Columbus, Ohio
What Columbus OH is made of: the communities whose institutions are here, the sectors its 45,936 businesses sit in, the franchises already on the ground, and the services a newcomer could start.
45,936 businesses on file · 172 trades · 33 sectors · census population 906,480 · registry population 905,748 · built from geonet.columbus on 2026-10-07
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The local economy
What the business base is made of, what it is specialised in against the national pattern, and what that mix implies. This is the part a development office would read first.
Composition, not health. geonet records what trades exist and where; it does not record formation, closure, employment or revenue, so none of those appear here. What makes this economics rather than a directory is the NAICS coding: it lets the local mix be read against the BLS survival curves and against the 323 industry groups this research has screened.
Every industry group on this page links through to its NAICS page, and to the screened market report where this research has one — that is what the trait-to-NAICS coding buys.
What this city is specialised in
Location quotient is this city's share of a trade divided by the same share across 10 US metro tables. Above 1.25 is the conventional threshold for a local specialisation.
Thin against the national pattern
Common trades that are under-represented here. For someone deciding what to open, this is the more useful half of the table — though a gap can mean unmet demand or a market that does not work here, and this does not tell you which.
| Industry group | LQ | Businesses | Entry signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5411 Legal services | 0.26 | 115 | Caution |
| 4595 Used merchandise retailers — Used Merchandise & Resale Retail | 0.41 | 82 | Caution |
| 6214 Out-patient care centres | 0.42 | 139 | Structure decides |
| 4412 Other motor vehicle dealers | 0.44 | 54 | Caution+1 more |
| 4599 Other miscellaneous store retailers — Pet & Pet Supplies Retail | 0.46 | 202 | Caution |
| 5616 Investigation and security services — Alarm Monitoring & Security Systems | 0.48 | 83 | Caution |
| 5418 Advertising, public relations, and related services — Out-of-Home Advertising | 0.5 | 211 | Caution |
| 4452 Specialty food retailers | 0.53 | 68 | Structure decides |
The base against the entry screen
Businesses by the entry signal of the industry group they sit in, from the /markets screen. A large "structure decides" share means most local trades are ones where being better than the incumbent does not by itself win. A trade is matched to the screened record at whatever level the research wrote it — the same code, a broader one, or a narrower one. Where a group holds several screened sub-markets the count is shown, because no single one of them speaks for the whole group.
How to read the survival figure
Each sector's five-year establishment survival rate, weighted by how many of this city's businesses sit in that sector. It is a property of the MIX, not of these businesses — it says what survival this composition would imply at US private-sector rates, because no Canadian equivalent series exists.
Weighted over 97.4% of the coded base — public administration carries no curve. Source: Business Employment Dynamics — Table 7, Survival of private sector establishments by opening year, US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
And what it does not measure
A "mixed" trait is one that genuinely spans codes — "computers" covers systems design, repair and supply. The clear share is how much of this reading rests on unambiguous coding. Business density also reflects how completely the directory covers a place, not only how many businesses are in it — so it compares poorly between a city the register knows well and one it does not.
Who lives here, and who the city is for
The census: the only figures on this page that count people rather than businesses, and the three cohort readings they make possible.
The register says what trades exist. The census says who lives here — and it is the only thing on this page that counts people. Figures are American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates for Columbus city, Ohio, the incorporated place, which is the city proper, and every comparison is against the United States as a whole, from the same ACS tables.
Detailed language is not published for American places. B16001, the table with individual languages, has no place-level rows; C16001 is what exists, and it names six languages and groups the rest into families. A Canadian city on this site names about forty.
Who the city is for
Three readings, each built from real numbers against real benchmarks. This is not an index. Every signal is shown with its own value, its benchmark and which way it points, and the band simply counts how many point the same way — so a reader who disagrees with one signal can drop it and still use the rest.
Seniors
thinIs this a place to grow old, and is the care here?
| Residents 65 and over | 11% | ▼16.8% |
| Residents 85 and overthe group that needs care rather than the group that is merely retired | 1.2% | ▼1.9% |
| Median age | 33 years | ▼38.7 years |
| Poverty ratethe US poverty threshold — a different definition from the Canadian pages, and not comparable to them | 17.8% | ▼12.4% |
| Medical clinics per 1,000 residentsfrom the business register | 0.15 | – |
| Pharmacies per 1,000 residentsfrom the business register | 0.21 | – |
| Median rent | 1224 $/mo | –1348 $/mo |
A high share of over-65s says other people made this choice; it does not say the care exists. The register has no category for a hospital at all, so distance to an emergency department is still missing.
Students and young adults
strongIs there a reason to be here between 19 and 25, and can they afford it?
| Residents 20 to 24 | 8.3% | ▲6.5% |
| Residents 15 to 19the cohort arriving next | 6.5% | –6.5% |
| Renter householdsa rental market is what makes a place possible to move to | 55.7% | ▲35% |
| Median rent | 1224 $/mo | –1348 $/mo |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1% | –5.2% |
| Degree holders in the adult population | 38.2% | –35% |
| Drinking places and recreationfrom the register | 257 | – |
Post-secondary institutions in the city are listed further down this page; where there are none, a high 20-to-24 share usually means work rather than study.
Newcomers and other-language speakers
moderateIs there already a community here, and has anyone built anything for it?
| Foreign-born residents | 14.4% | –13.9% |
| Arrived 2010 or laterthe band the ACS publishes; the Canadian pages use 2016 to 2021, so the two are not comparable | 48.6% | ▲29.4% |
| Speak a language other than English at home | 17.1% | – |
| Language groups above the reporting floor | 12 | – |
| Median household income | 65327 $ | ▼78538 $ |
The American census does not publish individual languages for a city — only the eleven groups below, six of which are single languages. A Canadian city on this site names about forty, so the two sections are not the same depth and should not be read as if they were.
