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Ellis County Business Data

Businesses, industries, trucking companies, banks and bankruptcies in Ellis County, Texas.

Employer establishments
3,808
2023
Employees
53,171
Average annual pay
$49,722
Nonemployer businesses
25,042
$1.39B receipts, 2024

Industries

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IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage pay
Construction5605,560$65,788
Retail trade4377,653$34,483
Other services4242,815$33,266
Accommodation and food services3647,143$20,983
Health care and social assistance3494,774$46,669
Professional and technical services3111,380$61,762
Finance and insurance2151,008$68,950
Real estate and rental207918$51,160
Administrative and support services2032,067$48,221
Manufacturing18411,454$69,281
Transportation and warehousing1754,221$56,863
Wholesale trade1661,669$65,641
Arts, entertainment and recreation66469$27,610
Information61321$54,682
Educational services371,208$26,108
Mining, oil and gas14117$74,120
Management of companies14218$64,142
Utilities13164$111,409
Agriculture, forestry and fishing32$24,000

Total annual payroll: $2.64B

Establishments by number of employees

2023

  • 1 to 4 employees2,12255.7%
  • 5 to 9 employees67617.8%
  • 10 to 19 employees43911.5%
  • 20 to 49 employees38110.0%
  • 50 to 99 employees1072.8%
  • 100 to 249 employees611.6%
  • 250 to 499 employees140.4%
  • 500 to 999 employees70.2%
  • 1,000 or more employees00.0%

Trucking companies

2,003 active carriers with 4,554 power units and 4,694 drivers

All carriers

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Banks headquartered in Ellis County

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BankTotal assetsDepositsOffices
Citizens National Bank of Texas$2.19B$1.89B12
Trinity Capital Bank of Texas$456.6M$355.1M5
Commercial State Bank$126.6M$114.3M3
The Cowboy Bank of Texas$108.6M$88.06M1

Business bankruptcies

Texas by county

34 business cases (8 under Chapter 11) and 533 cases in all were filed in the 12 months ending June 2026.

County Business Patterns counts employer establishments by the county where they are located. The Census Bureau adds small random noise to protect confidentiality, and some small cells are withheld (shown as Not reported).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns, FMCSA, FDIC and the U.S. Courts · Last updated 12/31/2023