Yes, I know, I live here. It is a lot. Columbia is teeming with SOs.Cayce is a separate city but is actually part of a larger metropolitan area population wise. It runs pretty much right up and into West Columbia. Plus it and West Columbia are right across the river from downtown Columbia. That being said, 44 registered sex offenders for a zip code seems like a lot.
I can get from Columbia to Charlotte in 80 minutes.Charlotte, NC, is about 100 miles from Cayce, and the highways are good, so about 2 hours or less wouldn't be a very tough drive.