What is spoken at home, and whether anyone built for it
The register-versus-census cross-check on the Canadian pages is not possible here: the ACS publishes language in groups, so "Other Indo-European languages" cannot be matched against an institution that names a community.
| Spoken most often at home | Speakers | Share | Community in the register | Institutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | 47,994 | 5.3% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Other and unspecified languages | 40,059 | 4.4% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Other Indo-European languages | 23,037 | 2.5% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Other Asian and Pacific Island languages | 9,045 | 1% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Arabic | 8,420 | 0.9% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| French, Haitian, or Cajun | 8,180 | 0.9% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) | 7,815 | 0.9% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Russian, Polish, or other Slavic languages | 3,906 | 0.4% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Vietnamese | 2,001 | 0.2% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Korean | 1,698 | 0.2% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Tagalog (incl. Filipino) | 1,689 | 0.2% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| German or other West Germanic languages | 1,461 | 0.2% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
The rest of the profile
| Characteristic | Here | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Residents 65 and over | 11% | 16.8% |
| Residents 85 and over | 1.2% | 1.9% |
| Residents 20 to 24 | 8.3% | 6.5% |
| Arrived 2016 to 2021 | 48.6% | 29.4% |
| Non-permanent residents | — | — |
| Speak a non-official language at home | 17.1% | — |
| Renter households | 55.7% | 35% |
| Spending 30% or more on shelter | — | — |
| Participation rate | 70.6% | 63.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Median household income, 2020 | 65327 $ | — |
| Median after-tax household income, 2020 | — | — |
| Prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) | 17.8% | — |
| Bachelor degree or higher | 38.2% | — |
The one thing to keep in mind
Five-year estimates pooled over 2019–2023, so a figure is an average of the period rather than a single year, and every value carries a margin of error this extract does not keep. Unlike the Canadian census, which counts everyone, the ACS is a sample — a small place's figures are correspondingly uncertain. ACS five-year estimate for the incorporated place, which is the city proper. It will differ from the figure in wander.regions, which is sometimes a metropolitan population.
Source: American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates — Table-based summary file, 2023, United States Census Bureau, under the US federal government work, public domain. National comparison: The United States row of the same ACS tables, not an average of places — roughly a third of Americans live outside any incorporated place, so summing places would understate the country.
The communities the register shows
A community appears in the business register before it appears in prose — a national church, a society, a credit union, a newspaper. Those are counted as institutions, and they are what suggests residents. A restaurant serving a cuisine is counted separately as trade, because every city has those and they say nothing about who lives nearby. The ranking is by institutions.
| Community | Institutions | Worship | Trade | Where it shows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Masjid Al Islam Of Columbus · Islamic Found Of Central Ohio · Islamic Information Center |
| Korean | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Korean Mission Lane Ave Bapt · Korean Church Of Columbus · First Korean Church Columbus |
| Spanish-speaking | 3 | 1 | 52 | trade on N High St (3) · North High Street (3) · Polaris Parkway (3) · Sawmill Road (2)
Episcapol Latino Ministry · O S U Spanish Portuguese Dept · Columbus Spanish Imrsion Acad |
| Jewish | 2 | 1 | 13 | trade on College Ave (6)
Kol AMI Community Hebrew · Hebrew Baptist Church |
| Greek | 2 | 2 | 11 | trade on E Main St (2) · N High St (2)
Greek Orthodox Cathedral · Cathedral Greek Orthodox |
| French | 2 | — | 8 |
Ecole Kenwood French Immersion · Ecole Francaise |
| Somali | 2 | — | 8 | trade on Cleveland Ave (3)
Somali Womens Association · Somali Woman and Childrens Alnc |
| Coptic | 2 | 2 | — |
St Mary Coptic Orthodox Chr · St Mary Coptic Orthodox Church |
| Chinese | 1 | 1 | 37 | trade on N High St (4) · East Broad Street (2) · Cleveland Ave (2) · W 5th Ave (2)
Columbus Chinese Christian Chr |
| German | 1 | — | 26 | trade on S High St (5) · S 3rd St (3) · E Livingston Ave (2) · S Front St (2)
AMVETS German Village |
| Irish | 1 | — | 5 |
Shanahan School Irish Dance |
| Ethiopian | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
| Russian | 1 | — | 1 |
Russian Center |
| Macedonian | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Macedonian Orthodox Church |
| South Asian | 1 | 1 | — |
Gurdwara Of Central Ohio |
| Portuguese | 1 | — | — |
O S U Spanish Portuguese Dept |
| Ukrainian | 1 | 1 | — |
Independent True Crk Ukrainian |
| Hungarian | 1 | 1 | — |
Hungarian Reformed Church |
| Serbian | 1 | 1 | — |
Serbian Orthodox St Stevan |
| Ghanaian | 1 | 1 | — |
Columbus Ghanaian Seventh Day |
| Italian | — | — | 30 | trade on Cleveland Ave (3) · Polaris Pkwy (3) · Hayden Rd (2)
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| Dutch | — | — | 20 | |
| Japanese | — | — | 10 | trade on N High St (2)
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| Thai | — | — | 7 | |
| Welsh | — | — | 6 | |
| Caribbean | — | — | 5 | trade on E Main St (2) · Cleveland Ave (2)
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| Polish | — | — | 4 | |
| Swiss | — | — | 4 | |
| Scottish | — | — | 4 | |
| Eritrean | — | — | 2 | |
| Vietnamese | — | — | 1 | |
| Turkish | — | — | 1 |
Where the communities are
Streets, not neighbourhood names. The data knows that Greek institutions sit on one street and Greek restaurants on another; it does not know the word "Greektown", so it does not use it.
