Geographic and
Trade Area
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Lubbock
Lubbock is a major regional center for business and industry, located in the heart
of the vast Southern Plains of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. Lubbock’s
location provides easy access to the Southwest, the Rocky Mountains, and the
Great Plains Region.
Lubbock’s mid-continent location and excellent transportation facilities will give
your business ready access to any point in the North American Free Trade
Market. Lubbock is a historical transportation hub and is positioned to serve as a
strategic distribution point for the entire United States and the industrial cities of
Northern Mexico.
Lubbock is also well-suited for regional and local distribution operations.
Lubbock is the economic and retail center for a 40,000 square mile market area
which covers West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. Freight companies such as
FedEx and Airborne Express have long recognized the advantages of Lubbock’s
strategic location. In addition, several major national companies have chosen
Lubbock as a regional distribution center for their products.
Lubbock, Texas
26-County Retail Trade Area
Amarillo,
Amarillo, TX
TX
24
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
19
Law
Law
11
26
1
15
18
4
Wich
Wich
16
12
3
New
New Mexico
Mexico
8
Lubbock
Lubbock
5
Wichita
Wichita Falls,
Falls, TX
TX
7
14
Texas
23
22
17
10
13
21
25
9
6
2
20
Abilene
Abilene
Abilene,
Abilene, TX
TX
City of Lubbock, TX
Finance Department
Retail Trade Area Population
January 2016
County
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
Bailey
Borden
Cochran
Cottle
Crosby
Dawson
Dickens
Floyd
Gaines
Garza
Hale
Hockley
Kent
King
Lamb
Lubbock
Lynn
Motley
Parmer
Scurry
Stonewall
Terry
Yoakum
Curry, NM
Lea, NM
Roosevelt, NM
TOTAL
2016 Est.
Population
7,150
682
3,012
1,422
6,062
13,951
2,226
5,869
20,112
6,536
35,620
23,612
804
296
13,100
300,961
5,951
1,100
9,748
17,592
1,391
12,264
8,788
50,398
71,180
19,120
638,947
2015
Median Household Income
$
Source: Population: Texas State Data Center and US Census (NM)
Median Household Income - Texas: Texas Association of Counties
2016 population estimates for NM are not currently available; 2015 data is being used
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37,397
73,750
39,113
34,955
37,434
41,095
39,700
41,026
57,635
48,508
43,375
50,665
47,024
63,250
39,851
46,075
39,526
31,683
45,326
56,842
42,155
37,475
56,153
41,084
57,533
35,546
Wholesale Trade Area
Lubbock, Texas
Amarillo,
TX
Amarillo,
Amarillo, TX
TX
Amarillo,
TX
Albuquerque,
NM
Albuquerque,
Albuquerque, NM
NM
Albuquerque,
NM
Law
ton,
OK
Law
Lawton,
ton, OK
OK
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Wichita
Wichita
Wichita Falls,
Falls,
Falls, TX
TX
TX
Lubbock,
TX
Lubbock,
Lubbock, TX
TX
New
Mexico
New
New Mexico
Mexico
Dallas,
Dallas,
Dallas, T
Dallas,
Fo
For
Las
Cruces,
NM
Las
Las Cruces,
Cruces, NM
NM
Texas
Texas
Texas
El
El Paso
Paso
Abilene,
TX
Abilene,
Abilene, TX
TX
Odessa-Midland,
TX
Odessa-Midland,
Odessa-Midland, TX
TX
Odessa-Midland,
TX
San
Angelo,
TX
San
San Angelo,
Angelo, TX
TX
Waco,
Waco, TX
TX
Waco,
TX
Waco,
Killeen-Temple,
Killeen-Temple,
TX
TX
Killeen-Temple, TX
Austin
Austin
City of Lubbock, TX
Finance Department
Wholesale Trade Area Population and Income
January 2016
County
Andrews
Bailey
Borden
Cochran
Coke
Cottle
Crane
Crosby
Dawson
Dickens
Ector
Fisher
Floyd
Foard
Gaines
Garza
Glasscock
Hale
Haskell
Hockley
Howard
Irion
Jones
Kent
King
Knox
Lamb
Loving
Lubbock
Lynn
Martin
Midland
Sources:
2016
Estimated
Population
18,202
7,150
682
3,012
3,195
1,422
5,063
6,062
13,951
2,226
161,393
3,842
5,869
1,195
20,112
6,536
1,362
35,620
5,678
23,612
37,157
1,636
19,871
804
296
3,731
13,100
81
300,961
5,951
5,589
163,783
2015 Median
Household Income
$70,423
37,397
73,750
39,113
42,467
34,955
58,333
37,434
41,095
39,700
57,150
41,406
41,026
36,477
57,635
48,508
67,303
43,375
39,850
50,665
49,575
58,500
43,897
47,024
63,250
40,493
39,851
*
46,075
39,526
55,682
68,806
County
Mitchell
Motley
Nolan
Parmer
Pecos
Reagan
Reeves
Runnels
Scurry
Sterling
Stonewall
Terry
Tom Green
Upton
Ward
Winkler
Yoakum
Chaves, NM
Curry, NM
De Baca, NM
Lea, NM
Roosevelt, NM
TOTAL
2016
Estimated
Population
9,013
1,100
14,673
9,748
16,160
3,812
14,841
10,447
17,592
1,285
1,391
12,264
119,995
3,487
11,095
7,970
8,788
65,764
50,398
1,828
71,180
19,120
1,351,095
Texas Labor Market and Career Information
City of Lubbock Planning Department: Lubbock County Population
Median Household Income for Texas Counties - Texas Association of Counties
Median Household Income for New Mexico Counties - Census Bureau
2016 population estimates for NM are not currently available; 2015 data is being used
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2015 Median
Household Income
49,870
31,683
37,102
45,326
50,305
52,181
43,540
41,526
56,842
53,456
42,155
37,475
46,711
46,131
51,345
55,756
56,153
40,630
41,084
32,500
57,533
35,546