Travis County
Austin: where corporate relocations meet a world-class talent magnet.
1,290,000
Population
800K
Workforce
$92,000
Median household income
3.2%
Unemployment
Location introduction
Why Travis County
Travis County has led the nation in corporate relocations for a decade — Tesla's gigafactory, Oracle's HQ, and Samsung's semiconductor expansion all chose the Austin region. No state income tax, a top-tier research university, and America's strongest in-migration of tech talent.
Where we are
Location
Industry sectors
What thrives here
Semiconductors
Samsung's $17B Taylor fab (next door) and a dense design ecosystem make Austin one of two US semiconductor capitals.
35K
Sector workforce
$115,000
Avg annual wage
Incentives: Texas Enterprise Fund deal-closing grants; Chapter 380 agreements.
Assets: UT Austin engineering, established fab supplier chains
Automotive & EV
Tesla's Gigafactory Texas builds Model Y and Cybertruck on the Colorado River — and pulls an EV supplier ecosystem with it.
25K
Sector workforce
$78,000
Avg annual wage
Assets: Gigafactory Texas, I-35 supplier corridor
IT & Software
Every major platform company runs an Austin hub; homegrown unicorns keep the pipeline hot.
90K
Sector workforce
$125,000
Avg annual wage
Assets: UT Austin CS (top-10), a decade of #1 in-migration for tech talent
Actively recruiting
Businesses we want to attract
Benefits
Incentives & programs
Grants & direct funding
Texas Enterprise Fund
Deal-closing grantThe largest deal-closing fund in the nation for projects with significant job creation.
Talent
Workforce & education
800,000
Total workforce
18%
STEM workers
$82,000
Avg annual wage
3.2%
Unemployment
16,000
Graduates / year
Anchor tenants
Major employers
Liveability
Quality of life
Quality of life details for this location are coming soon.
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