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Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in South Carolina

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS SC42371

Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in South Carolina industry analysis

The Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in South Carolina is expected to grow an annualized x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments decreased an annualized -x.x% to xx locations. Industry employment has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages have increased an annualized x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion, while the national industry is expected to grow x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to decline -x.x% to xx locations. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to increase x% to $x.x million.

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About the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in South Carolina Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in South Carolina Market Research Report

Definition of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in South Carolina?

Operators in this industry purchase and distribute a range of hardware products, including hand tools, power tools, locks and keys, metal cutlery, fasteners and saw blades. Operators purchase these products in large volumes before distributing them in customized varieties and at competitive prices to retailers, other wholesalers and end use industries. This industry doesn't distribute nails, disposable plastic cutlery, hand tools for motor vehicles or hand tools for precision equipment.

What’s included in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in South Carolina?

The Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in South Carolina includes fastening product wholesaling (e.g. bolts, nuts, rivets and screws), hand tool wholesaling (e.g. screwdrivers), power hand tool wholesaling (e.g. drills), saw blade wholesaling, plumbing and water heating equipment wholesaling and metal cutlery wholesaling. Related terms covered in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in South Carolina industry report includes a strategy implemented to improve profitability by reducing inventory and purchasing the raw materials that are needed for the immediate term only, the building, modifying or repairing of something without the aid of experts or professionals, a popular trend within wholesale in which operators supply goods directly to end user industries, reducing the reliance on the middleman and owning different parts of the supply chain, either in the form of forward integration (owning upstream suppliers) or backward integration (owning downstream buyers).

Industry Performance of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in South Carolina

Benchmark the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in South Carolina industry performance with all SC county and national performance.

Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in South Carolina

#10 in Highest Revenue 3.1% of state's GDP
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Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in the US


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Key Drivers of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in South Carolina

See how key industry drivers, such as population, new business formation, per capita disposable income, private spending on home improvements, consumer spending and industrial production index are impacting Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in South Carolina

South Carolina Economic Indicators

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New Business Formation
Per Capita Disposable Income

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US Key External Drivers

Private spending on home improvements
Consumer spending
Industrial production index

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County Data of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in South Carolina

Access proprietary data on county in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in South Carolina, such as Greenville County, Richland County and Spartanburg County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.

Key Statistics of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in South Carolina

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What is the market size of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in South Carolina in 2025?

The market size of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in South Carolina is $3.4bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in South Carolina in 2025?

There are 67 businesses in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in South Carolina, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -0.3% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in South Carolina grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in South Carolina has been growing at an average annual rate of 4.0% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in South Carolina in 2025?

There are 1,668 employees in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in South Carolina, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 1.5% from 2020 to 2025.