Spanish-speaking
Jewish
Greek
Somali
Chinese
German
What the city is made of
Every business on file, grouped by the sector it trades in. This is the economic-development view: where the 45,936 businesses actually are, and the specific trades inside each sector.
| Sector | Businesses | Share | What is in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 3,054 | 6.6% | place of worship (1128) · apartment (600) · cleaning (293) · furniture (249) · daycare (218) · veterinary (131) · janitor (104) · appliances (100) |
| Construction | 2,550 | 5.6% | home builder (519) · painting (479) · plumbing (279) · general contractor (221) · concrete (179) · roofing (147) · heating and cooling (141) · carpet (114) |
| Dining | 2,272 | 4.9% | restaurant (1713) · pizza (297) · pubs (99) · steakhouse (60) · diner (36) · burgers (34) · fast food (15) · bistro (7) |
| Finance | 2,147 | 4.7% | insurance (1016) · bank (485) · real estate (282) · mortgage (92) · credit union (55) · loans (34) · stock broker (17) · bankruptcy (6) |
| Business | 1,977 | 4.3% | government (586) · consulting (371) · accounting (312) · association (263) · vending (82) · foundation (64) · auction (35) · cemetary (18) |
| Health | 1,865 | 4.1% | physician (725) · home healthcare (171) · medical clinic (139) · pharmacy (124) · chiro (94) · fitness club (73) · optical (65) · medical supplier (16) |
| Automotive | 1,640 | 3.6% | autos (849) · auto repair (253) · auto parts (75) · tires (45) · scooter (19) · motorcycle (14) · detailing (11) · truck repair (4) |
| Beauty | 1,521 | 3.3% | hair stylist (797) · dentist (393) · barber (195) · bank (1) |
| Realty | 1,472 | 3.2% | real estate (1460) · realtor (11) · auction (1) |
| Law | 1,449 | 3.2% | lawyer (96) · mediator (54) · paralegal (8) · insurance (3) · pubs (1) · real estate (1) |
| Retail | 1,369 | 3% | gifts (332) · jeweler (179) · photography (178) · flowers (117) · department store (103) · toys (98) · antiques (82) · fuel (78) |
| Logistics | 869 | 1.9% | truck transportation (373) · storage (167) · packaging (48) · wholesale (39) · railroad (28) · towing (11) · real estate (2) · insurance (1) |
| Tech | 847 | 1.8% | computers (612) · wireless (83) · telecom (65) |
| Education | 777 | 1.7% | school (584) · library (91) · writing (49) · garden (29) · credit union (2) · orchard (1) · pubs (1) · bank (1) |
| Media | 633 | 1.4% | signs (216) · advertising (211) · printing (110) · books (95) · auction (1) |
| Living & Home | 615 | 1.3% | greenhouse (6) · garden (3) · scooter (2) |
| Travel | 604 | 1.3% | travel agent (176) · motel (157) · parking (48) · hotel (34) · truck rental (31) · airline (15) · bnb (13) · credit union (1) |
| Construction & Realty | 601 | 1.3% | landscaping (1) · real estate (1) |
| Food | 596 | 1.3% | grocer (314) · baker (119) · catering (71) · ice cream (70) · seafood (21) · insurance (1) |
| Retail Goods | 528 | 1.1% |
The franchises already here
Brands from a register of 2,024 franchise systems, matched into this city by name. A high count is a signal in both directions: the territory works, and it may be taken.
87 of these brands are a single common word — Metro, Avenue, Budget — so their counts include businesses that merely share the word. They are marked rather than dropped.
| Brand | Category | Here | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-Haul | car | 42 | 13,700 |
| Taco Bell | tacos | 28 | 5,845 |
| Dairy Queen | fastfood | 25 | 5,900 |
| Jackson Hewitt Tax Service | tax | 25 | — |
| Burger King | fastfood | 21 | 11,000 |
| Dollar General | convenience | 21 | 8,205 |
| Enterprise Rent A Car | car | 21 | 5,400 |
| Public Storage locations | home | 20 | 2,000 |
| Bob Evans | food | 19 | 600 |
| Rent-A-Center | retail | 19 | 3,500 |
| White Castle | fastfood | 19 | 380 |
| Pizza Hut | pizza | 18 | 10,000 |
| Tim Hortons | coffee | 18 | 2,890 |
| Advance Auto Parts | auto | 17 | 3,000 |
| Rite Aid | pharmacy | 17 | 5,000 |
| Blockbuster Video | video | 16 | 5,900 |
| ACE Cash Express | cash | 15 | 1,573 |
| Budget Rent A Car | car | 14 | 1,900 |
| American Family Insurance | insurance | 13 | 4,000 |
| CVS Pharmacy | pharmacy | 13 | 6,100 |
| Great Clips | hair | 13 | 2,600 |
| Liberty Tax Service | tax | 13 | — |
| NAPA Auto Parts | auto | 13 | 18,000 |
| St. John | retail | 12 | — |
| Panera Bread | deli | 11 | — |
| Salvation Army | retail | 11 | — |
| Steak 'n Shake | food | 10 | — |
| Caribou Coffee | coffee | 9 | — |
| Hollywood Video | video | 8 | 2,700 |
| Jiffy Lube | auto | 8 | 2,200 |
| Waffle House | food | 8 | 1,500 |
| Wal-Mart | retail | 8 | 6,500 |
| Ann Taylor | retail | 7 | — |
| Giant Eagle | supermarket | 7 | 216 |
| Holiday Inn | businesshotel | 7 | — |
| Jenny Craig | fitness | 7 | 640 |
| Red Roof Inn | economyhotel | 7 | 325 |
| Finish Line | retail | 6 | 700 |
| Pearle Vision | specialty | 6 | 100 |
| Save-A-Lot | supermarket | 6 | 1,160 |
| Stride Rite | shoestore | 6 | — |
| American Eagle Outfitters | retail | 5 | 827 |
| Days Inn | economyhotel | 5 | — |
| Econo Lodge | budgethotel | 5 | — |
| Fashion Bug | retail | 5 | 1,000 |
| Johnny Rockets | fastfood | 5 | 141 |
| Kay Jewelers | retail | 5 | 839 |
| Motel 6 | budgethotel | 5 | 360 |
| Toys "R" Us | retail | 5 | 1,400 |
| World Gym | fitness | 5 | 300 |
| 7-Eleven | convenience | 4 | 30,000 |
| AAMCO Transmissions | auto | 4 | 700 |
| Baja Fresh Mexican Grill | fastfood | 4 | 300 |
| Best Western | businesshotel | 4 | 4,200 |
| Big Boy | food | 4 | — |
| Budget Blinds | retail | 4 | — |
| Circuit City | retail | 4 | 600 |
| Comfort Inn | familyhotel | 4 | — |
| Hertz Rent A Car | car | 4 | 7,000 |
| Home Depot | home | 4 | 2,104 |
| KB Toys | retail | 4 | 5 |
| Krispy Kreme | coffee | 4 | 298 |
| Miracle-Ear | specialty | 4 | 1,500 |
| Office Depot | retail | 4 | 1,091 |
| Sharper Image | retail | 4 | 190 |
| Sign-A-Rama | specialty | 4 | 800 |
| Sunglass Hut | retail | 4 | — |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | auto | 4 | 392 |
| UNIGLOBE Travel | travel | 4 | 700 |
| Wet Seal | retail | 4 | 330 |
| ACE Hardware | hardware | 3 | 4,700 |
| Alamo Rent A Car | car | 3 | 1,000 |
| Bally Total Fitness | fitness | 3 | 390 |
| Banana Republic | retail | 3 | — |
| Cartridge World | retail | 3 | 1,400 |
| Chick-fil-A | fastfood | 3 | 1,250 |
| Cold Stone Creamery | dessert | 3 | 1,350 |
| Courtyard by Marriott | businesshotel | 3 | — |
| Eddie Bauer | retail | 3 | 370 |
| Group USA | retail | 3 | 26 |
| Huntington Learning Center | school | 3 | 253 |
| IKON Office Solutions | retail | 3 | 400 |
| Knights Inn | accommodation | 3 | 230 |
| Little Caesars Pizza | pizza | 3 | 1,800 |
| Lone Star Steakhouse | steak | 3 | 285 |
| Nine West | retail | 3 | — |
| Outback Steakhouse | food | 3 | — |
| Panda Express | fastfood | 3 | 1,072 |
| Payless Shoesource | shoestore | 3 | 5,000 |
| Penn Station East Coast Subs | deli | 3 | 159 |
| Ramada Inn | familyhotel | 3 | 740 |
| Ruby Tuesday | food | 3 | 933 |
| Super 8 | economyhotel | 3 | — |
| Super Wash | auto | 3 | 288 |
| Things Remembered | retail | 3 | 600 |
| TownePlace Suites | extendedstayhotel | 3 | — |
| American Apparel | retail | 2 | — |
| Au Bon Pain | deli | 2 | 250 |
| Baskin Robbins | dessert | 2 | 2,800 |
| Batteries Plus | retail | 2 | 254 |
| Brooks Brothers | retail | 2 | — |
| Buca di Beppo | food | 2 | 105 |
| Burlington Coat Factory | retail | 2 | 350 |
| California Pizza Kitchen | pizza | 2 | 210 |
| Cheeburger Cheeburger | food | 2 | — |
| Cinema City | entertainment | 2 | 16 |
| Coldwater Creek | retail | 2 | 500 |
| Color Your World | retail | 2 | 98 |
| Comfort Suites | familyhotel | 2 | — |
| Computer Troubleshooters | specialty | 2 | 440 |
| Contours Express | fitness | 2 | — |
| Crowne Plaza | upscalehotel | 2 | — |
| Discount Tire | auto | 2 | — |
| Disney Store | retail | 2 | — |
| Dunkin' Donuts | donuts | 2 | 6,000 |
| East of Chicago Pizza | pizza | 2 | 140 |
| Fish Window Cleaning | cleaner | 2 | 211 |
| Golden Corral | food | 2 | 357 |
| Hilton Garden Inn | businesshotel | 2 | — |
| Hollister Co. | retail | 2 | — |
| Home Instead Senior Care | senior | 2 | 700 |
| J.Crew | retail | 2 | 255 |
| J.D. Byrider | auto | 2 | 124 |
| Jani-King | cleaner | 2 | 115 |
| Merry Maids | cleaner | 2 | 970 |
| Pak Mail | post | 2 | 430 |
| Pier 1 Imports | retail | 2 | 1,200 |
| President Tuxedo | retail | 2 | 21 |
| Sam Goody | retail | 2 | — |
| Value City Furniture | retail | 2 | 80 |
| White House Black Market | retail | 2 | — |
| Wild Birds Unlimited | retail | 2 | 307 |
| Williams-Sonoma | inc | 2 | 212 |
| Worldwide Express | post | 2 | — |
| Anago Cleaning Systems | cleaner | 1 | 900 |
| Apple Store | retail | 1 | 194 |
| Arden B | retail | 1 | — |
| AT&T | telecom | 1 | — |
| Bank of America | bank | 1 | — |
| Bark Busters Home Dog Training | pet | 1 | 262 |
| Bath & Body Works | health | 1 | 1,555 |
| Bombay Company | retail | 1 | 498 |
| Candlewood Suites | extendedstayhotel | 1 | — |
| Cash Plus | cash | 1 | 100 |
| Catherines Plus Sizes | retail | 1 | — |
| Charlotte Russe | retail | 1 | — |
| Cheesecake Factory | food | 1 | 108 |
| Cleaning Authority | cleaner | 1 | 179 |
| Closet Factory | retail | 1 | 74 |
