How many sign shops are in the Raleigh area?

Name: Sign shops in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, 2024
Creator: Sign Trade Data
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37 sign shops

in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area in 2024. They employed 234 people, about 6.3 per shop, at an average of $53,392 a year. Sign shops make up a 2% larger share of local private employers than they do nationally. The area holds 14.3% of North Carolina's sign shops.

Shops vs 2023+12.1%4 more shops than 2023

Concentration1.02×the national share of employers

Employees2346.3 per shop

Average pay$53,39216% below the U.S. average

The Raleigh area among U.S. metro areas

#	Metro area	Sign shops	Employees	Avg pay	Concentration
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×
43	Sacramento areaCA	34	—	—	0.52×
45	Providence areaRI-MA	32	—	—	0.82×

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

Other metro areas in North Carolina

Metro area	Sign shops	Employees	Avg pay	Concentration
Charlotte area	73	—	—	1.18×
Virginia Beach area	30	—	—	1.00×
Greensboro area	22	390	$57,832	1.56×
Wilmington area	18	80	$45,252	1.62×
Winston-Salem area	16	—	—	1.45×
Asheville area	10	—	—	0.89×
Durham area	9	—	—	0.71×
Fayetteville area	8	—	—	1.57×

Questions

How many sign shops are in the Raleigh area?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 37 sign manufacturing establishments in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area in 2024 (annual average, private employers), rank 41 of 383 U.S. metro areas. They employed 234 people, about 6.3 per shop.

What do sign shops pay in the Raleigh area?

Average annual pay in the area's sign shops was $53,392 in 2024, 16% below the U.S. sign industry average of $63,399. It blends fabricators, installers, designers and owners on payroll.

Does the Raleigh area have more sign shops than average?

Relative to its size, yes: sign shops make up a 2% larger share of the Raleigh area's private employers than they do across the U.S. (a location quotient of 1.02, 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, Raleigh-Cary, NC 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.