Concrete driveway cost in Greensboro, NC

Greensboro against nearby metros and the rest of North Carolina

Contractors rarely work more than an hour or two from home, so the neighboring metros set a rough ceiling and floor for your quotes. Midpoints for 600 sq ft range from $5,550 to $5,850 across Greensboro and its five closest metros.

Across 300 US metros, Greensboro comes in at #247 from the top. The priciest is Kahului, HI at $10,000; the cheapest is McAllen, TX at $4,950 (midpoints, 600 sq ft). Statewide, Greensboro is 3% below the North Carolina figure.

Other North Carolina metros

Cities with a workforce like Greensboro's

Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Greensboro against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.

Extras that change the Greensboro total

Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to Greensboro by the average of the local wage index (0.82) and goods index (0.97), a factor of 0.89. Tick any of them in the estimator above to add them to your total. Treat these as planning figures: an add-on touches different trades than the main job, so the scaling is an approximation.

What nearby projects cost in Greensboro

Because every project leans on different trades, Greensboro's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, asphalt driveway runs −7% and concrete patio −11%.

Greensboro labor market for concrete driveway

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 4 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Greensboro is 0.82 times the national level.

For cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051, weighted 50%) the local median is $22.13 an hour, which is 19% below the national $27.41. The middle half of them earn between $19.50 and $23.67 an hour. BLS counts 440 of them working in the area, 12.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 13.3), so the local bench is about average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 30% of the weighting: a median of $19.28 an hour, 15% below the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $17.65 and $23.22 an hour. About 2,190 work in the metro. That is 59.9 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 70.5 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

For operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073, weighted 10%) the local median is $23.71 an hour, which is 18% below the national $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $21.54 and $25.62 an hour. BLS counts 1,080 of them working in the area, 29.6 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 30.7), so the local bench is about average.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 10%) the local median is $24.00 an hour, which is 18% below the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $19.49 and $28.58 an hour. BLS counts 760 of them working in the area, 20.8 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is thinner than average.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the cement masons and concrete finishers on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($23.67 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $120. At the 25th percentile ($19.50) it shrinks by about $210. The total moves by 2.2% or 3.8%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 365,410 jobs in the Greensboro-High Point area. That makes it the 71st largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.23% of US employment.

Climate in Greensboro: timing your concrete driveway job

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Greensboro Wtp (in the city). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

April through October is the stretch where pouring concrete runs into the fewest weather problems in Greensboro (7 of 12 months). January, February, March, November and December have an average overnight low of 40°F or below.

The 40°F line is a deliberately cautious stand-in. The American Concrete Institute's cold-weather guide (ACI 306R-16) defines cold-weather concreting around an average daily air temperature below 40°F, which is colder than our test of an average overnight low at or below 40°F, so we flag a few extra shoulder months. In cold weather crews may need heated enclosures, insulating blankets or accelerated mixes, and those measures can raise a quote.

Greensboro gets about 46 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are June, July and August (5.8 inches in July). Inside the workable window, May and October are the driest, at 3.3 and 3.2 inches. The station averages about 42 days a year at 90°F or above.

Does the season change the price? Probably, but we do not have a sourced seasonal price curve, so the estimator shows a year-round figure and does not adjust by month. When you collect quotes, ask whether scheduling in a slower month gets a better rate.

Concrete driveway: what moves the price in Greensboro

• Permits and the apron

  A driveway permit is typically $50-$200 and is often required for new work. The apron where the driveway meets the street can need a separate right-of-way permit.

• Thickness

  HomeGuide prices a standard 4-inch driveway at $6-$15/sq ft and a 6-inch one, recommended for heavy vehicles, at $8-$20/sq ft.

• Old driveway removal

  Tearing out the old surface adds about $2-$6 per sq ft, and some cities want the haul-off documented.

Cost by quality level and size in Greensboro

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Greensboro wages and prices. They overlap on purpose: a good standard job and a modest premium job can cost the same. The grid below prices the same bands at 4 common sizes.