| Cole Haan | retail | 1 | — |
| Cruise Planners | travel | 1 | — |
| Curves For Women | fitness | 1 | 10,000 |
| Dollar Rent A Car | car | 1 | 600 |
| Dry Cleaning Station | cleaner | 1 | — |
| Embassy Suites | upscalehotel | 1 | — |
| Extended Stay America | extendedstayhotel | 1 | 680 |
| Fantastic Sams | hair | 1 | 1,350 |
| Fitness Together | fitness | 1 | 302 |
| Franklin Covey | retail | 1 | 100 |
| Fred Meyer | retail | 1 | 128 |
| Fred Meyer Jewelers | retail | 1 | 396 |
| Furniture Medic | specialty | 1 | 600 |
| Gander Mountain | retail | 1 | 50 |
| Good Feet | retail | 1 | 153 |
| Great Frame Up | specialty | 1 | — |
| Great Wraps | deli | 1 | — |
| Growth Coach | school | 1 | 139 |
| Half Price Books | book | 1 | 85 |
| Handyman Connection | specialty | 1 | — |
| Handyman Matters | specialty | 1 | 130 |
| Harry and David | retail | 1 | 130 |
| Hawthorn Suites | accommodation | 1 | 95 |
| Hollywood Tan | health | 1 | 13 |
| Homewood Suites by Hilton | extendedstayhotel | 1 | — |
| HoneyBaked Ham | retail | 1 | 400 |
| House of Blues | entertainment | 1 | 10 |
| Instant Tax Service | tax | 1 | 127 |
| InTown Suites | extendedstayhotel | 1 | — |
| JAN-PRO | cleaner | 1 | 75 |
| Janie and Jack | retail | 1 | — |
| John Deere | auto | 1 | — |
| Lawn Doctor | specialty | 1 | 475 |
| Linens 'n Things | retail | 1 | 500 |
| Little Gym | school | 1 | — |
| Lumber Liquidators | retail | 1 | 100 |
| Maid Brigade | cleaner | 1 | — |
| Manchu WOK | fastfood | 1 | 200 |
| Mega Wraps | deli | 1 | — |
| Micro Center | retail | 1 | — |
| Mimi Maternity | retail | 1 | — |
| Molly Maid | cleaner | 1 | 500 |
| Mr. Greek | fastfood | 1 | 32 |
| Mr. Handyman | specialty | 1 | — |
| National Property Inspections | realestate | 1 | 288 |
| NOVUS Windshield | auto | 1 | 400 |
| Petite Sophisticate | retail | 1 | — |
| Planet Hollywood | food | 1 | 18 |
| Qdoba Mexican Grill | food | 1 | 400 |
| Quaker Steak and Lube | food | 1 | 26 |
| Red Robin Gourmet Burgers | food | 1 | 250 |
| Residence Inn by Marriott | extendedstayhotel | 1 | — |
| Restoration Hardware | retail | 1 | 103 |
| Rotary Club | club | 1 | — |
| Salad Creations | fastfood | 1 | — |
| San Francisco Oven | food | 1 | 13 |
| Scotts LawnService | specialty | 1 | — |
| Signs By Tomorrow | specialty | 1 | — |
| Sir Speedy Printing | specialty | 1 | — |
| Sport Clips | hair | 1 | 400 |
| Steve Madden | retail | 1 | — |
| Sur La Table | retail | 1 | 57 |
| Swiss Chalet | fastfood | 1 | 190 |
| Sylvan Learning | school | 1 | 710 |
| Tom Thumb | supermarket | 1 | 62 |
| Urban Outfitters | retail | 1 | — |
| Visiting Angels | senior | 1 | — |
| Von Maur | retail | 1 | 22 |
| Whole Foods Market | health | 1 | 198 |
| Zyng Asian Grill | food | 1 | 13 |
| Limited name only | retail | 61 | — |
| Sears name only | inc | 50 | 2,300 |
| Kroger name only | supermarket | 40 | 2,507 |
| AllState name only | insurance | 39 | — |
| Manor name only | retail | 29 | — |
| Hallmark name only | greetingcards | 27 | 5,600 |
| Starbucks name only | coffee | 24 | 3,500 |
| Chipotle name only | fastfood | 20 | — |
| Marriott name only | upscalehotel | 18 | 2,800 |
| Coach name only | luggage | 14 | — |
| Michaels name only | retail | 14 | 805 |
| Walgreens name only | pharmacy | 13 | 4,000 |
| YMCA name only | fitness | 13 | — |
| Meijer name only | supermarket | 12 | 181 |
| Champion name only | supermarket | 11 | 1,000 |
| AutoZone name only | auto | 10 | 3,800 |
| Jacob name only | retail | 9 | 200 |
| Midas name only | auto | 9 | 1,800 |
| COSI name only | food | 8 | — |
| Renaissance name only | upscalehotel | 8 | — |
| Checksmart name only | cash | 6 | 199 |
| Progressive name only | supermarket | 6 | 150 |
| Talbots name only | retail | 6 | 592 |
| Brookstone name only | retail | 5 | 306 |
| CARQUEST name only | auto | 5 | 3,400 |
| Petland name only | pet | 5 | 200 |
| Roots name only | retail | 5 | 145 |
| Toyota name only | car | 5 | — |
| Blackwell name only | book | 4 | 6 |
| Fuddruckers name only | food | 4 | 200 |
| HESS name only | fuel | 4 | 1,250 |
| Honda name only | car | 4 | — |
| PETsMART name only | pet | 4 | 885 |
| Aldo name only | retail | 3 | — |
| Aveda name only | retail | 3 | — |
| Bebe name only | retail | 3 | — |
| Borders name only | book | 3 | 559 |
| CarStar name only | auto | 3 | 120 |
| Cinnabon name only | dessert | 3 | 651 |
| Greyhound name only | travel | 3 | — |
| Gymboree name only | retail | 3 | 550 |
| Hyatt name only | upscalehotel | 3 | — |
| Jeep name only | suv | 3 | — |
| Safeway name only | supermarket | 3 | 1,767 |
