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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services in Virginia, 2026 Edition

NAICS 56
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
11,667
Employees
275,460
Annual payroll
$14.70B

2. National context

Virginia accounts for 2.59% of the 450,481 US establishments in this sector and ranks 13th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

VA avg annual wage
$53,357
US avg annual wage
$56,285

Virginia sector wages are -5.2% versus the national average for NAICS 56.

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 Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Fairfax County1,83159,412
#2Virginia Beach city69812,252
#3Loudoun County62014,936
GovBids
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NewFilings
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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.