This article is part two of an industry overview of Bastrop County, covering industry earnings.
Earnings
Once again, Restaurants and Other Eating Places tops the list in Bastrop County as the industry with the most earnings ($14.5 million). Building and Equipment Contractors also appears again in the second position ($10.5 million).
Figure 6: Earnings, Bastrop County, 2021 to 2023
Source: Data Tactical Group, DTG 2024.Q2
One way to visualize industry earnings in Bastrop County is imagining all earnings from all industries as a hundred dollars. Of that hundred dollars, the top two industries only comprise $12.50. In fact, that top ten industries only produce about $40 altogether. The remaining $60 is produced by all other industries, meaning that earnings in Bastrop County are diversified, spread across a wide range of industries.
Figure 7: Earnings Visualized, Bastrop County, 2023
Source: Data Tactical Group, DTG 2024.Q2