Data Dashboard
Reports
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Demographics
Increasingly Younger & More Diverse
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Innovation & Industries
Significant Share of Tech & Defense Jobs
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Mobility
Most Connected Multi-modal District
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Infrastructure Investments
Over $5B in Mobility Investments
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Office Market
Strong Tenant Mix Amidst Federal Changes
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Housing Market
Positive Multi-Family Leasing & Net Absorption
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Hospitality Market
Largest Hotel Hub Outside of Downtown DC
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Retail Market
Increasing Retail Diversification
Demographics
Increasingly Younger & More Diverse
National Landing’s resident population has stabilized at 28,000 after growing 10% in just a year's time from 2024 to 2025 – a record period of post-COVID residential unit delivery. The area has also grown younger with the median age being 34, down from 35. National Landing also remains diverse with 51% of residents identifying as a person of color.
National Landing’s highly educated resident base presents a strong local talent pool that renders an annual median income of $128,000, up 1.4% from last year. With a balanced mix of uses highlighted by the 1.4 worker to resident ratio, National Landing supports strong daytime activity and an 18-hour, mixed-use environment.
Data update frequency: annually
Updated: May 2026
- 1.4 Workers to every one resident Source: Lightcast EMSI, 2026; Interviews; Arlington County, 2026
- 34 Median age Source: 5-year ACS, 2019-2024; HR&A Data Labs
- $128K Median income Source: 5-year ACS, 2019-2024; HR&A Data Labs
Population
Source: Arlington County, CPHD Estimates, 2026
Educational Attainment
Source: 5-year ACS, 2019-2024; HR&A Data Labs
Race
Source: 5-year ACS, 2019-2024; HR&A Data Labs
Innovation & Industries
Significant Share of Tech & Defense Jobs
National Landing’s robust office employment base attracts a highly skilled workforce, including 8,500 Amazon employees who account for 22% of all jobs in the district. The area also has a strong concentration of technology and defense employment, representing 28% of all jobs. As a result, more than 40% of National Landing’s office-using workforce is in occupations that require in-person work. To support these industries, many office buildings are equipped with SCIFs and other specialized spaces designed to meet the needs of mission-critical tenants.
Beyond its office sector, National Landing has thriving hospitality & food service and retail industries that account for 15% of total employment. These sectors diversify the local economy, enhance neighborhood amenities, and help sustain activity throughout the day as office workers more consistently return to the district. Daily employee population, measured from 7 am to 7 pm, has begun to plateau after a 31% increase since 2022.
Data update frequency: annually
Updated: May 2026
- 38K Total jobs Source: Lightcast EMSI, 2026
- 28% Share of jobs in tech or defense Source: Lightcast EMSI, 2026
- $209K Median income in tech subsectors Source: Lightcast EMSI, 2026
Top 5 fastest growing occupations
Jobs by Sector
Source: Lightcast EMSI, 2026; Interviews
Office-Using Jobs by Sector
Source: Lightcast EMSI, 2026; Interviews
Average Daily Employee Population
Q2 2026
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5.6% Quarter-to-quarter
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1.9% Year-over-year
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31% Five year change
Source: Placer.ai, 2026
Mobility
Most Connected Multi-modal District
National Landing is one of the most connected and accessible districts in the Washington region. National Landing is served by two Metrorail lines across four Metro stations, Arlington’s only Virginia Railway Express (VRE) station with service on two commuter rail lines, and 13 bus routes operated by four transit agencies. Representing 21% of Arlington’s bikeshare network, National Landing offers 24 Capital Bikeshare stations generating more than 190,000 trips in 2025. Residents, workers, and visitors benefit from an extensive network of trails, protected bike facilities, and highly walkable streets, making it incredibly easy to access on foot. National Landing also offers unparalleled airport access through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, offering over 400 daily departures and serving an average of 103 destinations each year.
Data update frequency: varies
Updated: July 2026
Bus Ridership
Metrorail data incudes ridership for Pentagon City, Crystal City, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Potomac Yard Stations
Bus data includes ridership for the entire line not just the stops in National Landing
Metrorail data incudes ridership for Pentagon City, Crystal City, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Potomac Yard Stations
Bus data includes ridership for the entire line not just the stops in National Landing
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86Very Walkable
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25MPassengers served annually at DCA
Capital Bike Share
Q2 2026 Ridership
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15438 Rides
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2.5% Quarter-to-quarter
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-0.1% Year-over-year
Source: Walkscore.com, 2026; MWAA, 2025; Capital Bike Share, 2025-2026
Rail Ridership
Commuter Mode
Source: ACS, 2024
Infrastructure Investments
Over $5B in Mobility Investments
The nation’s next multimodal hub is on its way, and it’s taking shape in the heart of National Landing. Minutes from downtown Washington, D.C. and anchored within the region’s innovation corridor, National Landing is redefining how people move through a modern urban district. Once an auto-oriented office park, the district has become a proving ground for next-generation urban mobility—and one of the most ambitious examples of human-scaled infrastructure planning in the country.