| Volkswagen name only | — | 3 | — |
| Ziebart name only | auto | 3 | 500 |
| Aldi name only | supermarket | 2 | 5,000 |
| Burton name only | retail | 2 | — |
| Cintas name only | specialty | 2 | 350 |
| Golfsmith name only | retail | 2 | 70 |
| Hooters name only | food | 2 | 435 |
| Irma name only | supermarket | 2 | 71 |
| LensCrafters name only | specialty | 2 | 890 |
| Loeb name only | supermarket | 2 | 35 |
| Papyrus name only | retail | 2 | 170 |
| SuperValu name only | supermarket | 2 | — |
| Tiffany name only | retail | 2 | 150 |
| Wolford name only | retail | 2 | — |
| AmeriSuites name only | familyhotel | 1 | — |
| Armani name only | fashion | 1 | — |
| Beltone name only | specialty | 1 | 1,500 |
| Benetton name only | retail | 1 | — |
| Denner name only | supermarket | 1 | 580 |
| Diana name only | supermarket | 1 | 3 |
| DirectBuy name only | retail | 1 | 100 |
| Eckerd name only | pharmacy | 1 | 1,549 |
| EmbroidMe name only | retail | 1 | 312 |
| FastFrame name only | specialty | 1 | 300 |
| HSBC name only | bank | 1 | — |
| Illuminations name only | retail | 1 | 16 |
| InterContinental name only | luxuryhotel | 1 | — |
| Lexus name only | luxurycar | 1 | — |
| MONTBLANC name only | retail | 1 | — |
| Nissan name only | auto | 1 | — |
| Nordstrom name only | retail | 1 | — |
| Oilily name only | retail | 1 | — |
| Origins name only | haircare | 1 | — |
| Peebles name only | retail | 1 | — |
| Radisson name only | upscalehotel | 1 | — |
| Sephora name only | inc | 1 | — |
| Sheraton name only | upscalehotel | 1 | — |
| Somerfield name only | supermarket | 1 | 1,132 |
| Stitches name only | retail | 1 | — |
| TCBY name only | fastfood | 1 | — |
| Toops name only | liquor | 1 | — |
| Travelodge name only | economyhotel | 1 | — |
| Westin name only | luxuryhotel | 1 | — |
Real estate as a local trade
Four unrelated jobs share the name: selling existing homes, owning and letting them, managing them for someone else, and building new ones. For anyone weighing a move or a licence these are the counts — and the ownership question goes to /property, which answers it building by building.
Real estate is a local job market in its own right, and four unrelated trades get the same name. Counts are businesses filed under each trade in the register, which lists a brokerage once however many agents work there — so this measures firms, not licensees.
Selling homes
5312Offices of agents and brokers — the resale market, and the biggest single trade in most Canadian cities.
Named in the register
- Advance Tech Inspections — 2154 Eddystone Ave
- Berwick Center Development Co — 2842 Banwick Rd
- Drexel Realty Advisors
- Exit One Realty — 2400 Corporate Exchange Dr#100
- Grubb and Adena Realtly Adv — 101 E Town St
- H Er Realtors — 77 E Nationwide Blvd
- Hall Joi Real Appraisal — 4506 Manville CT
- Klingbeil Management Co — P.O. BOX 20246
- Koll Tipton Management Svcs — 8101 N High St Ste 10
- M C Northrup Rentals — 37 E Dodridge St
- Ohio Home Finance
- Select Profile Servicing — 7239 Saw Mill Rd
- Sheila Stevers
- Wade Real Estate Service — 190 E Tompkins St
Owning and letting
5311Lessors of real estate: the buildings themselves, filed under the building rather than the owner.
Named in the register
- American APT Cmmunities III LP — 21 W Broad St FL 11
- Arena Crossing Apartments — 425 N Front St
- Barclay Square Apartments — 4400 N High St
- Batavia Village Apts — P.O. BOX 1023
- Boca Villa Apratments — P.O. BOX 1148
- Fairfax Gardens Apts — P.O. BOX 307290
- Flytown Apartments — 412 Thurber Dr W
- Governors Terrace — P.O. BOX 774
- Griggs Village Apartments — 721 Griggs Ave
- Sonnenblick Apartments — 730 Thurber Dr W
- South Park Apartments — 841 Greenfield Dr
- Stoddart Studio Apartments — 260 S 4th St # 1b
- Thurber Gate — 684 Thurber Dr W
- Victorian Gate Apartments — 663 High St
Managing for owners
5313Property managers, who run buildings the landlord does not.
Named in the register
- A Clean Home — 3960 Lytham CT
- Action Maids — 124 Graceland Blvd
- Aramark — 200 W Nationwide Blvd
- Barristers Building and Center — 3363 Fremont St
- Central Ohio Power Sweeping — 1824 E Long St
- Day Development Group — 22 E Gay St FL 8
- Dove Building Services — 1691 Cleveland Ave
- Jo El Home Care — 404 E Weisheimer Rd
- Licking KNOX Goodwill Inds — 3990 E Broad St
- Mini Maid — 2038 Britains Ln
- Next Generation — 139 W Johnstown Rd
- Patom Building — P.O. BOX 12683
- Res Com Property Svc LTD — 926 E Broad St
- Three G Services — 421 Industry Dr
Building new homes
2361Residential builders and the general contractors who work for them.
