Arlington County

What Arlington County does

Arlington County is a local government entity in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, established in 1801 and headquartered at the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center at 2100 Clarendon Blvd. It provides comprehensive municipal services to county residents, businesses, and visitors, including fire and rescue, hazardous materials response, emergency preparedness, water and wastewater management, parks and recreation, permitting, tax assessment and collection, elections, and law enforcement. The county operates a headcount of 1,001–5,000 employees and is governed by the Arlington County Board with a County Manager (Mark Schwartz) leading the executive branch.

The county's technology footprint centers on municipal systems rather than commercial products, including Permit Arlington for permits and business licensing, emergency management and public safety communications infrastructure (Arlington Alert), and an online services portal (capp.arlingtonva.us). Resident engagement is delivered through a multi-channel stack: an official website supporting 18 languages, a weekly Inside Arlington newsletter, seven social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, X, BlueSky, YouTube, Nextdoor, LinkedIn), and physical service centers. Strategic infrastructure investments include the $198.4 million Arlington Re-Gen modernization of the Water Pollution Control Plant (2026–2031) and continued operation of facilities such as Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center.

Revenue mechanics are government-specific: the county is funded primarily through taxation, fees (e.g., a $25 increase in illegal-parking tow fees effective January 2026), utility allocations, and intergovernmental partnerships including a 2019 Boeing agreement subsidizing half of Long Bridge Aquatics operational costs. Customer segments are the captive residential population, local businesses requiring permits and inspections, and interagency partners such as the Pentagon Force Protection Agency for hazardous materials mutual aid. The county is also positioning on enterprise AI governance through participation in a 2026 City Innovation Network whitepaper with other major North American jurisdictions.

Name

Arlington County

Legal name

Arlington County

Website

https://arlingtonva.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1801

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Arlington County is a Virginia county government providing municipal services — fire/rescue, permitting, water/wastewater, parks/recreation, and emergency management — to county residents, businesses, and interagency partners from its 1,001–5,000 person workforce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Fire Protection (92216), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services (BPAIAGAC), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public safety and emergency management
• Wastewater and water utilities
• Parks and recreation services
• Permitting and licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arlington County is a local government entity providing municipal services to residents and businesses within the county. Its core offerings include public safety (fire/rescue and sheriff/law enforcement), emergency management and alerts, permitting and licensing through Permit Arlington, water and wastewater services via the Water Pollution Control Plant, parks and recreation facilities (including Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center), public libraries, and community programs. Services are delivered through the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center, the Permit Arlington Center, an online services portal, libraries, and a multi-channel emergency notification system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permit Arlington Permit Arlington is Arlington County's permitting and inspections service. It processes permits, business licenses, and inspections for residents and local businesses in the county.
• Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center is a county-owned recreation facility providing aquatic and fitness services to Arlington County residents and visitors.
• Arlington Re-Gen Water Pollution Control Plant Modernization Arlington Re-Gen is a major modernization of Arlington County's Water Pollution Control Plant on South Glebe Road, upgrading wastewater treatment infrastructure with thermal hydrolysis and anaerobic digestion systems.
• Arlington Alert Emergency Notifications Arlington Alert is Arlington County's free emergency and community notification service providing residents with alerts about local traffic, hazardous weather, and major events.
• Fire Department Hazardous Materials Response The Arlington County Fire Department's Hazardous Materials Team provides hazardous materials response services, operating in mutual aid support of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency's Hazmat Team.
• Arlington County Public Libraries Arlington County operates a network of public libraries and community centers providing residents with library services and community programs.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pentagon Force Protection AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Arlington County Fire Department's Hazardous Materials Team operates in support of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency's Hazmat Team during hazardous materials incidents. This mutual aid partnership responds to air quality issues and hazardous materials found at the Pentagon facility.
• City Innovation NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Arlington County participates in a City Innovation Network whitepaper examining how North American cities are transitioning AI governance from technology projects to operational infrastructure. The whitepaper also examines Los Angeles, Washington DC, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and San Francisco.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• City of Boston: Mid-Atlantic/Northeast urban municipality operating fire, police, parks, water, and permitting at a larger scale. Useful for benchmarking digital-services investment, permit modernization, and AI-governance maturity.
• City of Los Angeles: Large U.S. municipal government operating fire, sanitation, parks, water, and permitting services. Co-author with Arlington on the City Innovation Network AI-governance whitepaper; significantly larger scale and portfolio breadth.
• City of San Francisco: West Coast municipality with comparable breadth of municipal services and an active AI-governance posture (joint City Innovation Network participant with Arlington). Larger and more urbanized, but a useful benchmark for innovative civic technology adoption.
• City of Washington, D.C. Federal-district municipality running the same categories of services (fire/EMS, parks, water, permitting, AI governance). Co-author with Arlington on the City Innovation Network AI-governance whitepaper; larger scale and broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Fairfax County, Virginia: Adjacent Northern Virginia county of comparable size and demographic profile. Operates the same mix of fire, police, parks, water, and permitting services, and is the most direct comparable for budget scale, federal-employment exposure, and infrastructure program structure.
• Loudoun County, Virginia: Northern Virginia county delivering the full menu of municipal services with high growth rates and data-center-driven tax base. Comparable in scale of capital programs and federal-adjacent workforce, though more residential than Arlington.
• Prince William County, Virginia: Large Northern Virginia county providing fire/rescue, parks, water, and permitting services with similar federal-adjacent employer base. Comparable in operational scope though more growth-oriented and lower-density than Arlington.
• Montgomery County, Maryland: Large DC-metro suburban county providing fire/rescue, parks, water/wastewater, and permitting services. Comparable population scale, federal-employment dependency, and capital-project portfolio make it a strong operational benchmark.
• City of Alexandria, Virginia: Adjacent independent city in Northern Virginia delivering the same municipal services (fire, police, recreation, water, planning) at a smaller scale. Useful benchmark for service-cost-per-resident comparisons and shared Potomac waterfront operations.

Regional players

• Howard County, Maryland: DC-adjacent suburban county of similar affluence profile, providing fire, parks, water, and permitting services. Useful as a mid-size comparable for per-capita service-cost benchmarking where Arlington data is opaque.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arlingtonva
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/arlingtoncounty
• Facebookfacebook.com/arlingtonva
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arlington-county
• Instagraminstagram.com/arlingtoncountyva

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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