Manufacturing in Charleston County, South Carolina
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 716 manufacturing establishments in Charleston County in 2024, employing about 17,238 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 318, about 44% of that figure.
What Charleston County makes21 INDUSTRIES
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing54Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing33Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing33Chemical Manufacturing24Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing24Food Manufacturing20Miscellaneous Manufacturing19Machinery Manufacturing17Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing14Wood Product Manufacturing12Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing12Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing11Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing9Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing9Paper Manufacturing6Apparel Manufacturing5Textile Product Mills5Textile Mills3Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing2Printing and Related Support Activities2Primary Metal Manufacturing2
Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count in this county. Each row links to that industry across all of South Carolina — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.