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Aiken County, SC

Pick an industry to see how saturated it is across Aiken County's ZIP codes, compared with the U.S. average. All figures use Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024.

Day care

40–70 in Aiken County
108–163%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Fast food

109–143 in Aiken County
90–110%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Restaurants

99–133 in Aiken County
85–106%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Dentists

43–77 in Aiken County
71–110%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Pet care

8–48 in Aiken County
70–331%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Pharmacies

13–49 in Aiken County
69–208%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Gyms

12–48 in Aiken County
64–204%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Clothing stores

8–46 in Aiken County
64–287%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Grocery stores

14–50 in Aiken County
50–142%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Convenience stores

8–46 in Aiken County
48–217%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Beauty salons

18–54 in Aiken County
48–116%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Auto repair

4–44 in Aiken County
25–216%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Nail salons

3–43 in Aiken County
19–214%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Coffee shops

4–44 in Aiken County
10–89%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Bars

0–42 in Aiken County
0–175%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Car washes

0–42 in Aiken County
0–360%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Population, migration, and jobs

Population
179,245
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+6.0%
+10,071 people
Net migration 2024
+1,953
international +352, domestic +1,601
Jobs located here
52,259
LODES 2022, −1.5% since 2019
Employed residents
66,962
LODES 2022, +3.7% since 2019
Net movers (IRS)
+2,705
tax year 2021–2022: 9,745 in, 7,040 out

Population. Census estimates 179,245 residents on July 1, 2024, 6.0% above 2020 (+10,071).

Latest year (2023→2024): births minus deaths +252, international migration +352, domestic migration +1,601. These are model-based estimates built from births, deaths, and migration, revised annually — not a census count, and they can differ from the ACS 5-year figure used elsewhere on the site. Components may not sum exactly because of rounding.

Jobs. LODES counts 52,259 jobs located in the county in 2022 (−1.5% since 2019) and 66,962 employed residents (+3.7% since 2019). A job and a worker are not the same thing: the first is measured at the workplace, the second at the home address, and one person can hold two jobs. Self-employed, military, and informal work are excluded.

Where movers come from and go. IRS matched individual tax returns between 2021 and 2022. 9,745 people (exemptions) moved into Aiken County, reporting $408.8M in adjusted gross income; 7,040 moved out, reporting $258.3M. Net: +2,705 people.

Largest sources: Richmond, GA (1,264) · Columbia, GA (653) · Edgefield, SC (574). Largest destinations: Richmond, GA (901) · Edgefield, SC (815) · Columbia, GA (495).

People are exemptions on matched returns — not a population estimate. Non-filers, dependents claimed elsewhere, and people whose address did not change are treated differently than in Census estimates. Tax data lag about two years.

Each source is reported at its own geography and year. None of them measures demand for a specific business type; they describe whether the local customer base and job base are expanding or shrinking. Definitions and limits →

How to read these numbers

Each percentage is the county's density of that business type per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers), divided by the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

Density is a supply-side signal. It does not measure foot traffic, income, tourism, or whether locals actually want more of a given business.

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