Local Union Market / NoMa Employers & Companies

Local Union Market & NoMa Employers

Over the past two decades, NoMa and the Union Market District have transformed from an industrial warehouse corridor into a dense, transit-rich, 24/7 urban hub. Today, the local employment landscape seamlessly blends major federal agency headquarters with global media tech, higher education, and an expanding ecosystem of policy-tech startups, local retail, and destination dining.

Living here means you're generally within 5-20 minute walk (or roll) of most of these local employers below. The Noma-Gallaudet U station connect you directly to the Red Line, putting Capitol Hill just one stop south, Downtown DC's legal and tech corridors 5 to 10 minutes away, and Maryland's biotech hubs within an easy direct commute north.

Higher Education:

• Gallaudet University: Directly adjacent to Union Market, this world-renowned institution for deaf and hard-of-hearing students is one of the area’s largest single employers.
• Howard University: Just a short bike ride or bus trip west down Florida Avenue.

Nearby Federal Agencies

• EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission): Headquarters at 131 M Street NE (~6–8 minute walk).
• Peace Corps: Headquarters at 1275 First Street NE (~8–10 minute walk or roll).
• ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives): Headquarters at 99 New York Ave NE (~8–10 minute walk).
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): Major program management and division offices along First & K Streets NE (~10-minute walk).
• FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission): Headquarters at 888 First Street NE (~12–14 minute walk).
• GPO (U.S. Government Publishing Office): Historic headquarters complex on North Capitol Street (~15-minute walk).
• SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission): Headquarters at Station Place (~18–20 minute walk, or 1 stop on the Red Line).

Hospitality, Food & Retail:
Union Market, La Cosecha, Trader Joe's, EDENS (the neighborhood real estate developer), and dozens of boutique retail shops, modern restaurants, and craft breweries line your immediate surrounding streets.

Global Media & Tech:

• NPR (National Public Radio): Located right on North Capitol Street on the edge of NoMa, NPR functions heavily as a media-tech powerhouse with large engineering, digital product, and broadcast tech teams.
• ByteDance / TikTok: TikTok operates out of Signal House (1255 Union St NE) right in Union Market for its DC presence and policy/tech operations.
• SiriusXM: Operates its major media tech and digital broadcast engineering campus just on the northern edge of NoMa at Eckington Place.

Coworking & Incubators

• Station DC: An innovation space located at 1323 4th Street NE in Union Market focused on bringing together startup builders, tech leaders, and policymakers.
• Spaces at Uline Arena: Located inside the historic Uline Arena, this flexible-office and coworking hub serves as a central base for dozens of policy-tech, data analytics, and civic-tech teams, offering private office suites, shared workspaces, and meeting rooms right in NoMa.