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The Home Depot Headquarters & offices · Atlanta, Georgia
The Home Depot · Atlanta, Georgia
A headquarters called the Store Support Center — with its own 22-classroom child care school joined by a bridge, and a command center that steers storm relief for stores.
The Store Support Center, the perks associates get and nearly 50 years of history — then the pay. Every number from The Home Depot's own filings, careers site and newsroom, and from the designers who worked on the campus.
- 2.6M sq ftof office space in Atlanta (FY2016)
- 37,000 sq fton-site child care center, 2012
- 15% offHome Depot stock through the ESPP
- ≈ 472,400associates at the end of fiscal 2025
Sources: Form 10-K FY2016 and FY2025 · careers.homedepot.com/our-benefits · Niles Bolton Associates (Architizer) · Freespace Architecture
Companies / United States / Home improvement retail / The Home Depot
THE STORE SUPPORT CENTER · 2455 PACES FERRY ROAD
Three linked buildings, a school for associates' children and a storm command center
The Home Depot calls its headquarters the Store Support Center, because it exists to serve the stores. The campus spans three interconnected buildings. NELSON Worldwide reworked a 15,660 sq ft open collaboration area on the main floor with non-assigned seats and a secure outdoor patio. Across a pedestrian bridge, the Little Apron Academy teaches children from birth to five in 22 classrooms, with wood-slat details that show how things are built. When hurricanes hit, a Disaster Response Command Center inside the building tracks inventory for stores in real time.
- 3 interconnected buildings
- 15,660 sq ft collaboration floor (≈ 1,455 m²)
- Little Apron Academy, 37,000 sq ft (≈ 3,437 m²)
- Lobby renovated 2016
- Disaster Response Command Center
NELSON's ground-floor workspace
NELSON Worldwide connected the three buildings with a 15,660 sq ft shared workspace on the ground floor, finished in orange accents, plants and timber.
The 2016 lobby
Facts: NELSON Worldwide project page “The Home Depot's HQ Store Support Center” · Freespace Architecture project page · Niles Bolton Associates via Architizer · ARCO Design/Build (2016) · corporate.homedepot.com emergency command center news.
The Store Support Center on Paces Ferry Road
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Store Support Center (corporate headquarters) | 2455 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30339 |
Source: Form 10-K FY2025, cover and Item 2 (Properties) · See them on the map ↓
Source: NELSON Worldwide project page · Freespace Architecture “The Home Depot” · Niles Bolton Associates via Architizer · ARCO Design/Build news (Feb 24, 2016) · Form 10-K FY2016 (office space)
Benefits (United States)
Buy Home Depot stock at a 15% discount (subject to a cap) through payroll deductions.
Semi-annual cash awards for hourly associates; about $288.4 million paid for fiscal 2025.
Company matching in the FutureBuilder 401(k) retirement savings plan.
A $120 vision plan is free to all associates.
Free, confidential EAP: 6 counseling sessions per situation per year for associates and everyone in their household.
Two weeks in the first year; full-time hourly associates get 40 hours after six months.
Six paid holidays a year, plus paid maternity and parental leave for eligible associates.
Tuition reimbursement, scholarships and discounted rates at partner colleges.
Source: careers.homedepot.com/our-benefits (Health & Wellness, Financial Planning) · 2026 Proxy Statement (Success Sharing, FutureBuilder 401(k))
Why people stay: what The Home Depot itself says
About nine in ten store leaders began in hourly roles; many executives started in the aisles too.
Every eligible store earned the profit-sharing bonus in both halves of fiscal 2025 — about $288.4 million to non-management associates.
Senior management sits at the base in a support role, under the servant-leadership model the company was founded on.
For hourly and salaried associates in fiscal 2025, plus larger equity awards for store and assistant store managers.
An annual engagement survey, plus pulse checks through the year.
The associate volunteer force, backed by The Home Depot Foundation, works on veterans' homes and disaster relief.