Named in the register
- Bahia Homes — 41 S High St Ste 1010
- Barry Bette and Led Duke — 88 E Broad St Ste 1500
- C V Perry and Co — 370 S 5th St # 4
- Continental Building Systems — 150 E Broad St # 700
- Heong Jong — 6419 Nicholas Dr
- Highlands Co — 1532 Clara Ave
- Home Info — 473 E Rich St
- McVey Custom Homes — 3923 Tarrington Ln
- Midland Building — 250 E Broad St
- Musuraca Construction Service — 1103 Neil Ave
- Ohio State Construction Co — 208 S Glenwood Ave
- RDM Maintenance Company — P.O. BOX 30767
- Rudolph Homes — 314 Stanbery Ave
- Sisson and Singleton Enterprises — 1094 Eastmoor Blvd
Financing it
5222Mortgage brokers and non-bank lenders.
Named in the register
- A B Barrett Anderson — 514 S High St
- Advance Pay — 4537 E Main St
- Buckeye Home Mortgage — 427 E Rich St
- Citimortgage — 150 E Mound St Ste 100
- Consumer Financial Counseling — 399 E Main St Ste 140
- Executive Mortgage Group — 5 E Long St Ste 1003
- First Meridian Mortgage Group — 3553 Refugee Rd
- First Rate Mortgage — 366 E Broad St
- Jericho Mortage Company — 8101 N High St Ste 180
- Lancaster Pollard Co — 65 E State St Ste 2000
- Mortgage Maintenance Co — 3742 April Ln
- Recasa Financial Group — 130 E Chestnut St # 200
- Scope Leasing — 140 E Town St Ste 1010
- Sterling Mortgage Services — 243 N 5th St Ste 110
On "how many doors"
How many doors a landlord holds is not in any of this. The register files an apartment building under the building, not its owner, and carries no unit count; there is no open dataset of Canadian landlords by portfolio. Where this research has established ownership it is in the /property record for the city, building by building, which is a different and much slower exercise.
Work where you go to them
The Ultimate 411 half of local: everything where the customer does not have to come to you.
A shop needs the customer to walk in. These 157 services do the opposite — the mobile mechanic, the mobile groomer, the bookkeeper, the junk haul — and they are the ones a person can start without a lease. 0 of them already match a trait filed in this city's register.
The 157 Service=1 rows in search.local: work where the provider travels to the customer. "present" counts businesses already filed under that exact trait name; a blank is a coverage gap, not proof of absence, because the two vocabularies were built separately.
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Schools and colleges
wander.schools is a post-secondary table — universities and colleges. K-12 public and private schools are not in it, and only 7 of its 1,686 rows carry coordinates, so these are listed and not mapped.
| Institution | Type | Students | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus State | College | — | — |
| Franklin U | University | — | — |
| Ohio State (OSU) | University | — | 1870 |
| Ohio Wesleyan (OWU) | University | — | 1842 |
| SciTech | University | — | 1998 |
In the business register
Where schooling shows up as a business rather than an institution — which is where K-12, tutoring and childcare appear.
Health and care
What a person moving a parent here would ask first. The register files clinics and pharmacies; it has no category for a hospital at all, so hospitals are matched by name and the limit is stated rather than hidden.
Matched on the name "hospital"
- Childrens Hospital Guidance — 899 E Broad St # 3
- Franklinton Health Center — 1511 W Broad St
- Linden Health Center — 1390 Cleveland Ave
- Select Specialty Hospital — 793 W State St FL 5
- Mt Carmel Womens Health Center
- Mount Carmel West Hospital — 793 W State St
- Mt Carmel Hospital Gift Shoppe — 793 W State St
- Whitehall Animal Hospital — 4199 E Main St
- Childrens Hospital Close To — 579 S Yearling Rd
- Hamilton Rd Animal Hospital — 1129 S Hamilton Rd
- Founders Womens Health Center — 1243 E Broad St
- Ohio Health Center — 1000 E Broad St
- Select Specialty Hospital — 1492 E Broad St
- Guiding Light Health Center — 1937 Merryhill Dr
- Driving Park Animal Hospital — 1744 E Livingston Ave
- University Hospital East — 1492 E Broad St Fl 9
- East Central Family Health Center — 1166 E Main St
- VA Hospital — 543 Taylor Ave
- Knapp Veterinary Hospital — 596 Oakland Park Ave
- Oakland Park Animal Hospital — 1360 Oakland Park Ave
- Glencoe Animal Hospital — 3712 N High St
- Beechwold Veterinary Hospital — 4590 Indianola Ave
- West Broad Health Center — 3121 W Broad St
- Community Home Health Center — 2800 W Broad St
- Natural Health Center — 2977 W Broad St
- Westside Health Center — 421 Georgesville Rd Ste B
- Student Wilce Health Center — 1875 Millikin Rd FL 3
- Arthur G James Cancer Hospital — 300 W 10th Ave
- University Hospital — 1375 Perry St FL 5
- James Cancer Hospital — 300 W 10th Ave Ste B
- OHIO State University Hospital — 450 W 10th Ave
- Select Specialty Hospital — 410 W 10th Ave
- OSU Harding Hospital — 1670 Upham Dr
- Ohio State University Hospital — 410 W 10th Ave # S305
