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Congressional District 7

Autos Drive Texas Forward

Industry Impact

12.8K
12.8 Thousand total auto jobs in Texas
1.73%
1.73% depend on the auto industry for jobs
$865.3M
Total Labor Income Annually
$1.6B
Total Car Sales in 2018
41K
Total New Cars Sold in 2018
Multi-industry contribution analysis of the economic impact of automotive manufacturing, selling, repairing, renting, and additional maintenance modeled using IMPLAN economic analysis data software, 2018 data year; compiled by Auto Alliance with data provided by IHS Markit, sales figures represent new vehicle registrations between January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018.

Tax Revenue

$89.8M
total state tax revenue

Registrations

583.1K
Registered

By Body Style

  • Cars 254,258 (43.6%)
  • CUVs 135,554 (23.25%)
  • SUVs 79,481 (13.63%)
  • Pickups 86,968 (14.91%)
  • Vans/Minivans 26,853 (4.61%)

By Powertrain

  • Gas 561,382 (96.27%)
  • Diesel 12,249 (2.1%)
  • Hybrid 7,579 (1.3%)
  • Electric 1,305 (0.22%)
  • Plug-In Hybrid 599 (0.1%)
The Texas congressional district 7 average age of vehicles is 8.79 years.

Figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by IHS Markit as of December 31, 2018.

New Purchases

41K
Vehicles Sold

By Body Style

  • Cars 12,297 (30.01%)
  • CUVs 14,956 (36.5%)
  • SUVs 5,137 (12.54%)
  • Pickups 7,350 (17.94%)
  • Vans/Minivans 1,231 (3%)

By Powertrain

  • Gas 38,465 (93.89%)
  • Diesel 1,404 (3.43%)
  • Hybrid 490 (1.2%)
  • Electric 457 (1.11%)
  • Plug-In Hybrid 155 (0.38%)

Auto-related Activity at Ports

Economic Activity From Past Decade

  • 0.00 0.00 Total Imports
  • 0.00 0.00 Total Imports

Economic Activity from 2018

  • 0.00 0.00 Total Imports
  • 0.00 0.00 Total Imports

Compiled by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by USA Trade Online, figures represent port activity over the past decade and between January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018.

Fueling

  • Gasoline Stations 536
  • Electric Charging Stations 55
  • Compressed Natural Gas Stations 1
  • Liquefied Petroleum Gas Stations 4

Compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center, figures represent fueling stations as of April 9, 2019.

Consumers
$38.9K
Average MSRP Per New Car
$73.1K
Median Household Income
$6.1K
Median Monthly Household Income
$591.92
Median Monthly New Car Payment
9.71%
Car Payment As Percent Of Monthly Income

Commuting to Work

  • Drive Alone to Work (81%)
  • Carpool to Work (8%)
  • Take Public Transportation (0%)
  • Other (10%)

Figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by IHS Markit, U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2017 and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Median Monthly New Car Payment computed for a 60-month loan based on MSRP with 20% down and an APR of 5.36%.

Automaker's Facilities

BMW Group Location Employees
BMW of North America Vehicle Distribution Center Galveston TX 4
Mazda Location Employees
Mazda Regional Office Houston TX 39