Houston MSA

Harris County, Texas, hosts 699 nonresidential building construction firms—the highest in the Houston metro—according to ALEX Intelligence’s latest data. The data, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns 2022, shows that commercial builders in Harris County far outpace those in every other Houston MSA county. This centralization suggests that the region’s real estate engine is not spreading outward, but being led from the core. What does this mean for future zoning, investment, and infrastructure planning across the MSA? Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Farragutful (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=129087062; Slide 2: Jim Evans (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=20467541; Slide 3: Farragutful (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=129218103; Slide 4: Famartin (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=80637542 Commercial Builders, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2022) #1 Harris County, Texas — 699 #2 Montgomery County, Texas — 103 #3 Fort Bend County, Texas — 81 #4 Galveston County, Texas — 45 #5 Brazoria County, Texas — 35 #6 Waller County, Texas — 10 #7 Liberty County, Texas — 8 #8 Austin County, Texas — 4 #9 Chambers County, Texas — 4 #10 San Jacinto County, Texas — 3 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-14-houston-msa-ind-2362-county View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902