How many sign shops are in the Los Angeles area?
The Los Angeles area among U.S. metro areas
| # | Metro area | Sign shops | Employees | Avg pay | Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York areaNY-NJ | — | — | 0.91× | |
| 2 | Los Angeles areaCA | 2,548 | $64,368 | 0.58× | |
| 3 | Dallas areaTX | — | — | 1.73× | |
| 4 | Chicago areaIL-IN | — | — | 1.37× | |
| 5 | Atlanta areaGA | — | — | 1.48× |
All 383 metro areas are ranked on the metro list. For California as a whole, with 2025 figures and the trend since 2014, see the California page.
Other metro areas in California
| Metro area | Sign shops | Employees | Avg pay | Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego area | 77 | 613 | $79,003 | 0.92× |
| San Francisco area | 66 | — | — | 0.47× |
| Riverside area | 58 | 807 | $62,931 | 0.56× |
| Sacramento area | 34 | — | — | 0.52× |
| Fresno area | 23 | — | — | 0.73× |
| San Jose area | 20 | 129 | $73,455 | 0.37× |
| Santa Rosa area | 16 | 89 | $64,722 | 1.18× |
| Oxnard area | 13 | 72 | $50,976 | 0.66× |
Questions
How many sign shops are in the Los Angeles area?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 263 sign manufacturing establishments in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area in 2024 (annual average, private employers), rank 2 of 383 U.S. metro areas. They employed 2,548 people, about 9.7 per shop.
What do sign shops pay in the Los Angeles area?
Average annual pay in the area's sign shops was $64,368 in 2024, 2% above the U.S. sign industry average of $63,399. It blends fabricators, installers, designers and owners on payroll.
Does the Los Angeles area have more sign shops than average?
Relative to its size, no: sign shops make up a 42% smaller share of the Los Angeles area's private employers than they do across the U.S. (a location quotient of 0.58, 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, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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.