Research / TxNewBusinessPulse
New Business Locations Opening in Texas (Sales Tax Permits) by Industry & County: 2026 statistics from 20,333 public records
The most common industry is Retail trade: 8,148 of 20,333 records (40.1%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts active sales tax permit holders (data.texas.gov)).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts active sales tax permit holders (data.texas.gov)
Key findings
- Zalwin's TxNewBusinessPulse dataset holds 20,333 TxNewBusinessPulse records dated 2026-08-29 to 2027-01-27 (as of 2026-11-03; source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts active sales tax permit holders (data.texas.gov)). #
- The most common industry is Retail trade: 8,148 of 20,333 records (40.1%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts active sales tax permit holders (data.texas.gov)). #
- 7,702 of 20,333 records (37.9%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts active sales tax permit holders (data.texas.gov)). #
- In Texas, the leading industry is Retail trade with 8,148 of 20,333 records (40.1%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts active sales tax permit holders (data.texas.gov)). #
TxNewBusinessPulse records by state
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 20,333 | 100.0% |
TxNewBusinessPulse records by industry
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 8,148 | 40.1% |
| Restaurants and lodging | 3,176 | 15.6% |
| Repair, personal and other services | 1,486 | 7.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 1,128 | 5.5% |
| Manufacturing | 1,099 | 5.4% |
| Professional services | 944 | 4.6% |
| Administrative and support services | 903 | 4.4% |
| Construction | 863 | 4.2% |
| Information | 712 | 3.5% |
| Real estate and rental | 541 | 2.7% |
| Arts and recreation | 448 | 2.2% |
| Other or not stated | 277 | 1.4% |
| Health care | 232 | 1.1% |
| Education | 162 | 0.8% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 154 | 0.8% |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 20,333 public records dated 2026-08-29 to 2027-01-27; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts active sales tax permit holders (data.texas.gov). Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-03.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated amount.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "TxNewBusinessPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/txnewbusinesspulse
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