Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety12#809/924
Economy30#649/925
Housing44#517/925
Health21#728/925
Healthcare7#862/923
Environment10#823/917
Education21#735/925
Infrastructure37#583/925
Community12#811/925
Leisure & amenities10#832/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Average weekly wage · high$1,370
90/100Texas $1,499United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Cost of buying a home today · low25.3%
85/100Texas 30.7%United States 34.1%Aug 2026Zillow Research
Comfortable days · high30.9%
84/100Texas 30.7%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Child care cost burden · low23.1%
83/100Texas 24.5%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Home price to income ratio · low2.7×
77/100Texas 3.6×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Distance to an Amtrak station · low12 mi
77/100Texas 43 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Uninsured residents (under 65) · high21.9%
3/100Texas 19.1%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Job growth · low-3.3%
6/100Texas 0.6%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data
Median Air Quality Index · high52
9/1002025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Public EV charging ports · low1.2 /10k
10/100Texas 4.1 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyAggregated from counties
Hot days · high93 days
10/100Texas 111 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Primary care physicians · low36 /100k
11/100Texas 61 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
9% (2021) → 59% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+51 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
75.8% (2015-2019) → 89.8% (2020-2024)
+14 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
New homes permittedWorsening
4.0 /1k (2021) → 2.4 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−40%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
28.3 /100k (2021) → 17.9 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−37%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Property crime rateImproving
2,065 /100k (2020) → 1,452 /100k (2025)
−30%5 yearsUS 1,929 /100k → 1,535 /100k
Preventable hospital staysImproving
4,463 /100k (2019) → 3,149 /100k (2023)
−29%4 yearsUS 3,767 /100k → 2,769 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area improved on 13 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 9. 6 moved within the margin of error and 3 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved13

Unemployment−5.4 points10.7% → 5.3%
Broadband+14 points75.8% → 89.8%
Restaurants+6.3%6.3 /10k → 6.7 /10k
Arts & recreation+17%2.0 /10k → 2.3 /10k
Violent crime−25%621 /100k → 464 /100k

Declined9

Suicides+34%14.1 /100k → 18.9 /100k
Rent / income+2.9 points27.9% → 30.8%
Rent burden+5.5 points45.8% → 51.3%
Firearm deaths+10%17.7 /100k → 19.5 /100k
Commute+0.9 min22.4 min → 23.4 min

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.0 /10k2020	2.3 /10k2025	+17%	Improved	69%
Average commute time	22.4 min2015-2019	23.4 min2020-2024	+0.9 min	Declined	33%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%2015-2019	19.5%2020-2024	+1.1 points	Improved	18%
Broadband subscriptions	75.8%2015-2019	89.8%2020-2024	+14 points	Improved	87%
Child poverty rate	22.9%2015-2019	21.6%2020-2024	−1.2 points	Within the margin of error	36%
Distance to an airport	78 mi2020	78 mi2025	−0 mi	Little change	80%
Drug overdose deaths	23.3 /100k2020	17.9 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−23%	Improved	49%
Effective property tax rate	1.50%2015-2019	1.37%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	49%
Firearm deaths	17.7 /100k2020	19.5 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+10%	Declined	34%
Grocery stores	1.1 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	−5%	Declined	34%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.8 /10k2020	0.8 /10k2025	+5.9%	Improved	54%
High school diploma or higher	85.5%2015-2019	87.3%2020-2024	+1.8 points	Within the margin of error	54%
Home price to income ratio	2.1×2015-2019	2.7×2020-2024	+0.6×	Declined	36%
Homicide rate	11.0 /100k2020	8.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−26%	Improved	51%
Income adjusted for local prices	$48,0582019	$60,5082024	+26%	Improved	12%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4672015-2019	0.4652020-2024	−0.002	Within the margin of error	62%
Median household income	$54,0162015-2019	$64,6592020-2024	+20%	Improved	13%
New business applications	9.5 /1k2020	12.2 /1k2025	+28%	Improved	24%
Pharmacies	2.0 /10k2020	1.8 /10k2025	−6.9%	Declined	53%
Poverty rate	15.9%2015-2019	16.8%2020-2024	+1 points	Within the margin of error	13%
Property crime rate	2,065 /100k2020	1,452 /100k2025	−30%	Improved	42%
Public libraries	0.5 /10k2019	0.5 /10k2024	−1.7%	Little change	49%
Public transit commuters	0.5%2015-2019	0.3%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	65%
Rent as share of income	27.9%2015-2019	30.8%2020-2024	+2.9 points	Declined	12%
Rent-burdened households	45.8%2015-2019	51.3%2020-2024	+5.5 points	Declined	14%
Restaurants and bars	6.3 /10k2020	6.7 /10k2025	+6.3%	Improved	70%
Suicide rate	14.1 /100k2020	18.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+34%	Declined	13%
Traffic deaths	17.4 /100k2015-2019	19.6 /100k2020-2024	+12%	Declined	41%
Unemployment rate	10.7%2020	5.3%2025	−5.4 points	Improved	95%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	21.2%2015-2019	21.9%2020-2024	+0.7 points	Within the margin of error	24%
Violent crime rate	621 /100k2020	464 /100k2025	−25%	Improved	67%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area itself moved −5.5 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

