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CarMax

CarMax

Updated July 2025.

88%

Employees say this is a great place to work

Company Overview

About The Company

CarMax, the nation’s largest retailer of used autos, revolutionized the automotive retail industry by driving integrity, honesty and transparency in every interaction. The company offers a truly personalized experience with the option for customers to do as much, or as little, online and in-store as they want. CarMax provides a variety of vehicle delivery methods, including home delivery, express pickup and appointments in its stores. CarMax has 250 store locations, over 30,000 associates, and is proud to have been recognized for 21 consecutive years as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®.

Industry

Retail

HQ Location

Richmond, VA, US

Company Culture at CarMax

The employee experience below at CarMax, compared to a typical company.

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88% of employees at CarMax say it is a great place to work compared to 57% of employees at a typical U.S.-based company.

  • CarMax
    • 88%
  • Typical Company
    • 57%

Source: Great Place To Work® 2021 Global Employee Engagement Study.

95%
When you join the company, you are made to feel welcome.
92%
I feel good about the ways we contribute to the community.
91%
Management is honest and ethical in its business practices.
90%
I am treated as a full member here regardless of my position.
90%
People care about each other here.

Why Work at CarMax?

See what employees say about what makes CarMax a great workplace. These words are drawn from employee comments on the Trust Index™ survey.

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