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Google Ads for Paving Contractors in Columbus, OH
Search campaigns for asphalt paving, sealcoating and repair contractors in Columbus, built around a 20-mile starting radius and Columbus's May–October season.
Market snapshot
- Population
- 850K
- County
- Franklin County
- Paving season
- May–October
- Campaigns live by
- March
- 10K+ places ≤25 mi
- 16
- Nearest large metro
- Columbus (itself)
Google Ads radius and targets for Columbus
GeoNames counts 16 places of 10,000+ residents within 25 miles of Columbus (about 1.3 million people), a metro market. We start at 20 miles because 20 miles covers Columbus and its main suburbs without pulling in distant clicks. That radius holds 14 such places and about 1.2 million residents.
| Community | Distance | Direction from city | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin, OH | 11 mi | northwest | 45K |
| Grove City, OH | 7 mi | southwest | 39K |
| Westerville, OH | 12 mi | north | 38K |
| Reynoldsburg, OH | 10 mi | east | 37K |
| Upper Arlington, OH | 4 mi | northwest | 35K |
| Gahanna, OH | 7 mi | northeast | 35K |
| Hilliard, OH | 10 mi | northwest | 34K |
| Pickerington, OH | 14 mi | east | 20K |
| Whitehall, OH | 6 mi | east | 19K |
| Pataskala, OH | 17 mi | east | 15K |
| Worthington, OH | 9 mi | north | 14K |
| Bexley, OH | 3 mi | east | 14K |
| Powell, OH | 14 mi | north | 13K |
| Lewis Center, OH | 16 mi | north | 11K |
Just outside 20 miles: Delaware (24 mi N), London (24 mi W), Circleville (25 mi S), Marysville (27 mi NW), Lancaster (27 mi SE) and Heath (30 mi E). Add these as a separate lower-bid campaign only if crews will travel that far.
Schedule and budget in Columbus
Columbus runs on Eastern time, so ad schedules and call-only hours follow Eastern business hours. Columbus's May–October season sets the calendar: Mar–Apr is for building campaigns and raising budgets, May–Oct runs full budgets on driveway, parking lot and repair searches, Nov–Apr drops to low budgets and retargeting. Residential terms like "driveway paving Columbus" and commercial terms like "parking lot paving Columbus" get separate campaigns and landing pages.
How Columbus compares with nearby markets
| Market | Distance | Pop. ≤25 mi | Season | Live by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus, OH | — | 1.3M | May–October | March |
| Springfield, OH | 43 mi | 443K | April–November | February |
| Dayton, OH | 65 mi | 710K | April–November | February |
| Parkersburg, WV | 90 mi | 55K | March–November | January |
| Hamilton, OH | 92 mi | 886K | April–November | February |
| Cincinnati, OH | 99 mi | 849K | April–November | February |
FAQ
Google Ads in Columbus: common questions
How wide should a Google Ads radius be for Columbus?
Start at 20 miles. About 1.3 million people live in the 16 places of 10,000+ within 25 miles of Columbus; 20 miles includes 14 of them, led by Dublin, Grove City and Westerville.
When should Columbus paving contractors turn on Google Ads?
By March, 6 to 8 weeks before Columbus's May start, with Nov–Apr used for low budgets and retargeting.