Doing Business

TRANSPORTATION

Being in the center of South Carolina, businesses in the County of Lexington can easily transport to their customers and from their suppliers. Plus, the Port of Charleston — only a 90-minute drive by freeway – is the nation’s 8th busiest container port.

AIR

COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT

  • 3 major carriers
  • 25+ non-stop flights to 9 major airports and 8 destinations
  • Used by UPS, FedEx, DHL Global Forwarding
  • Foreign Trade Zone 127

ROADS

I-20
I-26
I-77

  • Intersection of 3 major interstates
  • Bordered by I-85 to the west and I-95 to the east

PORT

PORT OF CHARLESTON

  • 90-minutes from Lexington County
  • 5 Terminals
  • By 2022, deepest harbor on East coast

RAIL

CSX
NORFOLK SOUTHERN

  • Major routes through region
  • Regional terminals