How many sign shops are in the Orlando area?

Name: Sign shops in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area, 2024
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80 sign shops

in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area in 2024. They employed 703 people, about 8.8 per shop, at an average of $59,193 a year. Sign shops make up a 33% larger share of local private employers than they do nationally. The area holds 12.7% of Florida's sign shops.

Shops vs 2023-2.4%2 fewer shops than 2023

Concentration1.33×the national share of employers

Employees7038.8 per shop

Average pay$59,1937% below the U.S. average

The Orlando area among U.S. metro areas

#	Metro area	Sign shops	Employees	Avg pay	Concentration
12	Denver areaCO	89	—	—	1.08×
13	Seattle areaWA	86	875	$66,032	1.11×
14	Minneapolis areaMN-WI	84	—	—	1.22×
15	Orlando areaFL	80	703	$59,193	1.33×
16	Boston areaMA-NH	77	—	—	0.69×
16	San Diego areaCA	77	613	$79,003	0.92×
18	Portland areaOR-WA	74	—	—	1.15×

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

Other metro areas in Florida

Metro area	Sign shops	Employees	Avg pay	Concentration
Miami area	175	1,001	$61,945	1.01×
Tampa area	100	1,226	$62,282	1.33×
Jacksonville area	37	—	—	1.07×
North Port area	26	168	$65,129	1.15×
Palm Bay area	23	145	$62,429	1.94×
Cape Coral area	22	212	$56,623	1.21×
Deltona area	22	—	—	1.73×
Lakeland area	15	—	—	1.38×

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Questions

How many sign shops are in the Orlando area?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 80 sign manufacturing establishments in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area in 2024 (annual average, private employers), rank 15 of 383 U.S. metro areas. They employed 703 people, about 8.8 per shop.

What do sign shops pay in the Orlando area?

Average annual pay in the area's sign shops was $59,193 in 2024, 7% below the U.S. sign industry average of $63,399. It blends fabricators, installers, designers and owners on payroll.

Does the Orlando area have more sign shops than average?

Relative to its size, yes: sign shops make up a 33% larger share of the Orlando area's private employers than they do across the U.S. (a location quotient of 1.33, 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, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 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.