Extended Stay Report · 2026Q3 · CBSA 18140
Columbus, OH
2,225,377 residents across 10 counties. Supply as mapped 1 day ago; employment for 2025Q4.
The gap, stated plainly
Columbus has about 5,389 extended-stay rooms. The construction workforce already on the ground implies demand for roughly 4,404.
Existing rooms
5,389
Baseline need
4,404
Project-driven need
0
Gap
-985
Arithmetic: 55,044 construction jobs × 8% assumed non-local = 4,404 rooms. The non-local share is an assumption and is the single biggest lever here — halve it and the gap moves more than any other input.
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