Source: careers.homedepot.com/culture · Form 10-K FY2025, Human Capital Management · 2026 Proxy Statement, CEO Pay Ratio
Who works here
associates in the United States (89.4%)
associates in Canada
associates in Mexico
of store leaders started as hourly associates
Source: Form 10-K FY2025, Human Capital Management · careers.homedepot.com/culture
Pay at The Home Depot
The median-paid associate was an hourly employee in the U.S. The CEO earned 427 times this amount ($16,191,127).
Source: The Home Depot 2026 Proxy Statement, CEO Pay Ratio
U.S. companies don't have to report pay by age, and The Home Depot doesn't.
Compare The Home Depot with: Walmart
Office history: from a Los Angeles coffee shop to Paces Ferry Road
- 1978 An idea in a Los Angeles coffee shop
Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank dreamed up The Home Depot in a coffee shop in Los Angeles in 1978, with help from Ken Langone, Pat Farrah and Ron Brill. The company was incorporated the same year.
Source: corporate.homedepot.com, “The Home Is Where Our Story Begins” · Form 10-K FY2025
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1979 The first stores, in Atlanta
The first Home Depot stores opened in Atlanta in June 1979 — 60,000 sq ft warehouses with more items than any other hardware store.
Source: corporate.homedepot.com, Georgia Historical Marker news (2026) and history page
An early Home Depot store, Memorial Drive, Atlanta, 1979 · © The Home Depot - 1994–1997 2727 Paces Ferry Road
The 1994 annual report lists executive offices at 2727 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta. By early 1997 executive, staff and accounting offices filled about 677,000 sq ft (≈ 62,895 m²) in several Atlanta locations.
Source: Form 10-K 1994 and 1997
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1998 2455 Paces Ferry Road — the Store Support Center
The Store Support Center (corporate office) is now at 2455 Paces Ferry Road. Atlanta offices total about 1,310,000 sq ft (≈ 121,703 m²).
Source: Form 10-K 1998
2455 Paces Ferry Road, 2012 · Eric_W_Kennedy / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 1999–2002 632,000 more sq ft of offices
The company was building about 632,000 sq ft (≈ 58,715 m²) of additional office space in Atlanta. Atlanta offices reached about 1,773,000 sq ft by early 2002.
Source: Form 10-K 1999 and 2002
The Home Depot Store Support Center, Atlanta, 2018 · ONeal Scott / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2012 Little Apron Academy opens
A 37,000 sq ft child care center for associates' children, with 22 classrooms and five playgrounds, connects to the Store Support Center office tower by a pedestrian bridge.
Source: Freespace Architecture project page · Niles Bolton Associates via Architizer
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2016 A new lobby
The headquarters lobby was renovated with a cable-suspended ceiling, custom oak seating with charging stations, pallet-wall cladding and a custom reception desk.
Source: ARCO Design/Build news, Feb 24, 2016
The new lobby, 2016 · Photo: ARCO Design/Build - 2026 A Georgia Historical Marker
The Georgia Historical Society presented a permanent marker at the Store Support Center, commemorating the 1978 founding in Atlanta. NELSON Worldwide has also reworked the main-floor collaboration space with non-assigned seats and an outdoor patio.
Source: corporate.homedepot.com news, Sep 24, 2026 · NELSON Worldwide project page
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
| Annual report | HQ space (sq ft) | m² | As described |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-K 1997 | 677,000 | 62,895 | Several locations in Atlanta |
| 10-K 1998 | 1,310,000 | 121,703 | Leased and owned; HQ at 2455 Paces Ferry |
| 10-K 2001 | 1,665,000 | 154,683 | Leased and owned |
| 10-K 2002 | 1,773,000 | 164,717 | Leased and owned |
| 10-K 2005 | ≈ 1,900,000 | ≈ 176,516 | Leased and owned |
| 10-K 2010 | ≈ 2,100,000 | ≈ 195,096 | Incl. divisional staff offices |
| 10-K 2017 | ≈ 2,600,000 | ≈ 241,548 | Incl. divisional staff offices |
Map: how the headquarters moved
The Home Depot has kept its headquarters on one road: in the 1990s it moved along Paces Ferry Road from number 2727 to number 2455, where the Store Support Center still stands.
