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South Carolina Exterior Wall Systems Market Size

$1.64B a year in installed residential exterior wall systems demand across 16 metro and micropolitan areas — #21 of 52 (the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico).

Annual market size
$1.64B
installed value, replacement + new
Share of US
2.0%
#21 of 52 incl. DC & PR
Jobs per year
155,801
residential installations
Metros modeled
16
metro + micropolitan areas
SF permits 2022–2024
+8.3%
14 metros reporting every year

The short answer

The South Carolina exterior wall systems market is about $1.64B a year in installed residential demand (2.0% of the US total), ranking #21 of 52 states and jurisdictions (the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, where modeled). The largest metro is Greenville, SC at $349.91M of South Carolina demand. Statewide, the market is roughly 155,801 jobs a year: $1.03B replacement on existing homes and $614.09M new single-family construction.

Siding & Exterior
$879.35M53.6% of the state total
Windows & Doors
$761.28M46.4% of the state total

South Carolina exterior wall systems market by metro

Every modeled metro with homes in South Carolina. A metro that crosses a state line shows only the share of its demand inside South Carolina; firm counts, scores and saturation describe the whole metro. Each links to its full market file.

#MetroSiding & ExteriorWindows & DoorsTotal in SCShare of state
1Greenville, SC$190.39M$159.51M$349.91M21.3%
2Charleston, SC$151.75M$126.81M$278.56M17.0%
3Columbia, SC$120.64M$111.12M$231.76M14.1%
4Myrtle Beach, SC$108.61M$85.54M$194.15M11.8%
5Spartanburg, SC$73.94M$62.85M$136.80M8.3%
6Charlotte, NC (16% in SC)$70.23M$60.87M$131.10M8.0%
7Hilton Head Island, SC$38.99M$34.71M$73.69M4.5%
8Augusta, GA (34% in SC)$28.72M$26.70M$55.42M3.4%
9Florence, SC$24.27M$23.81M$48.08M2.9%
10Seneca, SC$16.90M$14.29M$31.19M1.9%
11Greenwood, SC$11.43M$12.04M$23.46M1.4%
12Sumter, SC$10.89M$11.30M$22.19M1.4%
13Murrells Inlet, SC$9.21M$9.12M$18.33M1.1%
14Gaffney, SC$9.65M$8.41M$18.07M1.1%
15Orangeburg, SC$8.19M$8.73M$16.92M1.0%
16Newberry, SC$5.53M$5.46M$10.99M0.7%

All states (CSV) All 935 metros (CSV)

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Demand drivers in South Carolina

South Carolina's metro areas had 1,456,151 single-family detached homes in the 2019–23 Census survey, against 1,325,892 in 2014–18: the stock grew 9.8% over five years. Population changed +6.0% over the same years. Those homes are the base exterior wall systems replacement demand is sized on. The dollar market size itself has no measured history, so no growth rate is published for it.

Single-family permits

32.2k202232.1k202334.8k2024

Census Building Permits Survey, 14 metros whose primary state is South Carolina and that report every year.

Damaging hail events

532016762017412018302019472020352021592022292023532024402025

NOAA Storm Events, 14 metros, every year loaded. Hail pulls exterior wall systems replacement forward.

South Carolina exterior wall systems market — common questions

How big is the South Carolina exterior wall systems market?

The South Carolina exterior wall systems market is about $1.64B a year in installed residential demand (2.0% of the US total), ranking #21 of 52 states and jurisdictions (the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, where modeled). The largest metro is Greenville, SC at $349.91M of South Carolina demand. Statewide, the market is roughly 155,801 jobs a year: $1.03B replacement on existing homes and $614.09M new single-family construction.

Which metros have the largest exterior wall systems market in South Carolina?

Greenville, SC $349.91M; Charleston, SC $278.56M; Columbia, SC $231.76M; Myrtle Beach, SC $194.15M; Spartanburg, SC $136.80M. 16 metro and micropolitan areas in South Carolina are modeled.

Is the South Carolina exterior wall systems market growing?

South Carolina's metro areas had 1,456,151 single-family detached homes in the 2019–23 Census survey, against 1,325,892 in 2014–18: the stock grew 9.8% over five years. Population changed +6.0% over the same years. Those homes are the base exterior wall systems replacement demand is sized on. The dollar market size itself has no measured history, so no growth rate is published for it.

How is the South Carolina exterior wall systems market size calculated?

Bottom-up, metro by metro: owner-occupied single-family homes divided by the line's service life, adjusted for housing age and hail exposure, priced at the model's average ticket, plus single-family permits at a builder price. Metros that cross a state line are split by single-family housing in each county. Rural counties outside a metro are not modeled.

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