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Also known as: Tidewater, Virginia 

Our market area includes Chesapeake, Gloucester,Mathews County, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Southampton County, Surry County, Suffolk, Isle of Wight, Smithfield and York County. 

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Whether the Military or private industry is bringing you here or you just want to come and live by our 4,000 miles of shoreline, you've probably concluded Hampton Roads is indeed a special kind of place. It won't be long before you'll be calling it "home" too. So welcome neighbors, we're glad you're here.  

Total population in Hampton Roads (based upon the 2000 census)

Chesapeake	199,184
Currituck County	18,190
Franklin	8,346
Gloucester County	34,780
Hampton	146,437
Isle of Wight County	29,728
James City County	48,102
Mathews County	9,207
Newport News	180,150
Norfolk	234,403
Poquoson	11,566
Portsmouth	100,565
Southampton County	17,482
Suffolk	63,677
Surry County	6,829
Virginia Beach	425,257
Williamsburg	11,998
York County	56,297
Hampton Roads	1,602,198

Shipbuilding and repair activities in Hampton Roads seemingly are everywhere and nowhere at the same time everyone knows about Northrop Grumman in Newport News, which employs almost 20,000 people and has built 11 of the nation's 12 active aircraft carriers. But, much less visible are the firms within our region that repair ships. Nevertheless, membership in the Virginia Ship Repair Association exceeds 160 and most of its members are throughout Hampton Roads.

Even so, the activities of these enterprises, and especially their significant economic impact, are not well known even though the firms are located in plain sight along our waterways. Perhaps we have become so accustomed to seeing their buildings docks and cranes that our eyes pass over them without really seeing and understanding, much like the trees in our neighborhoods.

How big is the private, non-government ship repair industry in Hampton Roads? How many employees do its firms have? How many related companies and firms depend upon it? What is the industry's total economic impact on our region?

On average, a person working for shipbuilders and repairers in Hampton Roads was paid $51,592 in salary and received $13,917 in fringe benefits.The total compensation (salary plus benefits) of these employees was about 67 percent higher than regional average of about $39,000.Payroll and fringe benefit figures for subcontracting firms were $41,716 and $9,272, respectively. Total compensation for these employees was about 31 percent above the regional average.

The total annual economic impact, counting economic ripple effects, of the private-sector shipbuilding and repair industry in Hampton Roads on output and earnings is $9.959 billion and $3.21 billion, respectively. This is about 8 percent of the value of the region's output. Employment attributable to the industry exceeds 68,500. This is approximately 9 percent of the region's total nonfarm employment. Thus, by any standard, shipbuilding and repair is one of the most significant economic activities in Hampton Roads. Note that these estimates do not include federal and military shipbuilding and repair facilities.

That shipbuilding and Northrop Grumman are important to the regions will not come as a surprise to many. Ship repair, however, is not so well known and is not on the metaphorical radar screen of many people in the region. It is an industry we should acknowledge, appreciate and support.

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