- 1 · 1994–19972727 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta — Executive offices / Store Support Center listed in the 1994–1997 annual reports
- 2 · 1998–today2455 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta — Store Support Center (corporate headquarters) today
Addresses: Form 10-K 1994–1997 and 1998–FY2025 cover pages · Locations: OpenStreetMap
What The Home Depot does
The Home Depot calls itself the world's largest home improvement retailer. It sells tools, building materials and home products, and services, to do-it-yourself customers and professionals in stores and online, and has grown its business for Pros through SRS and GMS.
One reportable segment (the U.S., Canada and Mexico stores, aggregated), plus SRS operating segments that are not reported separately.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 (fiscal year ended Feb 1, 2026) · SEC XBRL · per-associate figure and growth rate calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
$94.6B → $164.7B
406,000 → 472,400
Fiscal years end around January 31 (FY2025 ended Feb 1, 2026; FY2024 had 53 weeks). Net sales: SEC XBRL from The Home Depot's 10-K filings. Associates: Form 10-K. Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Edward P. Decker joined in 2000, became president and COO in 2020, CEO and president on March 1, 2022, and Chair later in 2022.
Chairman and CEO for about seven years before Decker; stayed on as Chair of the Board.
Founders: Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank, with Ken Langone, Pat Farrah and Ron Brill.
Source: ir.homedepot.com releases (Jan 27 and Aug 18, 2022) · 2026 Proxy Statement · corporate.homedepot.com history
The Home Depot: questions people ask
Where is The Home Depot's headquarters?
At 2455 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30339. The company calls it the Store Support Center.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025
Why is it called the Store Support Center?
The Home Depot's culture is built on an “inverted pyramid”: customers and store associates sit at the top, and senior management is at the base in a support role.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 · corporate.homedepot.com (2026)
How big is The Home Depot's headquarters?
The campus spans three interconnected buildings. In its annual report for fiscal 2016, the company said its executive, corporate, divisional and financial offices occupied about 2.6 million sq ft (≈ 241,548 m²) of leased and owned space in Atlanta.
Source: NELSON Worldwide project page · Form 10-K FY2016
Who designed The Home Depot's headquarters offices?
NELSON Worldwide redesigned the 15,660 sq ft collaboration space on the main floor. Freespace Architecture designed the Little Apron Academy child care center, with Niles Bolton Associates as architect of record. ARCO Design/Build renovated the lobby in 2016.
Source: NELSON Worldwide · Freespace Architecture · Architizer · ARCO Design/Build
Is there child care at The Home Depot headquarters?
Yes. The Little Apron Academy, opened in 2012, is a 37,000 sq ft center for children from birth to five, with 22 classrooms and five playgrounds, linked to the office tower by a pedestrian bridge.
Source: Freespace Architecture · Niles Bolton Associates via Architizer
How many people work at The Home Depot?
About 472,400 associates at the end of fiscal 2025 — 422,500 in the U.S., 31,700 in Canada and 17,800 in Mexico. About 53,400 were salaried.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025
What benefits does The Home Depot offer?
In the U.S.: 15% off company stock through the ESPP, a 401(k) match, Success Sharing profit-sharing bonuses, a free $120 vision plan, 6 free counseling sessions per situation each year, and tuition reimbursement.
Source: careers.homedepot.com/our-benefits · 2026 Proxy Statement
Does The Home Depot allow remote or hybrid work?
The company's annual report for fiscal 2025 says certain of its support center associates work in a remote or hybrid environment. It does not publish a detailed policy there.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025, Risk Factors
How much do Home Depot associates make?
The median-paid associate earned $37,881 in total compensation in fiscal 2025, and was an hourly employee in the U.S.
Source: 2026 Proxy Statement
Who is The Home Depot's CEO?
Ted (Edward P.) Decker, CEO and president since March 1, 2022 and Chair of the Board since August 2022. He joined the company in 2000.
Source: ir.homedepot.com releases, 2022
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