Charleston, SC · Marketing Agencies
Marketing Agencies in Charleston, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 113 advertising and public relations agencies in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area in 2023, employing 422 people with $27.3 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
113
57th most of 373 US metro areas
422
3.7 per business, against 12.2 across all metros
$27.3 million
$64,611 per employee
93%
of businesses, against 80% across all metros
+10.8%
in the number of businesses (102 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Charleston.
- Charleston ranks 57th of 373 US metro areas by number of advertising and public relations agencies.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 3.7 employees each, against 12.2 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $64,611 per employee a year, against $95,445.
- The market grew: 11 more businesses than in 2022.
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Questions
Marketing Agencies in Charleston
How many advertising and public relations agencies are there in Charleston?
113 in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 422 people and paid $27.3 million in annual payroll.
Is the Charleston market for marketing agencies growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 102 to 113 (+10.8%).
What does VERA do for marketing agencies in Charleston?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Charleston business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is advertising and public relations agencies, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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