There were 22 mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction 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 mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction businesses with between one and four employees were in South Carolina during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction businesses with between one and four employees in South Carolina (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
28,909
2013
28,720
2014
29,754
2015
29,225
2016
27,234
