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Travelers Rest, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Travelers Rest is a Census city of 8,370 people across 6.24 square miles of land, in Greenville County. Median household income is $54,583, 59.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 22 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Travelers Rest
What Travelers Rest is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.24 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,341
- County holding the largest share of its areaGreenville County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Travelers Rest
- Population8,370
- Median age22.0
- Population under 181,822
- Share under 1821.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,326 plus or minus 280
- Share 65 and over15.8 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Households2,423
- Family households1,700
- Share of households that are families70.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Travelers Rest
- Median household income$54,583 plus or minus $15,030
- Per capita income$24,974
- Civilian labor force3,680
- Employed3,452
- Unemployed228 plus or minus 102
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over3,795
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Travelers Rest
- Housing units2,802
- Occupied units2,423
- Vacant units379 plus or minus 199
- Vacancy rate13.5 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Owner occupied1,452
- Renter occupied971
- Ownership rate59.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$284,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,033
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.7 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units1,900
- Share single family67.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more727 plus or minus 195
- Share in buildings of two or more25.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes175 plus or minus 111
- Median year structure built1994
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Travelers Rest gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,900
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,038 plus or minus 221
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more978 plus or minus 217
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.7 percent
- Drove alone63.6 percent
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport1.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Walked13.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Worked from home12.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Travelers Rest (7(a))
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$15,309,300
- Average approval$695,877
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,647,000
- Largest approval$3,139,000
- Jobs supported156
- Jobs per approval7.1
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full3
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more22.7 percent
- Share to franchises9.1 percent
- Distinct lenders15
- Distinct industries by NAICS21
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Travelers Rest, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Travelers Rest (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$5,647,000
- Average approval$806,714
- Median approval$608,000
- Largest approval$2,067,000
- Jobs supported77
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Travelers Rest, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Travelers Rest
- NFIP communityCity of Travelers Rest
- NFIP community number450264
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/18/14
The City of Travelers Rest participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450264 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Greenville County, not Travelers Rest
Greenville County context, not Travelers Rest figures
- Establishments in Greenville County15,493
- Covered employment, Greenville County296,981
- Average annual pay, Greenville County$63,216
- Housing units permitted, Greenville County5,575
Every figure in this section is published for Greenville County as a whole and is not a measurement of Travelers Rest.
All Greenville County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Travelers Rest questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Travelers Rest, South Carolina?
8,370, in 2,423 households. Travelers Rest city covers 6.24 square miles of land, which is 1,341 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Travelers Rest in?
Greenville County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Travelers Rest?
$54,583. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $284,800. Median gross rent is $1,033 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Travelers Rest businesses?
22 7(a) approvals totaling $15.3 m since FY2020, across 15 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $5.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Travelers Rest, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Travelers Rest borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Travelers Rest. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Travelers Rest in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Travelers Rest appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Travelers Rest, city of, community 450264, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Travelers Rest figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Greenville County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Travelers Rest.
Is zoning published for Travelers Rest?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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