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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office anchors Alexandria's federal presence, employing more than 12,000 people at its headquarters in the city. Inova Health System, a nonprofit hospital network with more than 18,000 employees across Northern Virginia, runs facilities in and around Alexandria. Government contractors add another layer to the base: Alion Science and Technology employs over 2,500 people supporting Department of Defense and Homeland Security work, while VSE Corporation, founded in 1959, provides engineering and logistics services for government clients.

Old Town Alexandria remains the city's commercial and tourism core, mixing retail, dining, and professional-services offices along a historic waterfront district, distinct from the newer Central Business District tracked separately by city planners. In 2024, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services was the largest employment sector at just over 20,000 workers, followed by Public Administration and Health Care and Social Assistance. The city's economic development plan is now pushing to attract artificial intelligence firms and expand the entrepreneurial base, including a joint initiative with Arlington called the National Innovation Quarter.

With over 66 percent of residents holding a bachelor's degree and a workforce concentrated in federal agencies, healthcare systems, and government contracting, Alexandria has a professional population that expects the same level of polish from the plumbers, dentists, and HVAC companies it hires as from the contractors it works with. Old Town's mixed commercial-residential density also means local-service businesses are competing block by block for visibility.