The Woodlands is home to over 1,500 employers, resulting in over 43,000 jobs. As of January 2008, 40% of the primary household earners in The Woodlands both live and work here.
A majority of the employers in The Woodlands can be categorized as the following industries: Oil & Energy, Biotech, Professional Services, Transportation, Healthcare, and Education. Top employers and number of employees, by industry, shown below:
Energy:
- Anadarko Petroleum - 2,377
- Hughes Christensen - 745
- Huntsman Corp - 715
- Chevron Philips Chemical - 713
- Halliburton - 467
Biotech
- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals - 446
- Sigma-Genosys - 153
- Rigaku - 150
Professional Services
- Hewitt Associates - 1,500
- Fox Networks Group - 400
- Sequoia Golf - 360
- CB&I - 338
- The Woodlands Development Company - 309
Healthcare
- Memorial-Hermann The Woodlands Hospital - 1,200
- St. Lukes Community Medical Center - 683
- Sadler Clinic - 280
- Nexus Health Center - 250
Education
- Conroe Independent School District - 2,377
- Lone Star Community College System - 629
- John Cooper School - 168
Transportation
- Maersk Line - 483
- CVS Corporation (distribution) - 352
- Martin Brower - 170
- North Star Foods - 104
The map shown below is a work-in-progress (color coding by industry, links to employer sites, and additional employers to be added soon).
The Woodlands Employment - On the Map
Learn more about The Woodlands here. The Woodlands Chamber of Commerce and the South Montgomery County Economic Development Partnership are also great sources of information about employment and commerce in The Woodlands.
September 27th, 2008 at 7:21 am
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