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What public records measure around the center of ZIP 29401 in Charleston County, South Carolina for a restaurant: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the restaurants already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 29401, Charleston County, South Carolina

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 29401 covers 1.5 square miles, so its edges are about half a mile from the center. Jobs and competitors are counted within a mile of the center and resident spending within 3 miles; the household figures beside are for the whole ZIP. Checked Oct 17, 2026.

ZIP 29401
4,186 households
Median household income
$99,667
Residents
9,339
Restaurants with employees, 2023
91

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    4,341Jobs
    5,173Households

    4,341 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 13,334 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    162Sit-down and casual restaurants
    250 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 162 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (10 chain, 20 local multi-location and 132 independent) and 265 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $137KMiddle-case sales
    $1,150Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $75,000 to $260,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $137,000).

  4. King St carries about 2,800 vehicles a day

    2,800Vehicles a day
    16,900Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are King St, 2,800 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 260 feet away; Meeting St, 16,900 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2021), about 270 feet away; and Chalmers St, 250 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2001), about 280 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 29401

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 29401 can sell each year

Middle case$137K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$75K
High case$260K
Rivals within 2 mi319
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$400 to $2,150 a month

Resident, worker and student spending near the ZIP center, shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile162

92th percentile for nearby competition among 2,446 similar businesses in the Charleston-North Charleston metro area

8.5× the metro median of 19
Within a quarter mile31
Within 1 mile265

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent250 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent250 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent260 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group280 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent300 ft

Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk13,334

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk4,341
Within 1 mile24,806
Office-type, half mile3,447

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging4,857
  • Retail2,125
  • Professional services1,785
  • Administrative support1,030
  • Finance and insurance663

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Office attendance is still roughly half to 60% of 2020 levels. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on King St2,800

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Busiest nearby, Meeting St16,900

Other counted roads nearby

  • Meeting St (pandemic year)270 ft16,900
  • Chalmers St280 ft250
  • Broad St290 ft11,800
  • Queen St380 ft1,850

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

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Sources: Overture Maps Foundation: Places (Overture Places release 2026-09-23.1); DoorWorthy demand model: resident, worker and student spending shared among competitors (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); U.S. Census Bureau: ACS (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates); U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer: ZIP Code Tabulation Area center (ZCTA internal point; land area 1.5 square miles); U.S. Census ACS households by income with BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey spending (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2023); U.S. Census Bureau: LEHD LODES workplace jobs (LODES8 workplace area characteristics, jobs as of 2023); U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishments with paid employees). Listings and counts are public records, not visits or sales in this ZIP.

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