Backed by more than $5 billion in public infrastructure investment across 20 major projects, National Landing is assembling a mobility network unlike any other. Four transformative efforts—the Long Bridge Project, the CC2DCA Multimodal Connector, a new VRE station, and the Alexandria Fourth Track—will deliver unprecedented access across rail, road, air, and trail.
Data update frequency: as needed
Updated: July 2026
CC2DCA
- Budget: $57.2M
- Status: Design
- Completion Date: 2030
Long Bridge Project
- Budget: $2.6B
- Status: Under Construction
- Completion Date: 2030
Crystal City East Entrance
- Budget: $146M
- Status: Under Construction
- Completion Date: 2027
Route 1
- Budget: $315M
- Status: Planning
- Completion Date: TBD
Long Bridge Drive Multimodal Connection
- Budget: $7.8M
- Status: Planning
- Completion Date: 2029
Alexandria Fourth Track
- Budget: $210M
- Status: Under Construction
- Completion Date: 2028
VRE Station Replacement
- Budget: $96.6M
- Status: Design
- Completion Date: 2029
Pentagon City Transitway Extension
- Budget: $27.7M
- Status: Phase 2A Complete; 2B Pending
- Completion Date: Pending
Office Market
Strong Tenant Mix Amidst Federal Changes
Q2 office vacancy has declined to 22.8%, slightly below Arlington County's overall vacancy rate of 23.5%, thanks to a surge of new, renewed, and expansion leases of tech and innovation companies following the Q1 launch of the National Innovation Quarter. The area has seen over 100 new and renewed office leases within 1.5M SF of office space following the arrival of Amazon's HQ2 in 2023.
Recent investments in the area's aging office stock have resulted in a mix of quality spaces ranging in size and affordability that can accommodate start-ups, mid-size companies, and established anchors in National Landing's highly accessible and amenitized neighborhoods. Average base rent for all classes remains stable at $37/SF, slightly more affordable than surrounding districts.
Data update frequency: quarterly
Updated: July 2026
Office Market Trends
Source: CoStar, 2026
Class A Office Space
71%Source: CoStar, 2026
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14.2MSF existing office
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4.6MSF planned office
Office Vacancy (all classes)
Q2 2026
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22.8% Vacancy
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-1.7% Quarter-to-quarter
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-0.9% Year-over-year
Source: CoStar, 2026
Share of Office Leases Since Q3 2023
Source: CoStar, 2026
Base Rent per SF (all classes)
Source: CoStar, 2026
Housing Market
Positive Multi-Family Leasing & Net Absorption
Over 4,700 new rental apartment units are under construction or have been delivered since Amazon’s 2018 announcement, including those at Altaire, The Whitmer, The Clark, The Sur, Sage, The Milton, The Grace and Reva, Hazel, Azure, The Zoe, Valen, and Crystal House. National Landing is the proud home of over 1,100 committed affordable units and anticipates the delivery of additional deeply affordable units at Melwood and Crystal House in the coming years.
National Landing welcomed over 1,700 new units in 2024, making it a record year for residential unit delivery in recent history. Following a slight dip in overall occupancy due to the flood to the market, National Landing has experienced both positive leasing activity and net absorption for Class A product - a testament to the area’s strong housing demand and growing appeal.
Data update frequency: quarterly
Updated: July 2026
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19KExisting apartment units
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9.5KPipeline apartment units
Multi-Family Occupancy (all classses)
Q2 2026
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89.8% Occupancy
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1.1% Quarter-to-quarter
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-4.6% Year-over-year
Source: CoStar, 2026
Multi-Family Trends
Source: CoStar, 2026
Apartment Asking Rent per SF
Source: CoStar, 2026
2,075 Units Completed Since 2024
- The Zoe and Valen, 2050 & 2051 S Bell St
- Hazel and Azure, 3030 & 3130 Potomac Ave
- The Grace & Reva, 269 & 244 19th Court S
Featured: The Zoe and Valen, 2050 & 2051 S Bell St
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1137Existing Committed Affordable Units
Committed Affordable Units are guaranteed to remain affordable at certain rent levels for a specified time and are reserved for low- to moderate-income households (generally households earning 60% or less of the Area Median Income, or AMI, although some CAFs serve households earning 80% or less of AMI).
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663Pipeline Committed Affordable Units
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3732Existing Market Affordable Units
Market Affordable Units are privately owned apartments with affordable rents because of apartment type, location, or amenities. Affordability fluctuates based on housing market conditions and range from 50-80% AMI.
Source: Arlington County, 2026
Hospitality Market
Largest Hotel Hub Outside of Downtown DC
With over 5,500 hotel rooms, National Landing is the largest DMV hotel hub outside of Downtown DC. National Landing's hospitality market remains resilient amidst uncharacteristic market uncertainties. Local hoteliers' steady focus on group travel, trade events, and destination marketing is paying off. Year-over-year revenue per room is positively trending and faring well among peer districts.
