Is 29412 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 29412 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.

ZIP 29412, Charleston County, South Carolina

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 29412 covers 39 square miles, so its edges are about 3.5 miles 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 29412
16,758 households
Median household income
$101,509
Residents
39,256
Restaurants with employees, 2023
52

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    133Jobs
    2,807Households

    133 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 188 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.75 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 11 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $1.9MMiddle-case sales
    $15,450Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $1.8 million to $2.0 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $1.9 million).

  4. Putnam Dr carries about 650 vehicles a day

    650Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Putnam Dr, 650 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 100 feet away; Battery Brown Ct, 650 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 260 feet away; and Battery Reynolds Ct, 650 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 420 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 29412 can sell each year

Middle case$1.9M

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$1.8M
High case$2.0M
Rivals within 2 mi38
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$8,900 to $16,300 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 mile0

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

Under the metro median of 19
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile11

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group3,940 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain4,130 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain4,270 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain4,550 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent4,590 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk188

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk133
Within 1 mile1,505
Office-type, half mile108

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services57
  • Real estate38
  • Transportation18
  • Construction17
  • Information12

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 Putnam Dr650

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Battery Brown Ct260 ft650
  • Battery Reynolds Ct420 ft650
  • Stiles Bee Ave470 ft650
  • Battery Glover Ct500 ft650

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

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 29412: who lives and works right there, the competition on that block and the traffic on its road. No account.
  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a restaurant there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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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 39 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 2024); 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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