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The 10-county Capital region covers about 8,400 square miles in central Texas, stretching from Llano to San Marcos and from La Grange to Georgetown.
The region has one metropolitan statistical area (MSA), the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA.
Capital Region Counties:
- Bastrop
- Blanco
- Burnet
- Caldwell
- Fayette
- Hays
- Lee
- Llano
- Travis
- Williamson
$229.2 Billion
Capital region
gross domestic product,
2022
About 9.5 percent of Texas’ GDP of $2.4 trillion.
Population Change (2012 to 2022)
REGION
30.9%
TEXAS
15.1%
U.S.
6.2%
The region’s population grew at a very rapid pace between 2012 to 2022, led by gains of almost 60 percent in Hays County, 47 percent in Williamson County and 42 percent in Bastrop County.
Jobs & Wages
About 1.2 million people are employed in the region. Regional employment rose by 46.4 percent between 2012 and 2022, almost four times the national growth. Technology-related industries and urban and rural transportation are some of the region’s most concentrated industries as measured by location quotient (LQ). An LQ of 1.25 or higher indicates the region has a competitive advantage in the industry. Warehousing and storage and data processing/web hosting led regional industry job growth.
Percent change in total jobs, 2012 to 2022
The number of jobs in the Capital Region increased 46.4%, in Texas 23.5% and in the U.S. 13.9%.
Top Industries by Location Quotient, 2022
View the LQ data
| Industry | Employment | Average Annual Wages | Location Quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation | 1,107 | $69,472 | 6.68 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | 8,863 | $291,335 | 6.66 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | 15,965 | $160,423 | 5 |
| Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | 4,650 | $130,013 | 4.32 |
| Land Subdivision | 1,182 | $133,173 | 3.85 |
Industries with Largest Total Jobs Growth, 2012 to 2022
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| Industry | Employment Change, 2012 to 2022 | Percent Employment Change, 2012 to 2022 | Average Annual Wages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 40,186 | 223.8% | $159,004 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | 27,357 | 39.1% | $28,118 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 19,338 | 171.2% | $101,100 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 16,811 | 345.9% | $154,412 |
| Employment Services | 13,942 | 77.9% | $63,051 |
THE Capital REGION IS ONE OF THE COMPTROLLER’S 12 ECONOMIC REGIONS.
Sources: JobsEQ; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts