Is 29212 a good location for a restaurant?

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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).

  4. 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.

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.

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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 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.

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