
Published 2026-10-26
IT Companies in South Carolina: What the Listings Show
South Carolina has 540 published IT service providers, with Greenville, Columbia and Charleston leading the state's metro footprint.
| Measure | South Carolina | United States | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listed providers | 540 | 46,934 | 1.2% of US |
| Median staff | 9 | 9 | Even |
| Have a Google rating | 59.1% | 45.6% | Above |
| # | City | Providers | Count | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Greenville | 99 | 18.3% | |
| 02 | Columbia | 67 | 12.4% | |
| 03 | Charleston | 51 | 9.4% | |
| 04 | Myrtle Beach | 32 | 5.9% | |
| 05 | North Charleston | 26 | 4.8% | |
| 06 | Spartanburg | 19 | 3.5% | |
| 07 | Fort Mill | 15 | 2.8% | |
| 08 | Rock Hill | 12 | 2.2% |
South Carolina is home to 540 published IT service providers in the current directory data, placing it among the states tracked across a nationwide total of 46,934 providers spanning all 50 states.
Of those 540 South Carolina providers, 319 carry a Google rating on file, and the median rating among those is 5.00. That rating figure matches the national median rating of 5.00, which is calculated from 21,419 providers nationwide that have a Google rating recorded. In other words, the rating pattern seen in South Carolina listings lines up with what the broader national dataset shows.
On company size, the median South Carolina IT service provider reports 9.0 employees. That is identical to the national median employee count of 9.0, meaning the typical South Carolina firm in this dataset is staffed similarly to the typical IT service provider anywhere else covered by the directory. This suggests South Carolina's IT services market is populated largely by small and mid-sized operations rather than large enterprise-scale firms, a pattern consistent with the national figures rather than something unique to the state.
Geographically, the South Carolina listings concentrate in a handful of metro areas. The top cities by provider count are Greenville, Columbia, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, and North Charleston. These five metros represent the primary hubs where IT service providers in the state have chosen to headquarter, reflecting the broader population and business centers of South Carolina. Greenville leads this list, followed by the state capital Columbia, then the coastal Charleston metro area, with Myrtle Beach and North Charleston rounding out the top five.
The national dataset these state figures sit within covers 46,934 published IT service providers across all 50 states, organized into 791 metros nationwide. The states with the largest provider counts nationally are California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Virginia, meaning South Carolina's 540 providers represent a modest but present share of the overall national directory rather than a top-tier concentration.
Looking at rating coverage specifically, 319 out of 540 South Carolina providers have a Google rating associated with their listing. That leaves a notable share of providers in the state without a public rating on file, which is a pattern that also shows up nationally, where 21,419 out of 46,934 providers carry a rating. The proportion of rated-to-unrated providers in South Carolina is broadly comparable to the national picture rather than standing out as unusually high or low.
Taken together, the South Carolina data shows a state with 540 active IT service provider listings, concentrated in five identifiable metro hubs, with a typical firm size of 9.0 employees and a median rating of 5.00 among those with ratings recorded. None of these figures suggest South Carolina deviates meaningfully from national norms in terms of company size or rating distribution. What distinguishes the state in this dataset is simply its geographic concentration, with Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston standing out as the three largest metro clusters for IT service providers, followed by Myrtle Beach and North Charleston.
For anyone examining the IT services landscape in South Carolina through this directory, the headline figures are straightforward: 540 published providers, a median employee count of 9.0, a median rating of 5.00 among rated listings, and a top-five metro list led by Greenville and Columbia. These numbers describe the current state of the published dataset and do not reflect every IT service provider operating in South Carolina, only those captured in this particular directory as of the most recent data pull.
How each number was measured (15)
- State Name
- South Carolina
- Top States
- CA, TX, FL, NY, VA
- Signals 30d
- 11,187
- With Pricing
- 1,541
- Median Rating
- 5.00
- Metros Covered
- 791
- States Covered
- 50
- Published Total
- 46,934
- Median Employees
- 9
- State Top Cities
- Greenville, Columbia, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, North Charleston
- With Google Rating
- 21,419
- State Median Rating
- 5.00
- State Published Total
- 540
- State Median Employees
- 9
- State With Google Rating
- 319
Cite this
MSP Signal, "IT Companies in South Carolina: What the Listings Show", measured 2026-10-26. https://mspsignal.com/msp-trends/it-companies-south-carolina-listings
