BAY AREA HOUSTON MAJOR EMPLOYERS
& CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
OCTOBER 2024
Super-regional Bay Area Houston comprises 14 cities, including Webster, League City, La Porte, Houston, Clear Lake Shores, Dickinson, Morgan’s Point, El Lago, Friendswood, Kemah, Nassau Bay, Pasadena, Seabrook, and Taylor Lake Village, which span Galveston County and Harris County. The region is home to the Houston Airport System, Port of Houston, and five prominent school districts—Clear Creek ISD, Dickinson ISD, Friendswood ISD, La Porte ISD, and Pasadena ISD.
Bay Area Houston is a hub of innovation and opportunity, with several major industry sectors, including aerospace, healthcare, biotechnology, specialty chemicals, tourism, advanced manufacturing, and maritime industries. The establishment of US or regional headquarters by many Fortune 500 companies in Bay Area Houston shows that the region is a top choice for business.
NATIONAL AND GLOBAL COMPANIES
WITH U.S. OR REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN BAY AREA HOUSTON
AccuZIP Inc.
Ad Astra Rocket Company
Aerodyne Industries
Airbus
American National Insurance
ARI-Armaturen
Axiom Space
Baker Hughes
Barrios Technology
Boeing
Calpine Corporation
Castle Biosciences
Cimarron Energy
Collins Aerospace
Dashiell Corporation
GB Tech Inc
Hoyer Global
Ineos
Intuitive Machines
J&P Technologies
KBR
Kuraray America
Leader Marine
Leidos
Lockheed Martin
MEI Technologies
MRC Global
Nexxis
NOREL Animal Nutrition
Northrop Grumman
Odyssey Space Research
Olympus
Prognost Systems Inc.
Rentokil/Terminix
SpaceX
TracLabs
United Fire Group
University of Houston - Clear Lake
University of Texas Medical Branch
Voyager Space
Warwick Construction
BAY AREA HOUSTON MAJOR EMPLOYERS
5,000+ EMPLOYEES
Clear Creek Independent School District
Ellington Field
NASA Johnson Space Center Contractors
NASA – Johnson Space Center
Abc Professional Tree Service
Aker Industrial Constructors Inc.
Baybrook Mall
Bayshore Medical Center
Calpine Corporation
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
Dickinson Independent School District
HCA Houston Clear Lake
Pasadena Independent School District
The Boeing Company
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)
1,000+ EMPLOYEES
Jacobs
La Porte Independent School District
LyondellBasell
ManTech International Corporation
Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital
San Jacinto College
Walmart Inc.
500 TO 1,000 EMPLOYEES
Academy Sports & Outdoors
Albemarle Corporation
American National Insurance Company
Anadarko Industries, LLC
City of League City
City of Pasadena
Clariant Corporation
County of Galveston
Great Wolf Lodge
H-E-B
Home Depot
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital
A&L Industrial Services, Inc.
Aluma Systems USA Inc.
Barrios Technology
Berry Holdings, LP
Best Buy
Blackhawk Management Corp.
CCC Group, Inc.
GHG Corp
Global Nutech, Inc.
Houston Physicians’ Hospital
International Plant Services LLC
Kindred Hospital Clear Lake
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lowe’s Home Improvement
INEOS (Manufacturing)
Kaneka North America LLC
Katoen Natie USA, Inc.
Kemah Boardwalk
Kroger
Longview Inspection, Inc.
Mobley Industrial Services, Inc.
Pappas Restaurants
Powell Electrical Systems, Inc
Rockwood Service Corporation
Schwan Food Company
University of Houston—Clear Lake
300 TO 500 EMPLOYEES
Oceaneering International, Inc.
Perry’s Restaurants
Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC
S&B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd.
Sam’s Club
SpaceX
St. Luke’s Health- Patients Medical Center, Ltd.
Sulzer Turbo Services Houston Inc.
TASC Target
Texas Children’s Hospital
Webb Murray & Associates
Woman’s Hospital of Texas
BAY AREA HOUSTON MAJOR EMPLOYERS
100 TO 300 EMPLOYEES
Ad Astra
Air Liquide America L.P.
Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals LLC
American Furniture Warehouse
American General Life Insurance Company
ARI-Armaturen
Axiom Space
Baker Hughes
Baker Petrolite Corporation
Beck & Masten Gulf Freeway
Bei Engineers
BP America Inc.
Chicken N Pickle
Christus Health
Christus Health Sports Med
Cimarron Aerospace
City of Deer Park
City of Friendswood
City of Houston
City of La Porte
City of Nassau Bay
City of Webster
Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC
Collins Aerospace
Cornerstone Hospital
Costco
County of Harris
Dow Chemical Company
DynCorp
Enterprise Products
FedEx Corporation
Fishing Tackle Unlimited
Friendswood Independent School District
Frito-Lay, Inc.
Barbours Cut Container Transport
Castle Biosciences
Coastal Flow Measurement, Inc.
Dashiell Corporation
Dixie Chemical Company, Inc.
Hess Corporation
Honeywell International Inc.
Hoyer Global (USA) Inc.
Intuitive Machines
Nexxis Inc.
GB Tech Inc.
IBM Corporation
J&P Technologies
Jacobs
JSC Federal Credit Union
Keller Williams Realty
Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group, PLLC
Kindred Hospital
Kuraray America
Leidos
Manned Space Flight Education Foundation Inc.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
MEI Technologies
MRC Global
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Occidental Chemical Corp.
Odyssey Space Research
Olympus
Orion Construction LP
PAM Health
Pasadena Refining System, Inc.
Phillips 66
Prognost Systems, Inc.
SAIC
Space Center Houston
Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies
Tellepsen Industrial, LLC
Texas Gulf Coast Medical Group
United Fire Group
Valero Refining & Marketing Company
Warwick Construction, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank
50-100 EMPLOYEES
NOREL Animal Nutrition
Northrop Grumman
NRG Energy Inc.
PollyOne Corp
PTR Holland Group
Rentokil/Terminix
Schlumberger Technology Corporation
Vida Mariscos
Voyager Space