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Is 29201 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 29201 in Richland County, South Carolina for a restaurant: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the restaurants already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 29201, Richland County, South Carolina

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 29201 covers 12 square miles, so its edges are about 2 miles from the center. Jobs and competitors are counted within a mile of the center and resident spending within 3 miles; the household figures beside are for the whole ZIP. Checked Oct 17, 2026.

ZIP 29201
10,410 households
Median household income
$32,297
Residents
24,605
Restaurants with employees, 2023
73

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    293Jobs
    3,877Households

    293 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,479 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    8Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.29 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 8 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (2 chain, 2 local multi-location and 4 independent) and 44 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $129KMiddle-case sales
    $1,100Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $81,000 to $226,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $129,000).

  4. Ferguson St carries about 475 vehicles a day

    475Vehicles a day
    22,800Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Ferguson St, 475 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1996), about 420 feet away; Seabrook Ave, 250 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2001), about 450 feet away; and Tennessee Ave, 250 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2001), about 460 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 29201

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 29201 can sell each year

Middle case$129K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$81K
High case$226K
Rivals within 2 mi224
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$400 to $1,900 a month

Resident, worker and student spending near the ZIP center, shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile8

38th percentile for nearby competition among 1,905 similar businesses in the Columbia metro area

Under the metro median of 14
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile44

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain1,530 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent1,810 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent2,280 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent2,460 ft
  • Competitor 8Independent2,500 ft

Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,479

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk293
Within 1 mile6,354
Office-type, half mile175

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Construction257
  • Education212
  • Wholesale211
  • Administrative support144
  • Food service and lodging137

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Office attendance is still roughly half to 60% of 2020 levels. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Ferguson St475

Nearest counted road, 1996 count

Busiest nearby, S Assembly St22,800

Other counted roads nearby

  • Seabrook Ave450 ft250
  • Tennessee Ave460 ft250
  • S Assembly St (pandemic year)520 ft22,800
  • Dreyfus Rd530 ft1,900

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

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Sources: Overture Maps Foundation: Places (Overture Places release 2026-09-23.1); DoorWorthy demand model: resident, worker and student spending shared among competitors (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); U.S. Census Bureau: ACS (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates); U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer: ZIP Code Tabulation Area center (ZCTA internal point; land area 12 square miles); U.S. Census ACS households by income with BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey spending (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2021); U.S. Census Bureau: LEHD LODES workplace jobs (LODES8 workplace area characteristics, jobs as of 2023); U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishments with paid employees). Listings and counts are public records, not visits or sales in this ZIP.

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