South Carolina market at a glance
Source: US Census Bureau: County Business Patterns (CBP) 2023, ACS 2024 1-year; city populations, Vintage 2024. US = 50 states + DC.
South Carolina window tint rules
South Carolina requires aftermarket tint on the front side, rear side and rear-most windows to be one nonreflective film, not red, yellow or amber, passing at least 27% of light combined with the factory glass. Windshield tint may run only along the top, above the AS1 line, and none if that line is not visible. Behind the driver, the 27% limit covers pickups but not multipurpose passenger vehicles, other trucks, buses or RVs.
Summary checked against S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-5015 on 2026-09-28. Verify current statutes before quoting.
South Carolina ceramic shop questions
- How many ceramic coating businesses are there in South Carolina?
- Census has no ceramic coating category. Its closest, car washes (NAICS 811192), counted 288 in South Carolina in 2023, most in Charleston (43), Greenville (42), Horry (21), York (19) and Beaufort (16) (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
- How many vehicles are there in South Carolina?
- South Carolina households had 4,271,767 vehicles available, 1.92 per household (ACS 2024 1-year). By county, the most are in Greenville (419,231), Charleston (314,394), Richland (294,280), Horry (284,302), Spartanburg (263,434) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year).
Ceramic coating shop software in neighbouring states
Number of car washes, CBP 2023.
- North Carolina · 615
- Georgia · 691
