619 | $13.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 399 | 62 | $579 | $12.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 392 | 39 | $1,229 | $25.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 335 | 51 | $1,246 | $21.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 328 | 53 | $617 | $10.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 319 | 35 | $616 | $7.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 306 | 21 | $520 | $5.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 295 | 39 | $615 | $9.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 294 | 37 | $1,959 | $29.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 241 | 7 | $1,552 | $19.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 229 | 6 | $1,178 | $14.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 227 | 18 | $4,291 | $50.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 226 | 4 | $1,122 | $13.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 213 | 10 | $988 | $11.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 203 | 9 | $1,497 | $10.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 194 | 33 | $465 | $4.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 175 | 4 | $1,073 | $9.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 156 | 8 | $1,323 | $10.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 154 | 24 | $769 | $6.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 143 | 9 | $1,630 | $7.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 136 | 9 | $1,683 | $11.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 136 | 32 | $971 | $6.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 110 | 12 | $907 | $5.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 107 | 11 | $1,352 | $7.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 73 | 8 | $1,521 | $5.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 68 | 6 | $474 | $1.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 61 | 18 | $1,929 | $6.1M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 55 | 3 | $1,557 | $4.4M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 49 | 15 | $783 | $2.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 46 | 43 | $385 | $0.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 46 | 14 | $896 | $2.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 38 | 3 | $1,581 | $3.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 37 | 5 | $1,098 | $1.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 31 | 9 | $764 | $1.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 29 | 3 | $849 | $1.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 21 | 5 | $509 | $0.6M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 17 | 5 | $1,055 | $0.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 7 | 1 | $593 | $0.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 6 | 1 | $2,142 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,262
jobs · $77,952 avg pay
State Government
1,130
jobs · $51,466 avg pay
Local Government
3,312
jobs · $53,116 avg pay
Private
29,475
jobs · $52,304 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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