Outdoor Advertising · Charlotte, NC

Outdoor Advertising Market in
Charlotte, NC

$130M TAM · Market Score 82/100 · Ranked #20 of 925 MSAs by TAM

Bottom-up market data for the Charlotte, NC MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.

Total TAM
$130M
rank #20 of 925
Market Score
82/100
rank #78 of 925 · 92th percentile
Operators
Pop. growth (5-yr)
14.1%
rank #84 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Charlotte scored 82/100 for Outdoor Advertising

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Charlotte ranks in the 92th percentile nationally for Outdoor Advertising.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
Est. Registered Vehicles40%2,342,07298
Fragmentation Score35%8753
Commercial Establishments25%71,41198

TAM by segment

$130M in Charlotte broken down by segment

Ooh Roadside Billboards
$72M
55% of total TAM
Ooh Place Based Digital
$58M
45% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Charlotte

Population
2,768,407
14.1% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$83,304
23.7% HHs $150K+
Housing units
1,165,208
14.4% age 65+
GDP per capita
$100,096

Frequently asked questions

Outdoor Advertising market in Charlotte: common questions

How big is the outdoor advertising market in Charlotte, NC?

The outdoor advertising market in Charlotte, NC has a total addressable market of $130M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Charlotte the #20 largest outdoor advertising market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How does Charlotte rank nationally for outdoor advertising?

Charlotte scores 82/100 on PinpointIQ's Outdoor Advertising Market Score, ranking #78 of 925 U.S. metros — the 92th percentile nationally. The Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite of the vertical-specific drivers that make a metro attractive for outdoor advertising operators and investors.

What drives outdoor advertising demand in Charlotte?

PinpointIQ scores Charlotte's outdoor advertising market on 3 components: Est. Registered Vehicles (40% weight, 98th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 53th percentile); Commercial Establishments (25% weight, 98th percentile). The weights are calibrated to the outdoor advertising vertical and applied consistently across every U.S. MSA.

What are the biggest outdoor advertising sub-segments in Charlotte?

Charlotte's $130M outdoor advertising TAM breaks down into: Ooh Roadside Billboards ($72M, 55% of TAM); Ooh Place Based Digital ($58M, 45% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

Is Charlotte growing? How does population affect the outdoor advertising market?

Charlotte has a population of 2,768,407 and has grown 14.1% over the last 5 years. Population change is one of the drivers of outdoor advertising demand and factors into PinpointIQ's Market Score alongside vertical-specific attractiveness metrics.

TAM figures reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up market size model built from U.S. Census, BLS, IRS County Business Patterns, and other public + commercial sources at the census-tract level. Market Score is PinpointIQ's percentile-weighted composite; the components and weights are set per vertical and shown above. Data refreshed monthly.

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