396,827 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−0.9 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

396,827 residents

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area
United States share

White52%205,234
Black23%92,716
Hispanic or Latino18%73,392

Education

265,577 residents (±350)

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area
United States share

No high school diploma13%33,692
High school or GED35%91,670
Some college23%60,863

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

149,466 households (±1,255)

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area
United States share

Under $25k19%28,331
$25k–50k20%30,552
$50k–75k17%25,178
$75k–100k11%17,038
$100k–150k16%24,425
$150k–200k8.4%12,579
$200k or more7.6%11,363

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−4.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

149,466 households (±1,255)

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area
United States share

Own68%101,933
Rent32%47,533

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+1.2 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

43,923 households (±1,555)

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area
United States share

Under $75018%8,098
$750–1,00021%9,215
$1,000–1,50040%17,615

Home values

101,933 homes (±1,438)

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area
United States share

Under $150k41%41,865
$150k–250k30%30,242
$250k–400k20%20,712

Age of homes

172,921 homes (±140)

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area
United States share

2010 or later15%25,322
2000–200914%24,086
1980–199922%38,116

Size of homes

172,921 homes (±140)

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area
United States share

Studio2.1%3,699
1 bedroom9.7%16,743
2 bedrooms25%43,324
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

163,902 workers (±1,975)

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area
United States share

Drive alone86%140,158
Carpool8.1%13,199
Public transit0.3%†521
Walk1.1%1,768
Bike0.2%†251
Work from home3.7%6,006
Other1.2%1,999

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−2.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

157,896 workers (±2,015)

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area
United States share

Under 15 min28%43,949
15–29 min42%65,864
30–44 min19%30,498

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX employ 34,600 people. 10 pay a median below the US median.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Fast Food and Counter Workers5,050 jobs	5,050	$26,630US $31,200	−15%	1.25×
General and Operations Managers4,560 jobs	4,560	$97,470US $105,770	−8%	1.24×
Retail Salespersons3,840 jobs	3,840	$29,810US $35,410	−16%	0.94×
Home Health and Personal Care Aides3,390 jobs	3,390	$23,510US $35,800	−34%	0.75×
Construction Laborers3,340 jobs	3,340	$44,240US $47,120	−6%	2.9×
Cashiers3,140 jobs	3,140	$28,730US $32,880	−13%	0.97×
Registered Nurses3,100 jobs	3,100	$81,180US $97,550	−17%	0.88×
Stockers and Order Fillers3,080 jobs	3,080	$35,630US $37,330	−5%	1.03×
Customer Service Representatives2,560 jobs	2,560	$37,980US $44,770	−15%	0.94×
Office Clerks, General2,540 jobs	2,540	$39,310US $45,010	−13%	0.98×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX has 7,915 employer establishments, 199 for every 10,000 residents (0.80× the US rate of 248), with 133,070 paid employees at an average annual pay of $60,576. The Census Bureau also counts 33,485 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 7,915; 33,485 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 199; US 248
Paid employees: 133,070
Average annual pay: $60,576; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	807	20.3	0.97×About typical	9,209	$53,993	1,297
Restaurants and other eating places	649	16.3	0.89×About typical	12,700	$20,079	228
Specialty trade contractors	395	9.9	0.64×Fewer than typical	11,520	$74,452	2,871
Religious organizations	335	8.4	1.52×More than typical	2,313	$21,513	—
Offices of physicians	334	8.4	1.30×More than typical	2,597	$81,901	214
Limited-service restaurants	295	7.4	0.93×About typical	5,714	$18,212	58
Lessors of real estate	253	6.4	0.52×Fewer than typical	1,275	$49,622	2,097
Full-service restaurants	242	6.1	0.79×Fewer than typical	6,010	$22,181	85
Gasoline stations	206	5.2	1.60×More than typical	1,312	$26,995	14
Building equipment contractors	197	5	0.82×About typical	6,223	$80,850	490
Insurance agencies and brokerages	196	4.9	1.12×About typical	985	$61,362	469
Legal services	187	4.7	0.87×About typical	956	$95,325	221

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 397,475 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $119.1M on contracts performed in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area: $298 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $119.1M; −19% vs FY2025
Per resident: $298; US $1,995
Sole-source: 23%; US 30%
Single offer: 1.1%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Maritime Administration$80.8M68%
Department of the Navy$20.9M18%
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$6.1M5.1%
Department of the Army$3.9M3.2%
Department of Energy$2.8M2.4%
Federal Aviation Administration$2M1.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs$1.2M1.0%
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$994.9K0.8%

Top recipients

TOTE SERVICES, LLC$42.5M36%
PATRIOT CONTRACT SERVICES, LLC$35.8M30%
GULF COPPER & MANUFACTURING CORPORATION$16.8M14%
WELLPATH LLC$5.4M4.5%
SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING & TERMINALS L.P.$2.8M2.4%
SABINE MARINE GROUP INC$2.8M2.4%
GREATER SOUTHWEST CONSTRUCTORS INC$2M1.7%
FLATIRON DRAGADOS CONSTRUCTORS, INC.$1.4M1.2%

