Outdoor Advertising · Columbus, OH

Outdoor Advertising Market in
Columbus, OH

$91M TAM · Market Score 63/100 · Ranked #31 of 925 MSAs by TAM

Bottom-up market data for the Columbus, OH MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.

Total TAM
$91M
rank #31 of 925
Market Score
63/100
rank #321 of 925 · 65th percentile
Operators
Pop. growth (5-yr)
7.5%
rank #181 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Columbus scored 63/100 for Outdoor Advertising

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Columbus ranks in the 65th percentile nationally for Outdoor Advertising.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
Est. Registered Vehicles40%2,099,63597
Fragmentation Score35%00
Commercial Establishments25%46,41996

TAM by segment

$91M in Columbus broken down by segment

Ooh Roadside Billboards
$57M
63% of total TAM
Ooh Place Based Digital
$33M
37% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Columbus

Population
2,175,788
7.5% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$81,945
22.7% HHs $150K+
Housing units
926,466
14.3% age 65+
GDP per capita
$88,941

Frequently asked questions

Outdoor Advertising market in Columbus: common questions

How big is the outdoor advertising market in Columbus, OH?

The outdoor advertising market in Columbus, OH has a total addressable market of $91M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Columbus the #31 largest outdoor advertising market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How does Columbus rank nationally for outdoor advertising?

Columbus scores 63/100 on PinpointIQ's Outdoor Advertising Market Score, ranking #321 of 925 U.S. metros — the 65th percentile nationally. The Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite of the vertical-specific drivers that make a metro attractive for outdoor advertising operators and investors.

What drives outdoor advertising demand in Columbus?

PinpointIQ scores Columbus's outdoor advertising market on 3 components: Est. Registered Vehicles (40% weight, 97th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 0th percentile); Commercial Establishments (25% weight, 96th percentile). The weights are calibrated to the outdoor advertising vertical and applied consistently across every U.S. MSA.

What are the biggest outdoor advertising sub-segments in Columbus?

Columbus's $91M outdoor advertising TAM breaks down into: Ooh Roadside Billboards ($57M, 63% of TAM); Ooh Place Based Digital ($33M, 37% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

Is Columbus growing? How does population affect the outdoor advertising market?

Columbus has a population of 2,175,788 and has grown 7.5% over the last 5 years. Population change is one of the drivers of outdoor advertising demand and factors into PinpointIQ's Market Score alongside vertical-specific attractiveness metrics.

TAM figures reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up market size model built from U.S. Census, BLS, IRS County Business Patterns, and other public + commercial sources at the census-tract level. Market Score is PinpointIQ's percentile-weighted composite; the components and weights are set per vertical and shown above. Data refreshed monthly.

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