Fortune magazine publishes an annual list of the top 1000 U.S. public and private corporations by their gross revenue. The 2021 Fortune 500 companies were spread across 100 metropolitan areas. The Richmond, Virginia, region is proud to have 12 Fortune 1000 company headquarters in the area, one of the highest concentrations of any other region our size in the U.S.
| Company | Type | Fortune Rank | Local Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Food Group | Food wholesaler | 114 | 694 |
| CarMax | Automotive retailer | 136 | 2,200 |
| Altria Group | Tobacco and wine products | 138 | 3,850 |
| Dominion Energy | Electric and gas utility | 193 | 5,433 |
| Markel | Insurance | 311 | 1,886 |
| Owens & Minor | Health care wholesaler | 345 | 609 |
| Genworth Financial | Insurance | 348 | 1,018 |
| ASGN | Tech consulting | 622 | 246 |
| Brink’s | Security services | 650 | 412 |
| Arko Corp. | Convenience stores | 681 | 500 |
| NewMarket | Chemicals | 954 | 483 |
| Universal | Tobacco wholesaler | 981 | 376 |
Note: Companies in bold are Fortune 500 companies.
Source: Fortune, June 2021. Employment Figures from Costar, Direct Contact and Online Sources.