The Upstate economy is thriving and in most cities, that translates into a flood of new business licenses. The Upstate Business Journal asked several Upstate cities to provide a snapshot of two key indicators — new business licenses and overall business licenses. Here’s what they reported back:
Greenville
July 2019 – June 2020
- 1,114 new business licenses
- 8,752 total business licenses
July 2020 – June 2021
- 1,278 new business licenses
- 9,614 total business licenses
July 2021 – Mid-Feb 2022
- 672 new business licenses
- 1,027 total business licenses
Spartanburg
2019:
- 720 new business licenses
- 5,249 total business licenses
2020:
- 763 new business licenses
- 4,859 total business licenses
2021:
- 862 new business licenses
- 4,981 total business licenses
2022:
- 144 new business licenses
- 255 total business licenses
Simpsonville
July 2019 – June 2020
- 126 new business licenses
- 874 total business licenses
July 2020 – June 2021
- 547 new business licenses
- 1,792 total business licenses
July 2021 – Mid-Feb 2022
- 230 new business licenses
- 458 total business licenses
Greer
May 1, 2019 — April 30, 2020
- 111 new business licenses
- 952 total business licenses
May 1, 2020 — April 30, 2021
- 148 new business licenses
- 1,513 total business licenses
May 1, 2021 — Mid-Feb 2022
- 214 new business licenses
- 1,450 total business licenses
Mauldin*
January – June 2021
- 123 new business licenses
- 1,560 total business licenses
July 2021 – January 2022
- 80 new business licenses
- 197 total business licenses
*Mauldin did not keep track of new business licenses before January 2021.
Travelers Rest*
2019:
- 59 total business licenses
2020:
- 144 total business licenses
2021:
- 283 total business licenses
2022 (YTD):
- 8 total business licenses
*Travelers Rest did not provide new business license applications.
Anderson
2019:
- 631 new business licenses
- 3,887 total business licenses
May 1, 2020 – April 30, 2021:
- 512 new business licenses
- 3,312 total business licenses
May 1, 2021 – Jan. 31, 2022:
- 396 new business licenses
- 1,743 total business licenses
