Employment
economy. Some of the area’s largest employers include:
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard
- Earl Industries
- CDI Marine
- Texcom
- City of Portsmouth Public Schools
- City of Portsmouth
- Naval Medical Center
- Maryview Medical Center
- Alternative Behavioral Services
- Direct Home Health Care
- Family Care Medical Services
- Neighbor Care
- Beverly Manor of Portsmouth
- Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd.
- Pet Foods
- Southeastern Public Service Authority
- Lindab
- BASF Corporation
- U.S. Fifth District Coast Guard Command
- Ceres Marine Terminals, Inc.
- Portsmouth Marine Terminal
- APM Terminals
- Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse
- Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel & Waterfront Conference Center
- Holiday Inn Olde Towne
- W.F. Magann Corporation
- John E. Hall Electrical Construction
- Hampton Roads Regional Jail
- Chugach Support Services
- Dominion Virginia Power
- CINTAS
- Shared Hospital Services
Portsmouth Fast Facts
- Population: 100,565
- Median Household Income: $36,742
- Median Family Income: $39,577
- Per Capita Income: $16,507
- Latitude: 36°49'52" North
- Longitude: 76°20'44" West
- Portsmouth is on Eastern Standard Time and observes Daylight Savings Time.