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Dinwiddie County

Dinwiddie County has a land area of 507 square miles and is located between two US Army Forts, Fort Gregg Adams to the east and Fort Barfoot to the west. Located in Central Virginia, right off of Interstate 85, Dinwiddie County is easily accessible to major East Coast markets. In fact, 40% of the US’s population is within a 1-day drive of Dinwiddie County.

Population: 28,177*

*The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service

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    14010 Boydton Plank Road Dinwiddie, VA 23841
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Dinwiddie's Productive Workforce

Dinwiddie County is home to a total workforce of over 200,000 in a 30-minute drive time, with 90% of people over the age of 25 graduating with a high school degree or higher.

Advantages of the Dinwiddie County and Virginia’s Gateway Region labor market include:

  • Access to a very strong labor pool of skilled workers
    -Manufacturing Workers: 9,762 at $24.22/hr
    -Logistics Workers: 19,580 at $22.23/hr
    -Office Workers: 63,837 at $36.11/hr
    -IT Workers: 6,248 at $453.54/hr
  • An array of educational resources to meet the education and training needs of any company
  • One of eight states with unionization below 5% among private sector workers in the nation
  • Eligibility for several state and regional workforce training programs

Workforce information provided by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership.

Dinwiddie County Infrastructure

With four major interstates, two Class 1 rail providers, multiple airports and quick access to the East Coast’s deepest natural port, markets all over the world are within reach of Dinwiddie County.

Interstates 95 and 85 intersect just north of Dinwiddie County. I-95 is the primary north-south highway serving the most populated cities on the East Coast from Maine to Florida. I-85 begins just north of Dinwiddie County and provides access southwest through Charlotte, North Carolina to Montgomery, Alabama.

Dinwiddie County is home to the intersection of CSX and Norfolk Southern’s railroads, running both north to south and east to west.

The Port of Virginia is the deepest natural port on the East Coast. This port accommodates the world’s largest vessels with further expansion plans underway. 100 miles to the Port of Virginia from Dinwiddie County. The Richmond Marine Terminal is part of the Port of Virginia, and offers three barges in rotation for a frequent, streamlined service between ocean and inland terminals. The Richmond Marine Terminal is just 26 miles from Dinwiddie County.

Dinwiddie County Airport offers general aviation, charter and flying services with fully-equipped and staffed maintenance hangers. Richmond International Airport (RIC), located 40 miles from Dinwiddie County, offers nonstop flights to major domestic destinations and easy access to global destinations.

For more information, visit our transportation section, here.

Benefits of Doing Business in Dinwiddie

  • Dinwiddie County offers a fast track permitting process with 14 day planning and building permit approval, organized land development committee meetings and a dedicated project manager.
  • The Commonwealth of Virginia offers the unique advantage of having independent cities and counties.
  • Building costs in the Richmond MSA are just 83% of the national average according to a study conducted by RSMeans.
  • Virginia offers the 6th lowest average workers’ compensation costs in the nation. Insureon estimates that Virginia businesses pay an average of $42 a month for workers' comp costs.
  • Virginia also offers low employer contribution rates compared to other states. Based on data from the Department of Labor, Virginia's contribution rates are just 0.08% of total wages.
  • Virginia is a Right to Work State.

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