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TEXAS MILITARY BASES’ ECONOMIC IMPACT
Texas
Military Installations Economic Impact / 2025
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, as well as the National Guard. These bases are spread among 10 of the Texas Comptroller’s 12 economic regions and cover more than 1.4 million acres.
The installations play a vital role in strategic national defense and provide a significant contribution to the Texas economy. They support local business and create jobs in a variety of industries. In 2025, military bases in Texas supported about 212,541 direct jobs and contributed more than $91.4 billion to Texas’ gross domestic product. These bases also contributed about $43.6 billion in disposable personal income.
EMPLOYMENT, 2025
DIRECT EMPLOYMENT
212,541
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (DIRECT AND INDIRECT)
628,884
ESTIMATED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TEXAS ECONOMY, 2023
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
$91.4 Billion
ECONOMIC OUTPUT
$148.8 Billion
DISPOSABLE PERSONAL INCOME
$43.6 Billion
Comptrollers 2025 economic impact, Texas military installations:
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TEXAS MILITARY BASES’ ECONOMIC IMPACT
TO THE TEXAS ECONOMY, 2025
| Installation | Direct Employment |
Total Employment (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) |
Economic Output (in billions) |
Gross Domestic Product (in billions) |
Disposable Personal Income (in billions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T2COM* | 827 | 4,761 | $1,047,796,000 | $626,904,000 | $520,000,000 |
| Corpus Christi Army Depot | 2,415 | 9,900 | $2,415,000,000 | $1,459,000,000 | $676,000,000 |
| Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) | 5,377 | 14,374 | $3,641,206,000 | $2,247,634,000 | $966,140,000 |
| Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base (JRB) | 1,698 | 5,371 | $1,180,259,000 | $706,390,000 | $431,563,000 |
| Fort Bliss | 41,527 | 121,220 | $29,090,546,000 | $17,314,311,000 | $8,997,609,000 |
| Fort Hood** | 53,767 | 159,692 | $37,872,796,000 | $22,959,796,000 | $10,636,336,000 |
| Goodfellow AFB | 6,567 | 13,726 | $3,805,144,000 | $2,366,157,000 | $1,010,391,000 |
| Joint Base San Antonio | 74,713 | 223,349 | $53,513,377,000 | $33,945,746,000 | $14,551,744,000 |
| Laughlin AFB | 3,231 | 10,021 | $2,338,968,000 | $1,418,480,000 | $696,391,000 |
| Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi | 7,110 | 20,530 | $4,206,032,000 | $2,569,609,000 | $1,425,494,000 |
| NAS JRB Fort Worth | 4,553 | 21,266 | $4,656,000,000 | $2,750,000,000 | $2,156,000,000 |
| NAS Kingsville | 1,731 | 4,916 | $1,016,455,000 | $616,941,000 | $300,000,000 |
| Red River Army Depot | 3,889 | 6,734 | $1,210,455,000 | $738,800,000 | $232,597,000 |
| Sheppard AFB | 5,136 | 13,024 | $2,837,480,000 | $1,725,519,000 | $971,863,000 |
| STATEWIDE TOTALS | 212,541 | 628,884 | $148,831,514,000 | $91,445,287,000 | $43,572,128,000 |
*T2COM has replaced the Army Futures Command.
**“Fort Cavazos” reverted to original name “Fort Hood” in 2025. It had been re-named “Fort Cavazos” in 2023 to honor Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos, a Texas-born American who served in Korea and Vietnam. Previously, the base had been named after Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood. In July 2025, the base reverted to “Fort Hood,” this time honoring Col. Robert B. Hood, a Kansas-born American who served in World War I.
Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.Sources: Texas Military Preparedness Commission; the various U.S. Military bases in Texas; Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI); Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts