CarMax annually wins dozens of national and local awards in communities across the country for being a top used car retailer and great place to work. This list represents awards and recognitions from 2015 to date, some of which have been received in years prior as well. Please email PR@CarMax.com to obtain a complete list of awards received.

National Workplace

• Top 100 Employer of Choice, American Opportunity Index, 2024
• America's Greatest Workplaces for People with Disabilities, Newsweek, 2024/25
• DAV Patriot Employer designation, 2024
• America's Best-In-State Employers, Forbes, 2024
• Top Diverse Employer, DiversityComm Magazine, 2024
• America's Greatest Workplaces for LGBTQ+, Newsweek, 2024
• Best Brands for Social Impact, Forbes magazine, 2024
• America's Best Large Employers, Forbes, 2024
• America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women, Newsweek, 2024
• Top Black Employer, DiversityComm Magazine, 2024
• Top Hispanic Employer, DiversityComm Magazine, 2024
• Excellence 1000 Index, Newsweek, 2024
  CarMax ranks #67 out of 1,000 and #3 in the retail category. 
• Best Customer Service, Forbes, 2024-2025
• World's Best Companies, Time.com, 2023
• 100 Best Companies to Work For®, FORTUNE magazine, 2005-2024
• People's Companies that Care, PEOPLE magazine, 2019-2021, 2023-2024
• America’s Greatest Workplaces, Newsweek, 2023-2024
• America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, Newsweek, 2023-2025
• America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents and Families, Newsweek, 2023-2024
• Fortune 500 list, CarMax is #141 for 2024
• Best Companies to Work For, U.S. News, 2023-2025
• Best Companies to Work For in the Retailers industry, U.S. News, 2024-2025
• Top 15 Influential Women in Diversity, Diversity Global Magazine, 2023, Suzanne Cardwell ranked #8
• World's Most Admired Companies, FORTUNE magazine, 2018-2020
• Best Workplaces for Diversity, Forbes magazine, 2019, 2022-2024
• Best Employers for Women, Forbes magazine, 2022-2024
• Best Employers for New Grads, Forbes magazine, 2022, 2024
• America’s Best Employers, Forbes magazine, 2017-2019, 2023
• 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials, FORTUNE magazine, 2016-2019
• Military Friendly® Employer designation, 2016-2025
• Military Spouse Friendly® Employer designation, 2018, 2025
• Military Friendly Supplier Diversity Program® designation, 2025
• Military Friendly Brand designation, 2025
• Best for Vets Employer, Military Times magazine, 2018-2024
• Best of the Best, Top Veteran-Friendly Employer, US Veteran's and Military magazine, 2019-2020, 2024
• Best of the Best, Top Veteran-Friendly Supplier Diversity Program, US Veteran's and Military magazine, 2024
• Training Top 125, Training magazine, 2008-2024
• Corporate Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 2018-2022
• Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality, Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 2018-2022
• Best Workplaces in Retail, FORTUNE magazine, 2015-2024
• 100 Best Workplaces for Diversity, FORTUNE magazine, 2015-2019
• Halo 100: Top Brands for Customer Service, Forbes magazine, 2022
• Top Veteran Employer, MilitaryHire.com, 2018
• Most Valuable Employers for Military®, RecruitMilitary, 2017
• Automotive News All-Stars, Public Dealers - Bill Nash, Automotive News magazine, 2017
• Automotive News All-Stars, Remarketing - Bill Nash, Automotive News magazine, 2019 & 2022
• Automotive News All-Stars, Digital Retail - Bill Nash, Automotive News magazine, 2021
• 10 Best Workplaces for African Americans, FORTUNE and ESSENCE magazines, 2015
• Top 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in the U.S., Latina Style magazine, 2021-2023
• Best of the Best Top Employers, HISPANIC Network magazine, 2021
• 10 Best Workplaces for Hispanics and Latinos, FORTUNE and People en Español magazines, 2015
• Gallup Great Workplace Award, Gallup, 2015
• Workforce 100, Workforce magazine, 2015
• LearningElite, Chief Learning Officer magazine, 2015
• 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry, Corey Haire, Divisional Vice President, East Coast, Automotive News magazine, 2015
• 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry, Ann Yauger, AVP, Product Management, Automotive News magazine, 2020
• Top Women in Retail, Auto Remarketing magazine, 2020, 2023-2024
  Laura Donahue, VP, Marketing Services 2020
  Sarah Lane, SVP, Marketing 2023
  Jaime DeJesus, RVPGM of Atlanta 2024
• Women in Remarketing, Christina Young, Director, Logistics Development, Auto Remarketing magazine, 2022
• Top Company for Women to Work For in Transportation, Women In Trucking Association, 2023
• America's Greatest Workplaces for Job Starters, Newsweek, 2024
• America’s Dream Employers, Forbes, 2025

Local Workplace

• Top Workplaces in Atlanta, large employer category, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, 2016-2020, 2022-2024
• Best Large Companies to Work For in Texas, FORTUNE magazine, 2018-2021
• Top Workplaces in the Richmond Area, Sterling Award, mega-size category, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, #1 rank 2014-2022, #2 rank 2023-2024
• Best Places to Work in Chicago, FORTUNE magazine, 2019-2021
• 100 Best Arizona Companies, Trailblazer Award, BestCompaniesAZ, 2022
• Best Companies for Millenials in Arizona, BestCompaniesAZ, 2022
• Best Companies for Veterans in Arizona, BestCompaniesAZ, 2022
• Great Places to Work in the Richmond Region, Richmond Magazine, Richmond, Virginia, 2017
• Active RVA Certified, Richmond, Virginia, 2013-2017

Customer Experience & Innovation

• America's Best Customer Service, Newsweek, 2018, 2024
• CIO of the Year, Shamim Mohammad, SVP, Chief Information and Technology Officer, MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, 2020
• Best in Auto Marketing, Media Post, 2017
• CIO 100 Honoree, CIO Magazine, 2017 & 2023
• Customer Service Department of the Year, Gold Stevie Winner, The American Business Awards, 2017
• Large Capital Projects Award, 21st Annual Technology Awards, Richmond Technology Council, Richmond, Virginia, 2016

Philanthropy & Corporate Citizenship

• U.S. Retail RepTrack 100, Reputation Institute, 2018
• America’s Most JUST Company in the Retailing Industry, JUST Capital, 2016
• RVA’s Top Corporate Donors, Generosity Inc., Richmond BizSense, Richmond, Virginia, 2017