Aransas County
The key private industries in
Aransas County are retail trade, and
accommodation and food services, each
accounting for almost one in five jobs
in the area. The sheer sizes of those two
sectors highlight the importance of
tourism for the community relative to
other parts of the Coastal Bend.
Employment Growth 2012-13 by Industry
Government
Other Services (except Public Admin)
Accommodation & Food Services
Arts & Recreation
Health Care & Social Assistance
Educational Services (Private)
Administrative & Support
Management of Businesses
Professional & Scientific Services
Real Estate & Rental
Finance & Insurance
Information
Transportation & Warehousing
Retail Trade
Wholesale Trade
Manufacturing
Construction
Utilities
Mining
Agriculture
Despite the distance from the
Eagle Ford and the city of Corpus Christi,
where much development has taken
place, Aransas county is also witnessing
rapid expansion in the mining and
construction industries. Employment
grew about 20 percent between the two
industries in 2013.
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2010
2011
Business activity in Aransas county
has remained relatively stable over time.
The declines in business receipts were
relatively mild during the Great Recession
period of 2007-2009. Since 2010, the
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2012
50
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0
2009
30%
300
Y-o-Y % Change (right scale)
2008
20%
Home Starts
Sales
Volume, $mil (left scale)
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10%
0
2013
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
monthly volume of business sales grew
steadily over time around 10 percent on a
year-over-year basis. The housing industry
appears to have stabilized from the last
peak in 2005 when more than 250 new
Annual Review of the South Texas Economy – 2014 Edition
homes were built. During each of the two
previous years, approximately 90 new
homes were built.