- Arthur G James Cancer Hospital — 410 W 10th Ave
- O S U Hospital Gift Shop — 410 W 10th Ave
- James Cancer Hospital — 2050 Kenny Rd
- Select Specialty Hospital — 1087 Dennison Ave
- Fifth and Kenny Animal Hospital — 1109 W 5th Ave
- Doctors Hospital North — 1087 Dennison Ave
- Doctors Hospital Eye Service — 1132 Hunter Ave
- Banfield The Pet Hospital — 5781 Chantry Dr
- Bethel Animal Hospital — 1800 Bethel Rd
- Broadview Health Center — 5151 N Hamilton Rd
- West Broad Health Center — 3121 W Broad St
- Childrens Hospital — 899 E Broad St
- Childrens Hospital Close Home — 6435 E Broad St
- Childerns Hospital — 6435 E Broad St
- Childrens Hospital — 433 Cleveland Ave
- Childrens Hospital Close To — 1392 S High St
- Childrens Hospital Close To — 1124 E Main St
- Childrens Hospital Close Home — 1390 Cleveland Ave # 201
- Childrens Hospital Close To — 4383 Cleveland Ave
- Childrens Hospital Close To — 1275 Olentangy River Rd # 130
- Childrens Hospital Close To — 1833 Parsons Ave
- Childrens Hospital Close To — 441 Industrial Mile Rd
- Columbus Foot Health Center — 2912 S High St
- Capital Park Family Health Center — 2150 Agler Rd
- Universal Hospital Services — 2152 Citygate Dr
- Hospital Referral Service — 6230 Busch Blvd # 330
- Columbus Community Hospital — 1430 S High St
- Camelot Womens Health Center — 4775 Knightsbridge Blvd # 103
- Northwest Animal Hospital — 1071 Old Henderson Rd
- Shearer Pet Hospital — 1306 Bethel Rd
- Doctors Hospital — 810 Jasonway Ave
- Easton Animal Hospital — 2959 Stelzer Rd
- Banfield The Pet Hospital — 3713 Easton Market
- Apples Veterinary Hospital — 1600 W 5th Ave
- Tri Village Animal Hospital — 1481 Doten Ave
- Great Southern Animal Hospital — 2685 S High St
- Obetz Animal Hospital — 3999 Alum Creek Dr
- Doctors Hospital — 5100 W Broad St
- Doctors Hospital Maternity Center — 5100 W Broad St
- Riverside Methodist Hospital — 5050 Palmetto St
- Doctors Hospital Laboratories — 5100 W Broad St
- Doctors Hospital North — 5109 W Broad St # 205
- Gahanna Health Center
- Doctors Hospital — 4850 E Main St
- Eastside Health Center — 4850 E Main St
- Riverside Health Center — 500 Thomas Ln
- Select Specialty Hospital — 3535 Olentangy River Rd
- Riverside Health Center — 500 Thomas Ln
- Mc Connell Heart Health Center — 3773 Olentangy River Rd
- Select Specialty Hospital — 3535 Olentangy River Rd 5s
- Riverside Methodist Hospital — 2939 Kenny Rd
- Doctors Hospital — 285 E State St
- Franklinton Health Center — 1180 E Main St
- Columbus Northeast Health Center — 3433 Agler Rd # 2800
- Hilltop Health Center — 2500 Sullivant Ave
- St Stephens Health Center — 1500 E 17th Ave
- St Stephens Health Center — 1120 Morse Rd
- Childrens Hospital — 700 Childrens Dr
- Childrens Hospital Behavioral — 700 Childrens Dr # G350
- Childrens Hospital Foundation — 700 Childrens Dr H235
- Childrens Hospital Columbus CU — 700 Childrens Dr
- Childrens Hospital Urgent — 700 Childrens Dr
- Childrens Hospital Pulmonology — 700 Childrens Dr
- Childrens Hospital Cytogenetic — 700 Childrens Dr # R311
- Childrens Hospital Physician
- Childrens Hospital Close To — 555 S 18th St
- Angel Family Health Center — 407 Stelzer Rd
- Banfield The Pet Hospital — 5336 Westpointe Plaza Dr
- Childrens Hospital — 1704 Schrock Rd
- Childrens Hospital — 4766 W Broad St
- Angel Family Health Center — 5965 E Broad St # 350
- Mt Carmel Hospital Gift Shop — 6001 E Broad St
- Tri State Hospital Supply — 1736 Westbelt Dr
- VCA Village Animal Hospital — 5303 W Broad St
- Obregon Health Center — 1466 Alpine Dr
- Linworth Animal Hospital — 2133 W Dublin Granville R
- Oak Creek Veterinary Hospital — 2303 Schrock Rd
- Mt Carmel Hospital — 5253 Cleveland Ave
geonet carries no 'hospital' trait, so these are matched on the business name. A distance-to-hospital figure needs a source that states hospital locations.
What this record cannot tell you
Named in full, because the gaps are the part most likely to be misread as an answer.
- Census figures are 2021, taken on 11 May 2021: income is for 2020 and the labour figures were measured mid-pandemic, so the unemployment rate on this page is a 2021 reading rather than a current one.
- wander.schools is now readable, but it holds universities and colleges only and 1,679 of its 1,686 rows have no coordinates. K-12 public and private schools need a separate source — in Ontario the Ministry of Education school finder, in British Columbia the provincial school list. wander.citytowns, hotels and territories remain denied to the ru user.
- No 'hospital' trait exists in geonet; distance to a hospital needs an external source such as StatCan's Open Database of Healthcare Facilities.
- 73.0% of businesses here carry no coordinates, so a map or address lookup would miss them. Postal codes reach 100%.
Built from
geonet.columbus— the local business registerwander.regions— city name, population, metrosearch.local— trait vocabulary and the come-to-you servicessearch.cozfranchises— 2,024 franchise brands