Why Columbus?

Greater Columbus is a thriving metropolitan area of 1.75 million people, including 26 colleges and universities with a total enrollment of more than 115,000 students and 20,000 annual graduates, representing more than 15% of Ohio’s total population of 11.5 million. Columbus is the 15th largest city in the U.S. and centrally located at the heart of the largest concentration of population and economic activity in North America.

Already the second-fastest growing major metropolitan area in the Midwest, the entire community is seizing new opportunities to propel Greater Columbus into the ranks of the nation's most innovative, attractive and business-friendly communities.

Columbus Region Quick Facts:
- Eight-county region
- 28 cities and villages with 4,000+ population
- Metropolitan area spans 4,000 square miles
- 1.75 million people in the region
- Annual growth of 1.1%
- Second-fastest population growth in the Midwest
- 26 colleges and universities
- 115,000 college students
- Home to 14 Fortune 1,000 company headquarters

Located within a one-day drive or a one-hour flight of nearly half the population of the United States and Canada, the Columbus Region is perfectly situated. Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) offers many different daily flights to 26 different business and leisure markets throughout the U.S. Search Port Columbus Flight Schedule.

Crossed by eight major interstate highways, Central Ohio has easy southbound access through the Mid-Atlantic States to the Southeast. Central Ohio's east-west corridors traverse the country from coast to coast and into the Rockies. Interstate access also provides major benefits to in-state commerce with easy travel possible from any market in the state to another.