NAICS 56

Administrative and Support Services in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC

Metro Market Score 72.8 (Difficult), ranked #254 of 267 metros. 816 establishments, 8,525 jobs.

Metro Market Score 72.8

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national administrative and support services average.

Administrative and Support Services employment in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach contracted year-over-year, placing the growth trend in the bottom 10% at 4.9. Declining job counts can indicate consolidation, population shifts, or reduced local demand. Due diligence on the local economy is especially important here.

Industry Concentration

80.2

LQ: 1.00

Rank #214 of 267 metros

Wage Competitiveness

44.2

$46,421 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 4.9

Employment growth index

Rank #255 of 267 metros

Wage Pressure

65.9

YoY wage change index

816 Administrative and Support Services Firms in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach

816

Establishments

-26.2% YoY

8,525

Total Employment

-14.9% YoY

$46,421

Average Annual Wage

+8.4% YoY

1.00

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within South Carolina

#7 of 7

administrative and support services metros in state

South Carolina state rank

#26 of 51

for administrative and support services entry risk

vs State Median

+13.2

worse than median (59.6)

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach vs South Carolina Statewide

How this metro's administrative and support services market compares to South Carolina overall. The state ranks #26/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach	SC Statewide
Overall Score	72.8 Difficult	41.9 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#254 of 267 metros	#26 of 51 states

Metro and state scores use different methodologies (metro has 4 QCEW-based metrics; state adds BDS survival and momentum data). Direct score comparisons are approximate.

Other Industries in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach

Other Services 50.7 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 54.0 Healthcare and Social Assistance 56.1 Finance and Insurance 57.8 Construction 60.0 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 64.2 Information 64.8 Retail Trade 77.7 Accommodation and Food Services 86.3

Administrative and Support Services in Other South Carolina Metros

Sumter 39.4 #51/267 Florence 53.4 #140/267 Spartanburg 54.1 #148/267 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal 59.6 #190/267 Greenville-Anderson-Greer 63.1 #213/267 Charleston-North Charleston 64.4 #218/267

Administrative and Support Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach's 72.8 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 72.8 #255/267 Tucson, AZ 72.9 #256/267 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY 72.7 #253/267 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 72.7 #252/267 Monroe, MI 72.5 #251/267 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 71.7 #250/267 Greeley, CO 71.2 #249/267 Midland, MI 74.6 #257/267 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 75.0 #258/267 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 70.4 #248/267

Administrative and Support Services in States Bordering South Carolina

State-level entry risk for administrative and support services in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

North Carolina 42.8 #32/51 Georgia 43.4 #37/51

Browse Administrative and Support Services in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for administrative and support services across all 51 markets, sorted by rank.

About Metro Market Score: A weighted composite of industry concentration (25%), wage competitiveness (25%), wage pressure (20%), and employment growth trend (30%). Lower scores indicate more favorable conditions. For Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach's administrative and support services sector, the employment growth component (95.1) has the strongest pull on the composite. Metro scores use QCEW data only (no BDS survival data at metro level). Read full methodology →

Data Sources

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Bureau of Labor Statistics. MSA-level establishment counts, employment, wages, and location quotients for the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment