How many sign shops are in the Greensboro area?

Name: Sign shops in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area, 2024
Creator: Sign Trade Data
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22 sign shops

in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area in 2024. They employed 390 people, about 17.7 per shop, at an average of $57,832 a year. Sign shops make up a 56% larger share of local private employers than they do nationally. The area holds 8.5% of North Carolina's sign shops.

Shops vs 2023-8.3%2 fewer shops than 2023

Concentration1.56×the national share of employers

Employees39017.7 per shop

Average pay$57,8329% below the U.S. average

The Greensboro area among U.S. metro areas

#	Metro area	Sign shops	Employees	Avg pay	Concentration
59	Cape Coral areaFL	22	212	$56,623	1.21×
59	Charleston areaSC	22	—	—	1.12×
59	Deltona areaFL	22	—	—	1.73×
59	Greensboro areaNC	22	390	$57,832	1.56×
59	Memphis areaTN-MS-AR	22	168	$45,112	1.08×
59	Rochester areaNY	22	—	—	1.28×
59	Tulsa areaOK	22	—	—	1.05×

All 383 metro areas are ranked on the metro list. For North Carolina as a whole, with 2025 figures and the trend since 2014, see the North Carolina page.

Other metro areas in North Carolina

Metro area	Sign shops	Employees	Avg pay	Concentration
Charlotte area	73	—	—	1.18×
Raleigh area	37	234	$53,392	1.02×
Virginia Beach area	30	—	—	1.00×
Wilmington area	18	80	$45,252	1.62×
Winston-Salem area	16	—	—	1.45×
Asheville area	10	—	—	0.89×
Durham area	9	—	—	0.71×
Fayetteville area	8	—	—	1.57×

Questions

How many sign shops are in the Greensboro area?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 22 sign manufacturing establishments in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area in 2024 (annual average, private employers), rank 59 of 383 U.S. metro areas. They employed 390 people, about 17.7 per shop.

What do sign shops pay in the Greensboro area?

Average annual pay in the area's sign shops was $57,832 in 2024, 9% below the U.S. sign industry average of $63,399. It blends fabricators, installers, designers and owners on payroll.

Does the Greensboro area have more sign shops than average?

Relative to its size, yes: sign shops make up a 56% larger share of the Greensboro area's private employers than they do across the U.S. (a location quotient of 1.56, where 1.00 is the national share).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), annual averages, private ownership, NAICS 339950 Sign Manufacturing, Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan statistical area, 2024 and 2023 annual averages, read September 24, 2026. 2024 is the latest year the BLS has published for metro areas. Concentration is the BLS location quotient for establishments. Ranks computed from the 383 metro areas with a published count; tied areas share a rank.