economy

Corpus Christi Army Depot Economic Impact, 2023

Background

The Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD), established in 1961 in Corpus Christi, specializes in aviation repair and remanufacturing activities.¹ CCAD is the largest rotary wing repair facility in the world, with more than 2.2 million square feet of industrial space. This base is also the largest industrial employer in South Texas, supporting nearly 2,900 direct employees as of 2023.² CCAD houses branches of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, the U.S. Army Contracting Command, the Brooke Army Medical Center, and the U.S. Army Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment Activity to support its mission of maintaining the nation’s Organic Industrial Base, a system comprised of 23 arsenals, ammunition plants and depots that maintain Army equipment to support warfighters.^{3, 4}

Economic Impact

The Comptroller’s office and the Texas Military Preparedness Commission collected economic data from each of the state’s 14 U.S. military installations. These data were collected using a survey designed to ensure consistency in determining the total direct and indirect contribution of the base’s populations to state-level employment, gross domestic product, output and disposable personal income (Exhibits 1 and 2).⁵

As of 2023, this base is home to 2,867 direct employees, of which 2,534 are full-time civilian employees. The Comptroller’s office estimates the population directly affiliated with the Corpus Christi Army Depot contributed at least $1.6 billion to the Texas economy in 2023.⁶

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