Industries
Six industries, one border economy
Each industry brings together the figures that move that business in Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr and Willacy counties, each with its date.
Choose your industry
Construction and Housing
Permits and project filings, housing supply in the McAllen and Brownsville metros, new construction businesses and the sales tax that follows a build, for the builders, lenders and planners of the Valley.
Produce and Cold Chain
Bridge waits at Pharr every 15 minutes, trucks across the river each month, the peso and diesel: the readings a produce shed checks before the first load rolls north.
Freight and Customs
Commercial lanes at every Valley bridge every 15 minutes, truck crossings by port, diesel, the peso and new motor carriers, for carriers and customs brokers on both banks.
Retail and Auto
The shopper from Mexico, counted at the bridges: personal vehicles and pedestrians by port, the peso, car waits and the sales tax every Valley city collects, for stores and car lots.
Health Care
Certified home health agencies in Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr and Willacy counties and their federal quality ratings, city by city, with new health businesses, for clinics, agencies and the families who choose them.
Restaurants and Bars
Bar and restaurant alcohol sales from the state mixed beverage tax reports, city by city, with new on premise licenses and new openings, for owners and the people who finance them.
Four numbers from each industry
Each reading with the date it covers. Each industry page has all of its numbers.
| Measure | Number | Date | Updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction and HousingSee the industry | |||
| Building permits and project filings, latest week | 1 | as of Oct 30, 2026 | Weekly |
| Months of housing supply, McAllen metro | 8.9 months (July 2026) | as of July 2026 | Monthly |
| Housing units permitted, Valley, latest month | 733 | as of September 2026 | Monthly |
| Housing units permitted, change from a year earlier | Updating | no reading yet | Monthly |
| Produce and Cold ChainSee the industry | |||
| Pharr bridge commercial wait now, minutes | No reading now | no reading yet | Every 15 minutes |
| Trucks through Hidalgo and Pharr, latest month | 55,269 | as of September 2026 | Monthly |
| Trucks through Hidalgo and Pharr, change from a year earlier | −9.9% | as of September 2026 | Monthly |
| Pesos per dollar | 18.79 | as of Oct 30, 2026 | Daily |
| Freight and CustomsSee the industry | |||
| Pharr bridge commercial wait now, minutes | No reading now | no reading yet | Every 15 minutes |
| Shortest commercial wait now | No reading now | no reading yet | Every 15 minutes |
| Shortest commercial wait now, minutes | No reading now | no reading yet | Every 15 minutes |
| Trucks across Valley ports, latest month | 87,393 | as of September 2026 | Monthly |
| Retail and AutoSee the industry | |||
| Personal vehicles across Valley ports, latest month | 1,007,286 | as of September 2026 | Monthly |
| Personal vehicles, change from a year earlier | +4.8% | as of September 2026 | Monthly |
| Pedestrians, change from a year earlier | Updating | no reading yet | Monthly |
| Valley city sales tax allocations, latest month | $34,048,982 | as of October 2026 | Monthly |
| Health CareSee the industry | |||
| Certified home health agencies | 122 | as of Oct 21, 2026 | Quarterly |
| Agencies with a quality star rating | 74 | as of Oct 21, 2026 | Quarterly |
| Average quality rating, stars out of 5 | 2.3 | as of Oct 21, 2026 | Quarterly |
| Rated agencies at 2.5 stars or lower | 71.6% | as of Oct 21, 2026 | Quarterly |
| Restaurants and BarsSee the industry | |||
| Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest month | $18,947,053 | as of September 2026 | Monthly |
| Alcohol sales, change from a year earlier | +7.6% | as of September 2026 | Monthly |
| Locations reporting alcohol sales | 722 | as of September 2026 | Monthly |
| New on premise alcohol licenses, last 90 days | 48 | as of Oct 30, 2026 | Weekly |