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Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade in South Carolina

Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade in South Carolina was 6,533 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 8.8% from 2023. That is the 23rd highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count6,533
Change on 2023+8.8%
Rank23rd of 51US states ranked
Series high6,5332024
Series low5,2002019

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Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade in South Carolina, 2012 to 2024

5,0005,5006,0006,5007,00020122014201620182020202220242012: 5,268 count2013: 5,207 count2014: 5,324 count2015: 5,505 count2016: 5,430 count2017: 5,273 count2018: 5,280 count2019: 5,200 count2020: 5,454 count2021: 5,315 count2022: 5,916 count2023: 6,002 count2024: 6,533 count5,0005,5006,0006,5007,0002012201720242012: 5,268 count2013: 5,207 count2014: 5,324 count2015: 5,505 count2016: 5,430 count2017: 5,273 count2018: 5,280 count2019: 5,200 count2020: 5,454 count2021: 5,315 count2022: 5,916 count2023: 6,002 count2024: 6,533 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-29.
All 13 values
Periodcount
20246,533
20236,002
20225,916 Series break
20215,315
20205,454
20195,200
20185,280 Series break
20175,273
20165,430
20155,505
20145,324
20135,207
20125,268

Compared with United States

Place2024
South Carolina6,533
United States472,266

South Carolina compared with nearby places

Alabama: 5,460 countAlaska: 538 countArizona: 8,750 countArkansas: 3,257 countCalifornia: 67,226 countColorado: 7,532 countConnecticut: 4,523 countDelaware: 2,036 countDistrict of Columbia: 367 countFlorida: 54,661 countGeorgia: 15,092 countHawaii: 2,363 countIdaho: 2,572 countIllinois: 15,986 countIndiana: 6,860 countIowa: 3,695 countKansas: 3,258 countKentucky: 4,528 countLouisiana: 4,825 countMaine: 1,748 countMaryland: 7,133 countMassachusetts: 8,377 countMichigan: 12,664 countMinnesota: 6,837 countMississippi: 3,347 countMissouri: 7,324 countMontana: 1,594 countNebraska: 2,027 countNevada: 4,946 countNew Hampshire: 1,798 countNew Jersey: 17,019 countNew Mexico: 2,283 countNew York: 36,811 countNorth Carolina: 12,763 countNorth Dakota: 919 countOhio: 13,286 countOklahoma: 4,354 countOregon: 4,876 countPennsylvania: 15,482 countRhode Island: 1,236 countSouth Carolina: 6,533 countSouth Dakota: 1,152 countTennessee: 7,889 countTexas: 44,948 countUtah: 5,110 countVermont: 825 countVirginia: 8,633 countWashington: 7,143 countWest Virginia: 1,429 countWisconsin: 6,927 countWyoming: 1,324 count
  • Under 1,600
  • 1,600 to 3,300
  • 3,300 to 4,900
  • 4,900 to 7,200
  • 7,200 to 13K
  • 13K and over
Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade, 2024, count. South Carolina is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of businesses without paid employees in wholesale trade (NAICS 42), from the U.S. Census Bureau Nonemployer Statistics.

Nonemployer Statistics: businesses with no paid employees that are subject to federal income tax, mostly the self-employed, counted from tax records, with receipts above small minimum amounts. Census says some years are not comparable with earlier ones, and they are marked as series breaks: 2018 in every sector (businesses were reclassified from their descriptions, which moved many out of other services), 2022 in every sector (new receipts cutoffs) and 2017 in utilities (the same reclassification). Most nonemployers are sole proprietors whose business may be a side activity. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms (Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade, South Carolina, 2012 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/

MLA 9

Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade, South Carolina, 2012 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Sept. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonemployer-businesses-wholesale-trade/south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade, South Carolina, 2012 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonemployer-businesses-wholesale-trade/south-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms, Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade, South Carolina, 2012 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/nonemployer-statistics/datasets/2024/historical-datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/nonemployer-businesses-wholesale-trade/south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms: Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade, South Carolina, 2012 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade in South Carolina?

Nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade in South Carolina was 6,533 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 8.8% from 2023. That is the 23rd highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Nonemployer Statistics, state and US files: establishments (ESTAB), wholesale trade (NAICS 42), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest nonemployer businesses: wholesale trade in South Carolina?

6,533 in 2024, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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