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Military Installations Economic Impact / 2023
Texas is home to 14 military installations that represent three of the six branches of the U.S. Department of Defense, including the Army, Navy and Air Force, and a reserve component of the National Guard. These bases are spread among 10 of the Comptroller’s 12 economic regions and cover more than 1.4 million acres.
These installations play a vital role in strategic national defense and provide a significant contribution to the Texas economy. These bases support local businesses and create jobs in a variety of industries. In 2023, military bases in Texas supported about 213,000 direct jobs and contributed nearly $89.0 billion to Texas’ gross domestic product. These bases also contributed about $48.4 billion in disposable personal income.
EMPLOYMENT, 2023
DIRECT EMPLOYMENT
213,176
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (DIRECT AND INDIRECT)
677,022
ESTIMATED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TEXAS ECONOMY, 2023
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
$89.0 Billion
ECONOMIC OUTPUT
$151.3 Billion
DISPOSABLE PERSONAL INCOME
$48.4 Billion
Military Installations Economic Impact, 2023
| Installation | Direct Employment |
Total Employment (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) |
Economic Output (in billions) |
Gross Domestic Product (in billions) |
Disposable Personal Income (in billions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army Futures Command | 970 | 8,757 | $1.8 | $1.1 | $1.0 |
| Corpus Christi Army Depot | 2,867 | 8,979 | $1.7 | $1.0 | $0.5 |
| Dyess AFB | 5,157 | 15,879 | $3.6 | $2.1 | $1.1 |
| Ellington Field JRB | 2,715 | 7,425 | $1.7 | $1.0 | $0.6 |
| Fort Bliss | 41,220 | 126,997 | $27.9 | $16.3 | $9.6 |
| Fort Cavazos | 59,695 | 173,730 | $39.1 | $22.9 | $10.9 |
| Goodfellow AFB | 6,220 | 12,064 | $3.1 | $1.8 | $0.8 |
| Joint Base San Antonio | 67,350 | 240,403 | $55.1 | $32.4 | $17.6 |
| Laughlin AFB | 3,043 | 7,533 | $1.7 | $1.0 | $0.4 |
| NAS Corpus Christi | 7,159 | 21,340 | $4.7 | $2.8 | $1.4 |
| NAS JRB Fort Worth | 5,041 | 22,548 | $4.9 | $2.9 | $2.2 |
| NAS Kingsville | 1,802 | 4,338 | $1.0 | $0.6 | $0.3 |
| Red River Army Depot | 3,535 | 9,228 | $1.7 | $1.0 | $0.4 |
| Sheppard AFB | 6,402 | 17,801 | $3.3 | $2.0 | $1.5 |
| STATEWIDE TOTALS | 213,176 | 677,022 | $151.3 | $89.0 | $48.4 |
Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.
Sources: Texas Military Preparedness Commission; U.S. Military bases in Texas; REMI; Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts