How many sign shops are in the Oklahoma City area?

Name: Sign shops in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area, 2024
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39 sign shops

in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area in 2024. The BLS withheld employment and pay for this area to protect individual employers. Sign shops make up a 27% larger share of local private employers than they do nationally. The area holds 41.5% of Oklahoma's sign shops.

Shops vs 2023-7.1%3 fewer shops than 2023

Concentration1.27×the national share of employers

Employees—withheld by BLS

Average pay—withheld by BLS

The Oklahoma City area among U.S. metro areas

#	Metro area	Sign shops	Employees	Avg pay	Concentration
37	Louisville areaKY-IN	41	—	—	1.33×
38	Birmingham areaAL	40	—	—	1.77×
39	Grand Rapids areaMI	39	—	—	2.23×
39	Oklahoma City areaOK	39	—	—	1.27×
41	Jacksonville areaFL	37	—	—	1.07×
41	Raleigh areaNC	37	234	$53,392	1.02×
43	New Orleans areaLA	34	—	—	1.43×

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

Other metro areas in Oklahoma

Metro area	Sign shops	Employees	Avg pay	Concentration
Tulsa area	22	—	—	1.05×
Lawton area	3	—	—	1.68×
Enid area	2	—	—	1.81×
Fort Smith area	1	—	—	0.27×

Sign permits in Oklahoma City

Every city in the area permits signs under its own code. For Oklahoma City, PrinterFlo's summary of the Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma City area?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 39 sign manufacturing establishments in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area in 2024 (annual average, private employers), rank 39 of 383 U.S. metro areas.

What do sign shops pay in the Oklahoma City area?

The BLS withheld employment and pay for sign shops in the Oklahoma City area in 2024, to protect individual employers. Statewide, Oklahoma's sign shops paid an average of $52,717 that year.

Does the Oklahoma City area have more sign shops than average?

Relative to its size, yes: sign shops make up a 27% larger share of the Oklahoma City area's private employers than they do across the U.S. (a location quotient of 1.27, 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, Oklahoma City, OK 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.