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Browse contractor records from the public sources we cover in Virginia. Check the credential, scope and current status before hiring. Choose a trade to explore the roster or build a contact list for your territory.
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StatewideVirginia market snapshot
The contractor market in Virginia
This is our covered-source snapshot for Virginia, refreshed 2026-09-02. Counts describe records, not every contractor or unique company in the state. Census housing-unit authorizations shown here refer to 2025; they are not completed projects or all construction work.
Figures use separately generated snapshots: overall roster totals, trade counts and mapped-city counts can differ in scope and collection time and should not be added together or treated as a reconciled census. The displayed source refresh date does not date every aggregate. Population and households are sums of the covered ZIP estimates. The income indicator is a population-weighted average of ZIP-level household-income medians, not the state's household median. Census context can refer to a different period from the roster. Housing-unit authorizations refer to the displayed permit year; they are not completed projects. See the ACS estimate guidance and Building Permits Survey for the underlying statistical definitions.
This snapshot contains 35.9 records per 10,000 residents.
That is 8.6 snapshot records per 1,000 households.
Cities with the most mapped records in our Virginia snapshot
| Rank | City | Roster records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Beach | 2,223 |
| 2 | Chesapeake | 1,229 |
| 3 | Richmond | 1,208 |
| 4 | Manassas | 1,081 |
| 5 | Alexandria | 896 |
| 6 | Woodbridge | 884 |
| 7 | Henrico | 744 |
| 8 | Roanoke | 688 |
| 9 | Fredericksburg | 683 |
| 10 | Fairfax | 667 |
Ranked by mapped source records. Missing coordinates and source coverage can affect these counts; they are not a census of each city.
General Contractors have the most records among our covered Virginia categories, with 30,296 records. Other covered trades are shown with their own counts in the map above.
Common questions about Virginia contractors
What does the Virginia roster cover?
42,816 records in our snapshot, refreshed 2026-09-02. Coverage follows the sources and trades listed here; it is not a census of every contractor or a count of unique companies. A company may hold multiple credentials.
How do I check a contractor in Virginia before hiring?
Virginia contractor licenses have both a class and a classification or specialty. The class concerns financial limits; the classification concerns the work. Neither can substitute for the other. Compare the official record with the business on the contract, its current status and the proposed work. Check local permits, insurance and references separately.
Which trades are available in this roster?
electricians, plumbers, hvac contractors, general contractors, roofing contractors, solar contractors, landscape contractors, fire-protection contractors, carpenters, concrete contractors, masons, drywall contractors, tile contractors, excavating contractors, painters, flooring contractors. These are our covered categories, not a statement that each has a statewide license. Availability depends on territory and filters.
Does inclusion prove a contractor is active today?
No. The snapshot reflects source records at collection, not a live status check. Recheck the issuing authority before hiring. Missing records can reflect our coverage, source timing or search limits; they do not by themselves establish that a business is unlicensed.
How do I choose a list and delivery time?
Select a territory and review its available records and price before checkout. Contact fields vary by record. Larger website orders are typically delivered within one business day. Custom research scope and delivery timing are agreed before purchase.
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Understanding Virginia credentials
Virginia contractor licenses have both a class and a classification or specialty. The class concerns financial limits; the classification concerns the work. Neither can substitute for the other.
Current §54.1-1100 places Class A at $150,000 or more for a single project, or $1 million or more over twelve months. Class B and C have lower limits defined in the same statute. Check both project and annual volume; older $120,000/$750,000 Class A figures are obsolete.
Example: For a $160,000 project, do not accept a Class B credential merely because its specialty matches the work; confirm the required class with DPOR.
Make two checks: the business license and the individual trade credential
- Record the contractor business’s class and its classification or specialty separately. Compare project value with the class limits and the planned work with the specialty; a match on one does not establish the other.
- For electrical, plumbing or HVAC work, use DPOR’s Tradesmen Program as well as the contractor-business record. Ask which individual credential applies to the person performing or supervising the work; the company and individual are different records.
- Give DPOR the proposed scope and project value when a class or specialty is unclear. Tell the local building department where the job is located and ask about permits separately.
Example: a business has the correct HVAC specialty but the person presented holds a residential-only trade credential. For a commercial job, ask DPOR to resolve the scope rather than assuming that “HVAC” makes the two interchangeable.
Scope guidance reviewed 2026-09-23; additional guidance reviewed 2026-09-27. Recheck the official record before hiring.
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