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Essex-Pulaski Business Community

Outdoor signage with words reading "Essex Middle River", a worker in steel factory and boats at a dock.

Essex-Pulaski is a flourishing employment corridor. Conveniently located on I-695, and Route 40 (Pulaski Highway), Essex-Pulaski is a light, industrial employment center that draws thousands of workers daily from nearby neighborhoods and the region. A variety of distributors, wholesalers, beverage brewing and building suppliers are based in the area.

Competitive Advantages

The Essex-Pulaski business community has several competitive advantages, including:

Solid light manufacturing and distribution cluster
Strong small- to medium-size business community
Franklin Square Hospital
CCBC—Essex Campus
Eastpoint Workforce Center
Chesapeake Enterprise Zone designation
Education

Select Business Locations

8411 Kelso Drive

275,000 square feet
Class A Industrial
Enterprise Zone

8415 Kelso Drive

144,500 square feet
Class A Industrial
Enterprise Zone

7001 Quad Avenue

115,000 square feet
Class A Industrial
Enterprise Zone

Resources and Incentives

Along with site location assistance, the Department of Economic and Workforce Development facilitates the following assistance programs:

Finance

Loans and loan guarantees
Tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds

Tax Credits

Enterprise zones: property and job creation tax credits
Job creation tax credits

Workforce

Recruitment assistance
Customized training

Employers and Institutions

Select Employers	Business Sector
Acadia Windows	Fabrication
Alban Cat	Distribution
CaseMason	Packaging
Clark Machine	Industrial machining
DuClaw Brewing	Manufacturing
Empire Resources	Distribution
Franklin Square Hospital	Healthcare
Gamse Lithographing	Manufacturing
JG Edelen	Manufacturing
Northeastern Supply	Building supplies
Red Hawk	Distributor
Shepherd Electric	Distributor
Steel and Wire	Building materials

Demographics

2015 Area Population and Income

	One-Mile	Three-Mile	Five-Mile
Population	5,903	108,840	320,072
Households	2,213	41,886	126,104
Median Household Income	$51,638	$53,690	$52,046
Estimated Average Household Income	$67,697	$65,147	$63,222
Median House Price	$196,287	$178,275	$174,288

Demographics were measured using a one-, three- and five-mile buffer drawn around the intersection of Pulaski Highway and I-695. Source: 2015 Nielsen Population Data