Metropolitan Area
Marketing Across the Akron, OH Area
The Akron, OH area covers 2 counties and roughly 702,209 residents. That is one market to a buyer and several to a map. The market reaches past Akron into Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Kent, and Green, so a business here is usually selling across the whole footprint rather than one city.
On the ground
What the Akron, OH market looks like
Across those 2 counties there are 16,482 business establishments and 170 advertising, public relations, and marketing consulting firms. That works out to about 97 businesses for every firm selling marketing services here. Those counts come from the U.S. Census Bureau's County Business Patterns and are reported at metropolitan-area level, not city level.
- Metro population
- 702,209
- Business establishments
- 16,482
- Counties
- 2
- Cities covered
- 15
Depth where it matters
Industries in the Akron, OH area
Each of these has a page covering how buyers in that category search here. Establishment counts are from County Business Patterns and cover the whole metro.
Restaurant
453 establishments across the metro.
Lawn & Garden
303 establishments across the metro.
Insurance
283 establishments across the metro.
Law Firms
255 establishments across the metro.
Dental
244 establishments across the metro.
Real Estate
234 establishments across the metro.
Home Improvement
213 establishments across the metro.
Auto Parts & Repair
188 establishments across the metro.
Also covered in this market
Why us
What sets AdsTalent apart here
Coverage is organized around the market rather than a single city, because that is how customers actually move through it. A business in this area is usually selling across the whole footprint, so the plan has to think that way: local search presence in every community that matters, paid search scoped to a real service area, and a site answer engines can read cleanly.
Across our network
AdsTalent and our partner network bring two decades of small-business digital marketing across every major channel: SEO, paid search, paid social, email, reputation, and conversion optimization.
Coverage
Cities we serve in the Akron, OH area
15 cities covered across 2 counties.
Questions
Common questions about the Akron, OH market
- What areas does the Akron, OH market cover?
- The Akron, OH area is a federally defined metropolitan statistical area covering 2 counties and about 702,209 residents. AdsTalent covers 15 cities within it, including Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Kent, and Green.
- How many businesses are in the Akron, OH area?
- There are 16,482 business establishments across the Akron, OH metropolitan area, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's County Business Patterns. That figure counts establishments, not employees, and covers the full 2-county area rather than the city of Akron alone.
- How competitive is marketing in the Akron, OH area?
- The Akron, OH area has 170 advertising, public relations, and marketing consulting firms serving 16,482 business establishments, or roughly 97 businesses per firm. Markets with more businesses per firm are generally less contested in local search, though competition varies by industry.
- Which industries does AdsTalent work with in the Akron, OH area?
- Every industry with a real presence in the market. The largest here include restaurant (453 establishments), lawn & garden (303 establishments), and insurance (283 establishments). Each has its own page covering how buyers in that category search locally.
- Does AdsTalent work with businesses outside Akron?
- Yes. Coverage is organized around the whole Akron, OH market rather than one city, because a business here typically draws customers from across the metro. Work is handled remotely, with no requirement to meet in person.
- Where do the market figures on this page come from?
- Business establishment counts come from the U.S. Census Bureau's County Business Patterns, population from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program, and the metropolitan-area definition from the Office of Management and Budget's core based statistical area delineations. All three are public federal sources.
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