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Exhibit 1: Estimated Total Contribution of
Corpus Christi Army Depot to the Texas Economy, 2025
Employment and Other Populations
Texas Military Installations, 2025 Corpus Christi Army Depot
Background
The Corpus Christi Army Depot was established in 1961 and specializes in aviation repair and remanufacturing activities.1It 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 2,415 direct employees as of 2025.
It houses branches of the
- U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Center Command
- Army Contracting Command
- Brooke Army Medical Center
- Army Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Activity
All of these support its mission of maintaining the nation’s Organic Industrial Base, a system composed of 23 arsenals, ammunition plants and depots that maintain Army equipment to support warfighters.
Economic Impact
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts estimates that the Army Depot contributed at least $1.3 billion to the Texas economy in 2025.2
The Comptroller’s office and the Texas Military Preparedness Commission collected economic data from each of the state’s 14 U.S. military installations. This data was 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 (Exhibit 1).3
| Contribution | Value |
|---|---|
| Total direct employment | 2,415 |
| Total employment (direct & indirect) | 9,900 |
| Output | $2,415,000,000 |
| Gross domestic product | $1,459,000,000 |
| Disposable personal income | $676,000,000 |
Source: Regional Economic Models Inc. (REMI) - model for Texas
The Comptroller’s economic impact analysis represents a conservative estimate of the importance of the Corpus Christi Army Depot to Texas. Each installation’s distinctive characteristics contribute to the Texas economy in different ways. This analysis uses a consistent model to determine the impact of each of the state’s military installations on the state’s economic growth.
| Description | Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) |
|---|---|
| FULL-TIME DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE | |
| Active-Duty Army | 6 |
| Active-Duty Navy | 0 |
| Active-Duty Air Force | 0 |
| Active-Duty Marine Corps | 0 |
| Active-Duty Coast Guard | 0 |
| Active-Duty National Guard/Reserve | 10 |
| Full-Time Employees Not Listed Elsewhere | 0 |
| FULL-TIME CIVILIAN PERSONNEL | |
| Appropriated | 2,242 |
| Non-Appropriated | 0 |
| PART-TIME DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE | |
| Army Reserve | 0 |
| Navy Reserve | 0 |
| Air Force Reserve | 0 |
| Marine Corps Reserve | 0 |
| Coast Guard Reserve | 0 |
| PART-TIME CIVILIAN PERSONNEL | |
| Appropriated | 0 |
| Non-Appropriated | 0 |
| OTHER | |
| Contractors, Total (staff) | 157 |
| Average Daily Student Load | 9.5 |
| TOTALS | |
| Total Direct FTE Employment | 2,415 |
| Number of Dependents | 33 |
| Total Indirect FTE Employment | 5,035 |
Source: Corpus Christi Army Depot
End Notes
- U.S. Army, “Corpus Christi Army Depot,”; Corpus Christi Army Depot - Facebook (Last visited May 3, 2026). ↳
- This study represents an analysis of the economic impact of the population and employees directly affiliated with the base. This includes active-duty, visiting, and other military personnel, dependents, civilian employees and contractors directly affiliated with the base – as reported in documents emailed from Corpus Christi Army Depot to B. Keith Graf, Texas Military Preparedness Commission, March 2026. ↳
- Estimate inputs and assumptions include the following: (1) all data submitted are for 2025; (2) input includes full-time, permanent employees and a full-time equivalent (FTE) for any part-time employees; (3) dependents are associated with Corpus Christi Army Depot only; (4) all economic impact is within Texas. ↳
- “Total direct employment” refers to both actual full-time and full-time equivalent (FTE) employees plus contractors. For part-time employees, their FTE is calculated based on their hours divided by the standard 40-hour work week. ↳
- “Total employment” refers to both direct and indirect employment, meaning “total direct employment” as noted above plus any indirect employees such as contractors. ↳
- “Output” refers to the total value of all goods and services (both final and intermediate) produced in Texas. Intermediate goods are those used to produce final goods. Sugar, for example, would be an intermediate good when used in the production of candy (final good) by candy companies. ↳
- “Gross domestic product” refers to the total value of all final goods and services produced in Texas. ↳
- “Disposable personal income” refers to post-income-tax income. ↳