| 1 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.22 | 
| 2 | South Carolina | Average opportunities | 0.91 | 
| 3 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.89 | 
| 4 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.85 | 
| 5 | Columbia, SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 6 | Northwestern South Carolina Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 7 | Florence, SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.46 | 
| 8 | Southern South Carolina Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.43 | 
| 9 | Spartanburg, SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.42 | 
| 10 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.39 | 
| 11 | Northeastern South Carolina Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.32 | 
| 12 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.32 | 
| 13 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.27 | 
| 14 | Sumter, SC Metro Area | No data available | No data available |