October 31, 2024 (Williamson County, Texas) — The 97-mile stretch of U.S. 79 between Round Rock, Texas and College Station, Texas is quickly becoming an advanced manufacturing and talent corridor. The Williamson County Economic Development Partnership (EDP) commissioned the Perryman Group to conduct an economic impact analysis on the following major Williamson County and Milam County announcements:
- Samsung, Taylor, TX
- Soulbrain, Taylor, TX
- Titan Hutto Mega Site, Hutto, TX
- Skybox Data Center Campus – Hutto, TX
- Rockdale/Milam County – 3,200-acre advanced manufacturing park
Based on these projects coming to the US 79 corridor, the impact to population and housing at full buildout of the five projects would be significant. Below is the impact to just these three communities.
- Taylor – population increase of 24,100; 8,600 new housing units
- Hutto – population increase of 32,800; 11,700 new housing units
- Rockdale – population increase of 42,000; 19,800 new housing units
The analysis also included the impact to jobs and overall fiscal Impact at full buildout of the five
projects for the two counties.
- Williamson County – 34,700 jobs (including multiplier effects) and a $4.9 billion in annual gross product
- Miliam County – 196,400 jobs (including multiplier effects) and a $24.3 billion in annual gross product
“The U.S. 79 Corridor is emerging as a magnet for expanded technology development that will have profound positive impacts on local economies for decades to come,” says Dr. Ray Perryman. “The results of this analysis are most impressive,” added Perryman.
“The purpose of conducting this analysis is to help our eastern Williamson County communities, Williamson County, Rockdale, Miliam County and the State of Texas to understand the amount of growth that will occur over the next few decades,” said Dave Porter, WilCo EDP executive director. “We will continue to see dynamic growth along U.S. 79 from Round Rock to College Station,” added Porter.
Funding partners for the analysis are the Williamson County Economic Development Partnership, Hutto EDC, Taylor EDC, Rockdale Municipal Development District and RPower, a Houston based power generation company.
For inquiries, please contact:
Dave Porter, Williamson County EDP, 512-636-0661 Cheney Camboa, Hutto EDC, 512-318-0566
Ben White, Taylor EDC, 512-352-4321
Jim Gibson, Rockdale Municipal Development District, 936-591-7051 Robyn Johnson, RPower, 512-368-6181
