How many sign shops are in the Riverside area?
The Riverside area among U.S. metro areas
| # | Metro area | Sign shops | Employees | Avg pay | Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Austin areaTX | — | — | 1.31× | |
| 23 | San Antonio areaTX | — | — | 1.68× | |
| 24 | Nashville areaTN | — | — | 1.19× | |
| 24 | Riverside areaCA | 807 | $62,931 | 0.56× | |
| 26 | Cleveland areaOH | — | — | 1.37× | |
| 27 | Pittsburgh areaPA | — | — | 1.29× | |
| 28 | Cincinnati areaOH-KY-IN | — | — | 1.25× |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles area | 263 | 2,548 | $64,368 | 0.58× |
| San Diego area | 77 | 613 | $79,003 | 0.92× |
| San Francisco area | 66 | — | — | 0.47× |
| 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 Riverside area?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 58 sign manufacturing establishments in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area in 2024 (annual average, private employers), rank 24 of 383 U.S. metro areas. They employed 807 people, about 13.9 per shop.
What do sign shops pay in the Riverside area?
Average annual pay in the area's sign shops was $62,931 in 2024, 1% below the U.S. sign industry average of $63,399. It blends fabricators, installers, designers and owners on payroll.
Does the Riverside area have more sign shops than average?
Relative to its size, no: sign shops make up a 44% smaller share of the Riverside area's private employers than they do across the U.S. (a location quotient of 0.56, 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, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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.