Is 29526 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 29526 in Horry 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 29526, Horry County, South Carolina

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 29526 covers 175 square miles, so its edges are about 7.5 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 29526
19,432 households
Median household income
$68,825
Residents
54,130
Restaurants with employees, 2023
48

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    0Jobs
    0Households

    0 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 0 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.58 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 4 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $270KMiddle-case sales
    $2,250Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $145,000 to $512,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $270,000).

  4. Old Reaves Ferry Rd carries about 3,400 vehicles a day

    3,400Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Old Reaves Ferry Rd, 3,400 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 2,150 feet away; Hwy 905, 10,800 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 2,150 feet away; and Oak Log Lake Rd, 275 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2001), about 2,150 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 29526 can sell each year

Middle case$270K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$145K
High case$512K
Rivals within 2 mi3
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$750 to $4,250 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 1,600 similar businesses in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area

Under the metro median of 20
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile4

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent3,070 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent4,110 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent4,700 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent4,990 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk0

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk0
Within 1 mile353

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Old Reaves Ferry Rd3,400

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Hwy 9052,140 ft10,800
  • Oak Log Lake Rd2,150 ft275
  • Two Pine Dr2,190 ft275
  • Melon Hill Rd2,270 ft275

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 29526: 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 175 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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