How many sign shops are in the Knoxville area?
The Knoxville area among U.S. metro areas
| # | Metro area | Sign shops | Employees | Avg pay | Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Sacramento areaCA | — | — | 0.52× | |
| 45 | Providence areaRI-MA | — | — | 0.82× | |
| 46 | Greenville areaSC | — | — | 1.65× | |
| 46 | Knoxville areaTN | — | — | 1.77× | |
| 46 | Virginia Beach areaVA-NC | — | — | 1.00× | |
| 49 | Boise areaID | — | — | 1.24× | |
| 49 | Hartford areaCT | 288 | $75,298 | 1.06× |
All 383 metro areas are ranked on the metro list. For Tennessee as a whole, with 2025 figures and the trend since 2014, see the Tennessee page.
Other metro areas in Tennessee
| Metro area | Sign shops | Employees | Avg pay | Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville area | 58 | — | — | 1.19× |
| Memphis area | 22 | 168 | $45,112 | 1.08× |
| Chattanooga area | 18 | — | — | 1.69× |
| Clarksville area | 6 | — | — | 1.25× |
| Kingsport area | 6 | — | — | 1.24× |
| Jackson area | 5 | — | — | 1.68× |
| Cleveland area | 3 | — | — | 1.69× |
| Johnson City area | 3 | — | — | 0.93× |
Sign permits in Knoxville
Sign permits are issued city by city, and the permit is often the slowest step in a sign job. The rules a shop works under in Knoxville, from permit triggers to size and lighting limits, are set out in a plain-English guide to Knoxville's sign regulations from PrinterFlo.
Questions
How many sign shops are in the Knoxville area?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 30 sign manufacturing establishments in the Knoxville, TN metro area in 2024 (annual average, private employers), rank 46 of 383 U.S. metro areas.
What do sign shops pay in the Knoxville area?
The BLS withheld employment and pay for sign shops in the Knoxville area in 2024, to protect individual employers. Statewide, Tennessee's sign shops paid an average of $57,722 that year.
Does the Knoxville area have more sign shops than average?
Relative to its size, yes: sign shops make up a 77% larger share of the Knoxville area's private employers than they do across the U.S. (a location quotient of 1.77, 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, Knoxville, TN 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.