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Is 29501 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 29501 in Florence 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 29501, Florence County, South Carolina

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 29501 covers 52 square miles, so its edges are about 4 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 29501
18,977 households
Median household income
$71,671
Residents
48,673
Restaurants with employees, 2023
66

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    6Jobs
    1,054Households

    6 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 489 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.78 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 13 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $210KMiddle-case sales
    $1,750Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $144,000 to $317,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $210,000).

  4. Hawthorne Dr carries about 125 vehicles a day

    125Vehicles a day
    18,300Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Hawthorne Dr, 125 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2008), about 210 feet away; N Lansdowne Dr, 425 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2008), about 240 feet away; and W Placid St, 125 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2008), about 310 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 29501 can sell each year

Middle case$210K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$144K
High case$317K
Rivals within 2 mi69
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$700 to $2,650 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

5th percentile for nearby competition among 439 similar businesses in the Florence metro area

Under the metro median of 12
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile13

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent4,110 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain4,150 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain4,250 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain4,890 ft
  • Competitor 6Chain5,010 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk489

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk6
Within 1 mile966
Office-type, half mile308

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Information304
  • Food service and lodging163
  • Retail6
  • Other services5
  • Administrative support4

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 Hawthorne Dr125

Nearest counted road, 2008 count

Busiest nearby, Hoffmeyer Road18,300

Other counted roads nearby

  • N Lansdowne Dr240 ft425
  • W Placid St310 ft125
  • Arbor Dr390 ft600
  • W Andover Road710 ft600

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 52 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 2008); 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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