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Meta Ads for Paving Contractors in Durham, NC
Facebook and Instagram campaigns that show your driveway and parking lot work to Durham-area homeowners and property managers before they search.
Market snapshot
- Population
- 258K
- County
- Durham County
- Paving season
- March–November
- Campaigns live by
- January
- 10K+ places ≤25 mi
- 9
- Nearest large metro
- Charlotte · 121 mi
Meta Ads audiences around Durham
The 10-mile audience around Durham (about 258,000) is modest, so most campaigns use the 15 to 25 mile ring.
| Radius from Durham | 10K+ places | Combined population |
|---|---|---|
| 5 miles | 0 | 258,000 |
| 10 miles | 0 | 258,000 |
| 15 miles | 3 | 362,000 |
| 25 miles | 9 | 1.1 million |
Communities for before-and-after ads near Durham
| Community | Distance | Direction from city | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill, NC | 10 mi | southwest | Orange County |
| Carrboro, NC | 11 mi | southwest | Orange County |
| Morrisville, NC | 12 mi | south | Wake County |
Grouped by distance from Durham for separate ad sets: 10 to 15 miles: Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Morrisville.
Audiences overlap with Cary (15 mi) and Raleigh (21 mi); contractors covering both should run one campaign with a shared radius rather than two competing ones.
Commercial audiences and timing in Durham
Property manager and HOA campaigns cover Wake County (816K), Durham County (258K), Orange County (81K) and Alamance County (28K). Durham's March–November season sets the calendar: Jan–Feb sends sealcoating reminders to past customers, Mar–Nov rotates project carousels, Dec–Feb retargets visitors and builds warm audiences. Research Triangle; commercial and residential.
How Durham compares with nearby markets
| Market | Distance | Pop. ≤25 mi | Season | Live by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham, NC | — | 1.1M | March–November | January |
| Cary, NC | 15 mi | 1.2M | March–November | January |
| Raleigh, NC | 21 mi | 1.1M | March–November | January |
| Greensboro, NC | 50 mi | 560K | March–November | January |
| High Point, NC | 62 mi | 775K | March–November | January |
| Fayetteville, NC | 65 mi | 261K | March–November | January |
FAQ
Meta Ads in Durham: common questions
How many people can Meta Ads reach near Durham?
Counting places of 10,000+ residents: about 258,000 within 5 miles, 258,000 within 10 and 1.1 million within 25 miles of Durham. Meta's estimate counts active users, so it will differ.
When should Durham contractors run sealcoating reminder ads?
During Jan–Feb, ahead of Durham's March start, so past customers book before the schedule fills.