National Landing continues to diversify its offerings while remaining affordable at roughly $90 cheaper than Downtown DC per night during the peak season. In May, Westin Crystal City celebrated its re-opening after renovations; in September 2025, boutique hotel, AC Hotel Arlington National Landing, opened; and 344 hotel rooms at 2100 Crystal Drive, an office conversion supported by Arlington County’s Commercial Market Resiliency Initiative, is under construction.
Data update frequency: quarterly
Updated: July 2026
- 5.5K Existing rooms Source: CoStar, 2026; Arlington County, 2026
- 860 Pipeline rooms Source: CoStar, 2026; Arlington County, 2026
Hotel Trends
Source: CoStar, 2026
2026 Renovation and Re-opening: Westin Crystal City
Under Construction: Office-to-hotel conversion at 2100 Crystal Drive
2025 Renovation and Rebranding: The AC Hotel Arlington National Landing - North America's largest AC Hotel
Featured: Westin Crystal City
Occupancy
Q2 2026
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83% Occupancy
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17% Quarter-to-Quarter
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5.1% Year-over-Year
Source: CoStar, 2026
Average Daily Rates (ADR)
Q2 2026
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$244.92 ADR
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22.2% Quarter-to-quarter
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12.1% Year-over-year
Source: CoStar, 2026
Revenue per Room (RevPAR)
Q2 2026
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$203.34 RevPAR
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40.4% Quarter-to-quarter
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17.9% Year-over-year
Source: CoStar, 2026
Retail Market
Increasing Retail Diversification
As one of the region's largest retail destinations and burgeoning dining scenes, National Landing offers a dynamic mix of shopping and dining experiences across 23rd Street’s Restaurant Row, Metropolitan Park, Pentagon Centre, Westpost, Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, Water Park, and the Crystal Drive corridor. Together, these destinations are home to a diverse mix of local, minority- and women-owned businesses and attract well over 2 million visitors each quarter.
With recent and anticipated openings, National Landing’s retail offerings include more neighborhood serving establishments, including food and beverage, personal service, entertainment, and experiential retail. National Landing welcomed nearly 30 new business in 2025, 15 so far this year, and anticipates several new openings in the coming months. Worth celebrating is Falafel Inc.'s major milestone of transitioning to a brick-and-mortar space from its Water Park kiosk where it was able to test the National Landing market with less risk to its new location on 23rd Street.
Data update frequency: quarterly or as needed
Updated: July 2026
Retail Visits (all prominent retail areas combined)
Q2 2026
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4.3M Total visits
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7.6% Quarter-to-quarter
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-13.8% Year-over-year
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-1.2% Five year change
Source: Placer.ai, 2026
- 3M SF existing retail Source: Arlington County, 2026
- 400K SF pipeline retail Source: Arlington County, 2026
Welcome National Landing's Q2 2026 Openings!
- Altitude, 2011 Crystal Dr.
- Constellation, 2011 Crystal Dr.
- Duke's Burgers, Water Park
- Maman, 1450 S. Eads St.
- Pizzeria Paradiso Pronto, Water Park
- Stillwater & Stone, Westin Crystal City
- Twin's Ace Hardware, 2051 S. Bell St.
- Zola's Nail Boutique, 775 23rd St.
Featured: Altitude, courtesy of Melanie Blakely
Average Dwell Time Q2 2026
81minSource: Placer.ai, 2026
Get in Touch
We welcome inquiries regarding data reporting and special requests. For questions or collaboration opportunities, please contact:
Ashley Shook
Planning & Economic Development Senior Manager
ashley@nationallanding.org
BID Priority Projects
Understand the National Landing BID's priority projects, from the infrastructure investments that make our streets safer to the advocacy work that secures resources to keep this place growing in the right direction.
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CC2DCA
This multi-modal connection will link Crystal City's main street to Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) with a 5-minute walk. The first pedestrian bridge to connect a major airport to a downtown "main street," CC2DCA will unlock access to the new Virginia Railway Express (VRE) National Landing station, Amtrak and the Mount Vernon Trail. This once-in-a-generation infrastructure project will define National Landing’s identity for years to come.
Pictured is an illustrative watercolor rendering that represent the priorities and recommendations of the National Landing BID’s business community.View Resources →
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Reimagine Route 1
Reimagine Route 1 aims to start the conversation about the bold vision to transform Route 1 into a multi-modal, pedestrian-friendly, and urban-oriented boulevard that unifies the area into a truly walkable, connected, urban downtown. The concepts in the report draw upon national best practices in "complete streets" design and highway-to-boulevard conversions.
View Resources →
People Before Cars Coalition
The National Landing BID launched the “People Before Cars” Coalition alongside local stakeholders to unite area organizations around shared priorities to create a safer and more accessible transportation network in National Landing. The Coalition seeks to champions the implementation of best practices in people-centric urban design and planning. The group is working with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Arlington County to realize this vision through enhancements across various modes of mass transit, as well as street level upgrades for pedestrians and cyclists. Be an advocate for change and join the People Before Cars Coalition today.