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Hotels in South Carolina

How many hotels exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 14 South Carolina counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Hotels · Motels · Motor inns. Counted together because official statistics use one 721110 code.

State verdict (covered counties): Above the U.S. rate — 127% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in South Carolina

Hotels

837

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

1.8

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

1.4

per 10,000 present

State index

127%

vs. U.S.

Residents

4,005,685

in covered counties

Workers

1,493,538

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 14 South Carolina counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing hotels and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in South Carolina

City	County	Hotels	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Myrtle Beach	Horry County	166–190	395,678	127,407	3.6	262–284%	Very high density
Mount Pleasant	Charleston County	152–198	400,685	208,214	3.0	218–253%	Range spans bands
Florence	Florence County	53–75	144,668	67,896	3.0	215–280%	Range spans bands
Bluffton	Beaufort County	51–77	197,099	58,445	2.1	154–211%	High density
Columbia	Richland County	85–129	407,162	169,126	1.7	125–152%	Range spans bands
Summerville	Dorchester County	31–43	166,963	39,897	1.7	120–159%	Range spans bands
Aiken	Aiken County	26–62	159,147	45,174	1.4	104–207%	Range spans bands
Rock Hill	York County	49–69	294,233	97,045	1.4	104–133%	Above average
Greenville	Greenville County	98–138	586,310	291,783	1.3	97–119%	Range spans bands
Anderson	Anderson County	27–55	189,559	61,026	1.2	89–155%	Range spans bands
West Columbia	Lexington County	39–61	314,008	109,650	1.1	77–112%	Range spans bands
Spartanburg	Spartanburg County	39–99	334,295	125,154	1.0	71–162%	Range spans bands
Easley	Pickens County	11–33	150,090	29,797	0.7	48–127%	Range spans bands
Charleston	Berkeley County	10–32	265,788	62,924	0.3	24–78%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

262%

218%

215%

154%

125%

120%

104%

104%

Most competitors per capita

24%

48%

71%

77%

89%

97%

104%

104%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few hotels may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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