Spending by fiscal year

91.8MFY2017
150.2MFY2018
201MFY2019
284.8MFY2020
278.8MFY2021
159.7MFY2022
314.5MFY2023
398.1MFY2024
146.5MFY2025
119.1MFY2026

What was bought

Facilities & utilities$97.4M81%
Health & medical$5.8M4.8%
Transportation & logistics$4.7M3.9%
Equipment maintenance$4.5M3.8%
Construction & real property$3.9M3.3%
Professional services$2.3M1.9%

Top industries (NAICS)

Deep sea, coastal, and Great Lakes water transportation · 4831$78.3M66%
Ship and boat building · 3366$19.3M16%
General medical and surgical hospitals · 6221$5.4M4.5%
Support activities for water transportation · 4883$4.2M3.5%
Utility system construction · 2371$2.4M2.0%
Other heavy and civil engineering construction · 2379$2M1.7%
Facilities support services · 5612$1.5M1.2%
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services · 5416$1.3M1.1%

Largest awards

FY 24 UNRESTRICTED PROCUREMENT, SABINE-NECHES WATERWAY CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SNWWCIP), TX SABINE EXTENSION CHANNEL TO SABINE PASS OUTER BAR, JETTY CHANNEL, SABINE PASS, HOPPER DREDGING, IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS$219.8M
GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLC· Jefferson County, TX· Construction & real property· Sep 20, 2024 – May 29, 2026· W912HY24C0016
DESIGN-BID-BUILD REINFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LEVEES FROM SABINE PASS TO GALVESTON BAY, PORT ARTHUR AND VICINITY JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS FOR COASTAL STORM RISK MANAGEMENT AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND HURRICANE FLOOD PROTECTION$99.4M
FLATIRON DRAGADOS CONSTRUCTORS, INC.· Jefferson County, TX· Construction & real property· Sep 8, 2023 – May 20, 2026· W912HY23C0018
EPF LAYBERTH SERVICES CLUSTER TWO$35.3M
GULF COPPER & MANUFACTURING CORPORATION· Jefferson County, TX· Facilities & utilities· Jun 5, 2025 – May 18, 2026· N3220525F1163
YON FUEL OIL BARGE CRAFT NO. 1$30M
STERLING SHIPYARD LP· Jefferson County, TX· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Apr 14, 2023 – Mar 16, 2026· N0002423C2244
SPR WEST HACKBERRY AND BIG HILL CRUDE OIL/CRUDE PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTION&TERMINALLING SERVICES$26.2M
SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING & TERMINALS L.P.· Jefferson County, TX· Transportation & logistics· Sep 26, 2018 – Sep 1, 2026· 89243518CFE000004
CAPE VICTORY -PATRIOT CONTRACT SERVICES-VICTORY24-1006A-FY24 MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS DRYDOCK A-DECR ($1,846,427.00)$20.2M
PATRIOT CONTRACT SERVICES, LLC· Jefferson County, TX· Facilities & utilities· Jun 14, 2024 – May 21, 2026· 69727624F00070N

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $2.3B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area: $5,673 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $2.3B; −6% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5,673; US $12,975
Loan face value: $60.2M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.3%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$1.3B58%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$229.1M10%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$192.9M8.5%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$182.1M8.0%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$83.3M3.7%
14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$54M2.4%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$48.5M2.1%
14.195 · Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA)$25.6M1.1%

Top recipients (organizations)

CITY OF PORT ARTHUR$30.1M1.3%
PORT ARTHUR, TX
LAMAR UNIVERSITY$29.5M1.3%
BEAUMONT, TX
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$22.5M1.0%
AUSTIN, TX
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CITY OF BEAUMON$21.7M1.0%
BEAUMONT, TX
PORT OF PORT ARTHUR$12.5M0.6%
PORT ARTHUR, TX
LAMAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$10.3M0.5%
BEAUMONT, TX
CITY OF ORANGE HOUSING AUTHORITY$9.8M0.4%
ORANGE, TX
BEAUMONT I S D$4.7M0.2%
BEAUMONT, TX

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$1.8B78%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$259.5M11%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$59.1M2.6%
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Education$54.6M2.4%
Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner$25.9M1.1%
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Highway Administration$22.6M1.0%
Department of Transportation
Railroad Retirement Board$17.5M0.8%
Maritime Administration$16.1M0.7%
Department of Transportation

By type

Direct payments$2.2B96%
Grants$71.3M3.1%
Insurance$4.6M0.2%
Other assistance$4.6M0.2%
Loans$00.0%
$60.2M lent or guaranteed

Assistance by fiscal year

2.1BFY2021
2BFY2022
2.1BFY2023
2.7BFY2024
2.4BFY2025
2.3BFY2026

County aggregates

90%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Texas

Areas based in Texas, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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