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Business numbers for the Rio Grande Valley

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Rio Grande City

The numbers for Rio Grande City: its sales tax every month and, where bars and restaurants report, their alcohol sales, plus its bridges. Each figure with the month it covers.

Key numbers

  1. $559,782

    City sales tax allocation, latest month

    +11.1% from a year earlier

    as of October 2026

  2. $5,943,093

    City sales tax, year to date

    +12.2% from a year earlier

    as of October 2026

  3. $84,998

    Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest month

    +28.9% from a year earlier

    as of September 2026

  4. 10

    Locations reporting alcohol sales

    as of September 2026

Every number for Rio Grande City

Sales tax from the state sales tax allocations; alcohol sales from the state mixed beverage tax reports; official bridge wait times every 15 minutes and federal border crossing counts for the latest month. A month with no report says so.

MeasureNumberDateUpdates
Sales tax
City sales tax allocation, latest month$559,782as of October 2026Monthly
Change from a year earlier+11.1%as of October 2026Monthly
Year to date$5,943,093as of October 2026Monthly
Year to date, change from a year earlier+12.2%as of October 2026Monthly
Bars and restaurants
Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest month$84,998as of September 2026Monthly
Change from a year earlier+28.9%as of September 2026Monthly
Locations reporting alcohol sales10as of September 2026Monthly
Rio Grande City international bridge
Commercial lanes, status nowLanes closedas of Nov 7, 2026, 7:00 pmEvery 15 minutes
Commercial wait nowNot reporting nowno reading yetEvery 15 minutes
Car wait now5 minas of Nov 7, 2026, 7:00 pmEvery 15 minutes
Pedestrian wait nowNot reporting nowno reading yetEvery 15 minutes
Hours7 am to 11 pmas of Nov 7, 2026, 7:00 pmQuarterly
Rio Grande City port: crossings, latest month
Trucks2,544as of September 2026Monthly
Trucks, change from a year earlier+12.6%as of September 2026Monthly
Personal vehicles39,146as of September 2026Monthly
Personal vehicles, change from a year earlier−4.3%as of September 2026Monthly
Pedestrians8,976as of September 2026Monthly

Rio Grande City and its neighbors

The six nearest cities, in a straight line.

Rio Grande City+11.1%McAllen+10.8%Edinburg+2.6%Mission+12.2%Pharr+5.7%San Juan+11.9%Alamo+2.4%Donna+11.9%Weslaco+9.4%Mercedes+13.2%Alton+19.5%Edcouch+30.6%Elsa−1.1%Escobares+30.7%Granjeno−65.4%Hidalgo+16.7%La Grulla+129.2%La Joya+21.6%La Villa+59.8%Palmhurst+4.7%Palmview+15.3%Peñitas−13.1%Roma+5.8%Sullivan City+38.5%Rio Grande City+11.1%Escobares+30.7%La Grulla+129.2%Roma+5.8%Sullivan City
Circle size: the city’s sales tax allocation, latest monthFigure under the name: change from a year earlier
CityCountyDistanceSales tax, latest monthChangeBar sales
EscobaresStarr8.8 mi$28,580+30.7%none reported
RomaStarr11.5 mi$150,444+5.8%$37,550
La GrullaStarr13.1 mi$22,692+129.2%none reported
Sullivan CityHidalgo17.5 mi$24,382+38.5%none reported
La JoyaHidalgo23.0 mi$64,611+21.6%none reported
PeñitasHidalgo25.2 mi$146,641−13.1%none reported

All 47 Valley cities

The six Valley industries