The Richmond Times-Dispatch annually surveys businesses in the 13 localities of the Richmond-Petersburg metropolitan statistical area. The Times-Dispatch’s list of the top area employers was compiled by the business news staff using information provided by the employers and the Virginia Employment Commission. Excluded from the rankings are temporary employment agencies. Also excluded is Paramount’s Kings Dominion, the Hanover County theme park, which has around 3,000 employees during its peak summer season but only about 115 working full time year-round.
| Rank 2016 | Private Employers |
|---|---|
| 1 | Capital One Financial Corp. |
| 2 | VCU Health System |
| 3 | HCA Inc. |
| 4 | Bon Secours Richmond |
| 5 | Walmart |
| 6 | Dominion Energy |
| 7 | Food Lion |
| 8 | SunTrust Banks Inc. |
| 9 | Altria Group Inc. |
| 10 | Amazon.com |
| 11 | Wells Fargo |
| 12 | Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield |
| 13 | The Kroger Co. |
| 14 | UPS |
| 15 | DuPont |
| 16 | Bank of America |
| 17 | Markel Corporation |
| 18 | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |
| 19 | Verizon Communications |
| 20 | University of Richmond |
| 21 | General Dynamics Corp. |
| 22 | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. |
| 23 | CarMax Inc. |
| 24 | Southside Regional Medical |
| 25 | Honeywell International Inc. |
| 26 | Genworth Financial Inc. |
| 27 | Estes Express Lines |
| 28 | General Electric |
| 29 | Supervalu Inc. |
| 30 | Tyson Foods Inc. |
| 31 | BB&T |
| 32 | T-Mobile USA Inc. |
| 33 | Patient First |
| 34 | Northrop Grumman |
| 35 | Allianz Global Assistance |
| 36 | Performance Food Group |
| 37 | Comcast |
| 38 | WestRock Corp. |
| 39 | Union Bank and Trust |
| 40 | Walgreens |
| 41 | YMCA of Greater Richmond |
| 42 | McGuireWoods LLP |
| 43 | ODS Security Solutions |
| 44 | Owens & Minor Inc. |
| 45 | Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia |
| 46 | Westminster Canterbury |
| 47 | Mondelez International |
| 48 | Southern States |
| 49 | Virginia Credit Union |
| 50 | McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc. |