Restaurant market guides in South Carolina.

SC RESTAURANT MARKET DIRECTORY

Explore Restaurant Revenue Incubator’s operator-focused guides to the 50 largest South Carolina markets. Each guide combines official U.S. Census market context with practical cost, sales, technology and retention priorities.

Restaurant consulting markets in South Carolina

1. Charleston restaurant market Population 154,338
2. Columbia restaurant market Population 139,643
3. North Charleston restaurant market Population 119,913
4. Mount Pleasant restaurant market Population 93,993
5. Rock Hill restaurant market Population 75,259
6. Greenville restaurant market Population 72,935
7. Summerville restaurant market Population 51,654
8. Goose Creek restaurant market Population 48,078
9. Sumter restaurant market Population 43,053
10. Greer restaurant market Population 41,536
11. Florence restaurant market Population 40,408
12. Spartanburg restaurant market Population 38,910
13. Myrtle Beach restaurant market Population 38,371
14. Hilton Head Island restaurant market Population 37,911
15. Bluffton restaurant market Population 33,157
16. Aiken restaurant market Population 32,521
17. Fort Mill restaurant market Population 30,775
18. Anderson restaurant market Population 30,051
19. Conway restaurant market Population 27,263
20. Mauldin restaurant market Population 27,055
21. Carolina Forest restaurant market Population 26,263
22. Simpsonville restaurant market Population 26,144
23. North Augusta restaurant market Population 25,653
24. Easley restaurant market Population 24,841
25. Lexington restaurant market Population 24,585
26. Taylors restaurant market Population 24,505
27. Socastee restaurant market Population 23,796
28. Greenwood restaurant market Population 22,536
29. Hanahan restaurant market Population 21,452
30. Wade Hampton restaurant market Population 20,898
31. St. Andrews restaurant market Population 19,868
32. North Myrtle Beach restaurant market Population 19,855
33. Five Forks restaurant market Population 18,656
34. Clemson restaurant market Population 18,072
35. West Columbia restaurant market Population 17,963
36. Berea restaurant market Population 16,862
37. Ladson restaurant market Population 16,140
38. Lake Wylie restaurant market Population 16,006
39. Seven Oaks restaurant market Population 15,921
40. Red Hill restaurant market Population 15,920
41. Port Royal restaurant market Population 15,579
42. Moncks Corner restaurant market Population 15,485
43. Gantt restaurant market Population 15,401
44. Dentsville restaurant market Population 15,209
45. Beaufort restaurant market Population 13,747
46. Cayce restaurant market Population 13,741
47. Tega Cay restaurant market Population 13,615
48. Orangeburg restaurant market Population 13,253
49. Boiling Springs restaurant market Population 12,936
50. Parker restaurant market Population 12,898

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 ACS 5-year table B01003, 2026 Gazetteer Files, and 2022 Economic Census EC2272BASIC (NAICS 7225). Image licensing and attribution appear with each image. Last verified September 22, 2026.

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