Albemarle County
Best known for its natural beauty, historic sites, and the University of Virginia, Albemarle County is also an ideal place to locate or expand a business. Albemarle County offers businesses a highly educated and skilled workforce, exceptional transportation infrastructure, and an incomparable quality of life.
Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home
Fast Facts
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2.6% Unemployment Rate |
189,559 Population within 30 minutes |
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$68,802 Average Annual Wages |
61.9% Population with bachelor’s degree or higher |
Albemarle County Advantages
- Albemarle County partners with the University of Virginia and Piedmont Virginia Community College to unite the university’s intellectual firepower with Albemarle’s highly educated workforce, leading to unique opportunities for businesses in the area.
North Fork, a UVA Discovery Park
- The County is home to two UVA research parks, North Fork and Fontaine Research Park, that support vibrant biotechnology and life sciences communities and the intelligence and national security ecosystem.
- Albemarle County benefits from excellent road, rail, and air transportation. Albemarle has multiple access points to I-64, offering businesses easy access to I-95 and I-81. US Routes 29 and 250 also run through Albemarle.
- The Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO) located in the county, offers over 50 daily non-stop flights to and from Charlotte, New York, Washington, Atlanta, and Chicago. Amtrak offers daily service between Charlottesville and Washington, D.C.
- Albemarle County has a significant intelligence and national security presence that contributes $1.2 billion of regional economic impact annually. The county has invested in Rivanna Futures, a 172-acre development area to create the Intelligence & National Innovation Acceleration Campus (INSAIC) where private sector, public sector, and academic users will collaborate. Between North Fork and Rivanna Futures are 371 acres of commercial/industrial land available.
Target Industries
- Agribusiness, Food Processing & Technology
- Biosciences & Medical Devices
- Business & Financial Services
- Intelligence & National Security
- Information Technology
Contact Information:
Emily Kilroy, Director, Economic Development
Phone: (434) 972-4016
E-mail: economicdevelopment@albemarle.org
Website: Albemarle County Economic Development
Address:
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902