How many sign shops are in the New York area?
The New York 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× |
All 383 metro areas are ranked on the metro list. The New York area crosses state lines (New York, New Jersey) and is counted whole. For New York as a whole, with 2025 figures and the trend since 2014, see the New York page.
Other metro areas in New York
| Metro area | Sign shops | Employees | Avg pay | Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo area | 22 | 293 | $60,507 | 1.16× |
| Rochester area | 22 | — | — | 1.28× |
| Albany area | 16 | — | — | 1.00× |
| Kiryas Joel area | 16 | — | — | 1.22× |
| Syracuse area | 15 | — | — | 1.42× |
| Utica area | 6 | — | — | 1.43× |
| Elmira area | 4 | 64 | $47,966 | 3.32× |
| Binghamton area | 2 | — | — | 0.60× |
Sign permits in New York
Every city in the area permits signs under its own code. For New York, PrinterFlo's summary of the New York sign code covers which signs need a permit, the size and height limits, and what the city checks before a sign goes up.
Questions
How many sign shops are in the New York area?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 382 sign manufacturing establishments in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area in 2024 (annual average, private employers), rank 1 of 383 U.S. metro areas.
What do sign shops pay in the New York area?
The BLS withheld employment and pay for sign shops in the New York area in 2024, to protect individual employers. Statewide, New York's sign shops paid an average of $68,081 that year.
Does the New York area have more sign shops than average?
Relative to its size, no: sign shops make up a 9% smaller share of the New York area's private employers than they do across the U.S. (a location quotient of 0.91, 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, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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.