What public records measure around the center of ZIP 29212 in Lexington 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.
ZIP 29212, Lexington County, South Carolina
Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 29212 covers 21 square miles, so its edges are about 2.5 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 22, 2026.
ZIP 29212
12,643 households
Median household income
$77,142
Residents
27,657
Restaurants with employees, 2023
45
What stands out
Few jobs within a short walk
44Jobs
3,471Households
44 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 141 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.
Less nearby competition than most
0Sit-down and casual restaurants
0.67 miNearest rival
Overture's places data lists 0 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 1 within a mile.
What spending nearby can support
$909KMiddle-case sales
$7,550Rent the middle case supports
Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $685,000 to $1.3 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $909,000).
Flamingo Rd carries about 150 vehicles a day
150Vehicles a day
16,300Busiest road nearby
The nearest counted roads are Flamingo Rd, 150 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2001), about 310 feet away; Lake Murray Blvd, 16,300 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 330 feet away; and Meredith Dr, 150 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2001), about 340 feet away.
Measured around the center of ZIP 29212
Computed from public records at this location
What the center of ZIP 29212 can sell each year
Middle case$909K
Sales a year, planning range
Low case$685K
High case$1.3M
Rivals within 2 mi36
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$3,450 to $10,650 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 mile0
3th 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 mile1
Nearest competitors
Competitor 1Chain3,560 ft
Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.
Jobs within walking distance
10-minute walk141
Jobs at workplaces within half a mile
5-minute walk44
Within 1 mile688
Office-type, half mile23
Largest employers within a 10-minute walk
Retail74
Construction24
Professional services13
Other services12
Finance and insurance8
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 Flamingo Rd150
Nearest counted road, 2001 count
Busiest nearby, Lake Murray Blvd16,300
Other counted roads nearby
Lake Murray Blvd330 ft16,300
Meredith Dr340 ft150
Weed Dr500 ft1,350
Crestview Rd580 ft150
State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.
What an address adds
The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 29212: who lives and works right there, the competition on that block and the traffic on its road. No account.
The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a restaurant there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.
The restaurant check reads the same public records at the address itself.
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 21 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 2024); 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.
Questions about ZIP 29212.
45 restaurants with paid employees in 2023 (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns), and 1 mapped within about a mile of the center.
27,657 residents in 12,643 households, with a median household income of $77,142 (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
688 jobs within a mile of the center in 2023 (Census LODES workplace records).
This page measures the area around the ZIP's center. Whether a specific address allows a restaurant, what it rents for and who is next door is what the free address check and the full report look at.