There were 1,175 manufacturing businesses in South Carolina that had between one and four employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as retail trade businesses with between one and four employees in South Carolina than in any other category.
The following table shows how many manufacturing businesses with between one and four employees were in South Carolina during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Manufacturing businesses with between one and four employees in South Carolina (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
297,221
2013
292,094
2014
292,543
2015
292,825
2016
291,543
