| 1 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.09 | 
| 2 | Southern Ohio Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.01 | 
| 3 | Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.94 | 
| 4 | Columbus, OH Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.91 | 
| 5 | Youngstown-Warren, OH Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.85 | 
| 6 | Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.72 | 
| 7 | Ohio | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 8 | Cleveland, OH Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.68 | 
| 9 | Akron, OH Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 10 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.65 | 
| 11 | Lima, OH Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.64 | 
| 12 | Mansfield, OH Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.63 | 
| 13 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.61 | 
| 14 | Toledo, OH Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.6 | 
| 15 | Eastern Ohio Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.6 | 
| 16 | Sandusky, OH Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 17 | North Northeastern Ohio Balance of State (noncontiguous) | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 18 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.52 | 
| 19 | Springfield, OH Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.47 | 
| 20 | West Northwestern Ohio Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.47 |