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What sets San Antonio's economy apart

Oilfield and mining support services is where San Antonio is most unlike the rest of the country: 198 establishments, a share of local businesses 2.6 times the national one. Next come rental and leasing (459 establishments, 1.4 times) and heavy and civil engineering construction (326 establishments, 1.4 times). Of the 48 metros on these pages with published figures for oilfield and mining support services, San Antonio ranks 5th, behind Oklahoma City, OK and others.

Service-company sales and refinancings depend on master service agreements, fleet records and safety files.

Equipment and vehicle rental businesses share fleet records and lease portfolios with lenders and buyers. In rental and leasing, San Antonio places 3rd of 61 metros here; Charleston, WV leads.

How San Antonio compares

The Census Bureau estimated the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro's population at 2,763,006 in July 2024, up 204,619 or 8.0 percent on the April 2020 base of 2,558,387.

Measured against the 2023 estimate of 2,715,709, the same year as the business count, San Antonio has 43.7 offices of lawyers per 100,000 residents, 46th of the 59 metro areas on these pages against a median of 52.6; the nearest rates are Omaha, NE at 43.2 and Greenville, SC at 44.8.

The metro with the closest number of law offices is Kansas City, MO, with 1,211; the metro closest in population, St. Louis, MO at 2,811,927 residents, has 1,393 law offices and 971 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll establishments.

Counted by accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms instead, San Antonio's nearest match is St. Louis, MO, with 971.

• Residents, July 2024: 2,763,006
• Residents, April 2020 base: 2,558,387
• Change since 2020: +204,619 (8.0 percent), 8th of 59
• Law offices per 100,000 residents: 43.7, 46th of 59
• Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll per 100,000 residents: 32.6, 56th of 59
• Securities and investment per 100,000 residents: 23.7, 54th of 59
• Managing offices per 100,000 residents: 10.6, 52nd of 59
• Real estate agents and brokers per 100,000 residents: 39.5, 42nd of 59
• Employees in offices of lawyers: about 7,300
• Employees in accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll: about 5,600

The courts and regulators behind San Antonio paperwork

When a San Antonio dispute reaches federal court, it goes to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

CPAs practicing in Texas are licensed by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

At state level, securities offerings and investment advisers in Texas answer to the Texas State Securities Board, so a San Antonio fund raising money or an adviser facing an exam has documents to produce on request.

If personal information in a San Antonio deal, audit or case file is exposed, Texas's data breach notification law sets who has to be told and when.