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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Management of Companies and Enterprises in Virginia, 2026 Edition

NAICS 55
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
1,243
Employees
92,719
Annual payroll
$10.87B

2. National context

Virginia accounts for 2.43% of the 51,218 US establishments in this sector and ranks 15th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

VA avg annual wage
$117,275
US avg annual wage
$126,844

Virginia sector wages are -7.5% versus the national average for NAICS 55.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,571
SAM debarred/excluded
2,781

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Management of Companies and Enterprises. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Fairfax County30924,988
#2Henrico County1167,288
#3Virginia Beach city672,970
GovBids
Federal contract opportunities and awards. Filter by NAICS, agency, set-aside.
NewFilings
Fresh business filings from Secretary of State data across 10 states.
Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.