154 years in pictures
Census counts: 154 in 1870, 3,078 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1923 on.
- 1872Commercial Point is settled
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Commercial Point's standout: the median household earns $108K. Overall it grades B+, 330th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. Natural-hazard risk is low. 33% of residents are under 18 in Commercial Point, against 22% in Ohio’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Only 159 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history.
Where Commercial Point beats most towns.
1,582 counted in 2010 and 3,078 in 2020; an estimated 3,271 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.9% since 2020, after 94.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Commercial Point is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 11%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 154 in 1870, 3,078 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1923 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Commercial Point. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
16 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
26 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
36 mi State parkHocking Hills State ParkOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Hocking Hills State Park: Ramseybuckeye, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Commercial Point, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Commercial Point.
Commercial Point has less tooth loss than most of Ohio, sends most of its workers to Columbus and beyond and has household incomes well above the Ohio norm.
The typical Commercial Point home is worth about $419,000, up 3.1% in a year, 70% above the Ohio typical home. 93% of households own their home in Commercial Point.
| Commercial Point | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,396 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Commercial Point has 420 jobs for its 1,945 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Commercial Point for work: only 2% work in town. Commercial Point’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Commercial Point grew to 420 in 2023, 260 more than in 2013.
| Commercial Point | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 16% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median household earns $107,868, against $71,389 across Ohio, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
8.3% of Commercial Point residents are 65 or older. Commercial Point has grown 5.9% since 2020, to 3,271 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Commercial Point is 30 years.
| Commercial Point | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 8.3% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 24% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Commercial Point | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.2% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 8.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide. Against the 7,479 U.S. towns with household incomes like Commercial Point’s, it is less healthy than 56%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Commercial Point beats the Ohio average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Commercial Point | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Commercial Point | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.5% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.3% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 71.9% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Commercial Point has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Commercial Point's reported crime rate is well below Ohio's. Most reported incidents are property crimes. 4 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Commercial Point | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.7 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
8 within 15 miles of the center of Commercial Point
About 6 of every 100 Commercial Point residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Where Commercial Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Ohio, United States
Commercial Point is a village in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,078 at the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing villages in central Ohio.
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2 towns share a border with Commercial Point.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Point | #330 | B+ | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Scioto Township | #556 | B− | C+ | — | B+ | C |
| Harrison Township | #551 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
Commercial Point, Scioto Township and Harrison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Commercial Point with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Commercial Point grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #330 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 5.1 years of the area's median household income ($81,945 across the Columbus, OH metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.