Town of HerndonFairfax County Area Profile

FAST FACTSThis town of 39,221 residents

also boasts nearly 6 million square feet of office and more than 2 million square feet of industrial/flex space.

This Dulles Corridor location is easily accessible via a network of major roadways, including the Dulles Toll and Access Roads (Route 267).

Expected to open in 2019, the Herndon station on Metro’s Silver Line will provide access to Washington, D.C., the airport and beyond.

The adjacent Washington Dulles International Airport is a major hub for air travel, with nonstop flights serving 83 domestic and 53 international markets.

Major employers include Amazon Web Services, Boeing, Exelis and Harris Corporation.

Two miles east of Washington Dulles International Airport and straddling the Dulles Toll Road (Route 267), the Town of Herndon is a dynamic office, retail and hotel center that has preserved its small-town character. The town blends the old and the new with a founda-tion that provides solid support for small, medium and large businesses. In addition to having a wide range of office space options, the town also is one of Fairfax County’s largest industrial/flex-space markets.

Due to its proximity to Dulles Airport, the submarket has 10 hotels with more than 1,560 rooms.

Major employers include Amazon Web Services, the Air Line Pilots Association, Boeing, Exelis, Harris Corporation, MicroPact, Northwest Federal Credit Union, Parsons Brinckerhoff and the federal government.

The Center for Innovative Technology promotes technological innova-tion by linking businesses to Virginia colleges and universities and also houses the Mach37 cybersecurity business accelerator.

Residents and employees have access to the nearby Wiehle-Reston East Metro station. In 2019, Metro’s Silver Line will be extended to Herndon, the airport and beyond, providing additional access to this area from the entire Washington, D.C., metro region. Town leaders are planning mixed-use development around the Herndon rail station.

The Town of Herndon maintains a small-town charm with parks, a town green, recreation center, library and other community assets. Herndon’s historic downtown includes numerous restaurants and shops and is a venue for fairs and festivals throughout the year. Money magazine has named Herndon one of the “100 Best Places to Live” in the United States.

© 2015 Fairfax County Economic Development Authority

Fairfax County Area ProfileTown of Herndon

EMPLOYEE BASEWorkers’ Age Jobs PercentAge 29 or younger 3,863 21.3%Age 30 to 54 11,184 61.6%Age 55 or older 3,115 17.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics 2011

* Average of the median incomes for the combined census designated places within the market

Sources: Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Services, Housing and Population Estimates 2013, American Community Survey (ACS) 2012 Five-Year Estimates

POPULATION PROFILE

% OF POPULATIONAGE 25 AND UP

WITH BACHELOR’SDEGREE OR HIGHERPOPULATION

39,221

HOUSEHOLDS

13,812

45%

MEDIANHOUSEHOLD

INCOME*$90,661

ECONOMIC BASEIndustry Jobs Share

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 5,241 28.7%Accommodation and Food Services 1,910 10.5%Wholesale Trade 1,553 8.5%Information 1,261 6.9%Educational Services 1,174 6.4%Health Care and Social Assistance 1,028 5.6%Finance and Insurance 996 5.5%Retail Trade 906 5.0%Administrative and Support and Waste Management 659 3.6%Other 3,539 19.4%Total 18,267 100.0%

Sources: Virginia Employment Commission, Second Quarter 2013, and Fairfax County Public Schools

NUMBER OF FIRMS BY SIZE

Source: U.S. Census, Bureau County Business Patterns 2012

n 1-9 Employees 864 firms 69.0%n 10-49 Employees 319 firms 25.5%n 50-99 Employees 40 firms 3.2%n 100-249 Employees 22 firms 1.8%n 250+ Employees 7 firms 0.6%

<30 30–54 55+

NEARLY 30 PERCENT OF FIRMS ARE

MID-SIZED, WITH BETWEEN 10 AND 100 EMPLOYEES.

Fairfax County Area ProfileTown of Herndon

SELECTED EMPLOYERS

Abraxas ●Air Line Pilots Association Amazon Web Services Automated Based Systems ●Boeing Booz Allen HamiltonBritish Standards Institution CGI Cisco SystemsClear WirelessContinental Building Supplies ●CRGT Guidant Cyberdata Technologies ● ●

Digicon ●DRS Technical ServicesEngineering Management & Integration ● ●

Exelis Fairfax County Public SchoolsFannie MaeFreddie Mac GLOBAL Integrated Security ●Harris Corporation International Solutions Group ●KmartKohl’s

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND BUSINESS GROUPSDulles Regional Chamber of Commerce

Northern Virginia Technology Council

Town of Herndon Economic Development

KEY:

● Headquarters

● Minority, Woman- or Veteran-Owned

Logical Paradigm ● ●

MarriottMetropolitan Healthcare Services ●MicroPact ●Navy Federal Credit Union Northwest Federal Credit Union ●Nve ● ●

ORI ● ●

PaladionParsons BrinckerhoffRaytheon Trusted Computer Solutions Search Technologies ● ●

Smithsonian InstitutionSoftware Catalysts ● ●

Time Warner EntertainmentTown of HerndonU.S. General Services AdministrationVerintViON ● ●

U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionZenetex ●

© 2015 Fairfax County Economic Development Authority

THIRTY-EIGHT ACRES OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE

FUTURE METRORAIL STOP IN HERNDON WILL BE

DEVELOPED WITH A MIX OF RETAIL, HOTEL, OFFICE AND RESIDENTIAL USES.

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