The City of San Antonio is located in Bexar County in south central Texas, one of the fastest-growing regions in the nation. San Antonio is positioned for success in the local state economy as part of the Texas Triangle (Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio and Houston metro areas), which contains nearly 68% of the state's population. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics)
According to the San Antonio Planning Department, the city covers more than 518 square miles. It is just an afternoon drive from the state capital in Austin, the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Houston, the Gulf Coast and Mexico.
San Antonio's economic base is comprised of a variety of strategic industry clusters, all with growing international trade networks:
These strategic industry clusters account for almost half (355,000) of the 747,533 overall employment opportunities and contribute $70 billion to San Antonio's annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $168 billion.