Aiken County is part of the Aiken-Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) with a population of more than 500,000 and a workforce of more than 245,000.
Forbes ranked the Aiken-Augusta MSA fifth in its 2009 “America’s Best Bang-For-The- Buck Cities.”
Aiken County was rated the number 1 small market for best places to locate your company by Southern Business & Development.
South Carolina
A Right-to-Work state
Ranked as one of the nation’s most pro-business states by Forbes
Ranked 2nd lowest in manufacturing costs by Business Facilities
Rated number 2 in top states for doing business in 2012 by Area Development Online
