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20 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | LOCATION HIGHLIGHTS | FINANCIAL ANALYSIS | MARKET SURVEY

MYRTLE BEACH
PORTS & WATERWAYS

Myrtle Beach is a major tourist destination, with more than 14 million visitors annually.
The Intracoastal Waterway and Waccamaw River
With population growth of 37 percent between 2000 and 2010, an award winning
are the two bodies of water that run through
community hospital system, a cost of living ranked below the national average, and
Horry County. The area is also surrounded on the
many educational options – including a top-ranked university and multiple trade
eastern side by the Atlantic Ocean, making for easy
schools – Myrtle Beach attracts new residents and investments daily.
access for ships and boats. Ocean entry to future

planned inland ports will become important to Just in the last two years, Horry County has been named the second fastest growing

the landscape of the infrastructure in Horry County county in South Carolina, according to data released by the US Census Bureau. Horry

over the coming years. Horry County is located 100 County grew from 269,000 residents to 282,000 from 2010 to 2012, a jump of 4.8% over

miles or less from three major East Coast ports. the two years. New residents choose the Myrtle Beach metro area for its mild climate,

golf, amenities, and, of course, beautiful beaches. Growth is expected to continue as the
• The Port of Charleston, 100 miles)
amenities in the region continue improving. It’s beaches have been named the third
• The Port of Wilmington, 86 miles
best in the nation by US News and World Report. It’s been called the 9th Greatest Golf
• The Port of Georgetown, 37 miles)
Destination in the World by Golf Digest. Forbes named South Carolina the second best

state in the nation to do business, and Horry County has the lowest tax rates in the state.