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Matagorda County, TX Construction Projects

9 Cities · 221 Projects

221
Projects
$591.0M
Total Value
111
New Builds
110
Renovations
9
Cities
2.4M
Sq Ft

What is being built in Matagorda County, Texas?

Matagorda County, Texas has 221 construction and development projects on file worth $591.0M — 111 new construction and 110 renovations or remodels, spread across 9 cities and towns. Each record is a real filing from Texas public construction records and names the project, its declared value and the date it was registered.

Which cities in Matagorda County have the most construction?

The most active cities for construction in Matagorda County are Bay City (147 projects), Palacios (32 projects), Van Vleck (6 projects), Matagorda (6 projects), Sargent (5 projects). Counts reflect the filings on this page, so a city with a single large development can carry more value than one with more projects.

What new developments are coming to Matagorda County?

The most recently filed new-construction projects in Matagorda County are Wallace Research Facility ($7.5M), DECK REPLACEMENT & RAMP IMPROVEMENTS ($175K), Matagorda Regional Aquatics Center ($12.9M), Nguyen Hair Salon Palacios ($200K). A new-construction filing is the earliest public signal that something new is being built, usually well before it opens.

Matagorda County Map

Project locations across the county

Matagorda County Economy

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)

6.0%↓
Unemployment Rate
17K
Labor Force
Available workers
-4.8%
Unemployment YoY
Improving
Matagorda County economy: 6.0% unemployment with 17K labor force supporting 221 construction projects worth $591.0M.
10 New Projects in Last 6 Months
$46.3M in new investment
137
Closed
41
Review Complete
17
Registered
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See the shape of development

Compare project scale, registration dates, and locations across 200 loaded TDLR filings from 221 registered projects. This is the loaded selection, not a measure of every project in the market.

Matagorda County
Estimated construction value$578.1MSum of 200 shown records with value
Records in view200 / 200Ready to inspect and compare
Largest record’s share11.4%Share of reported value shown
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Where the value sits

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Matagorda County

Comparisons use only these 200 records. Missing values are excluded from totals. Recorded value is not revenue or a quality rating.

Cities in Matagorda

Bay City
$334.6M
147
Palacios
$145.6M
32
Van Vleck
$77.0M
6
Matagorda
$4.6M
6
Sargent
$6.2M
5
Blessing
$8.9M
2
Elmaton
$650K
1
Collegeport
$475K
1

Project Status

Closed137 (62%)
Review Complete41 (19%)
Inspection Complete26 (12%)
Registered17 (8%)

Largest Projects

1
New 6-12 Grade School
$65.8M
Palacios
2
VAN VLECK NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL
$48.0M
Van Vleck
3
BAY CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ADD'S & RENO
$40.0M
Bay City
4
Palacios ISD Pre-Kindergarten-5th Grade Campus
$35.0M
Palacios
5
Bay City ISD Linnie Roberts Elementary
$24.0M
Bay City

Top Investors

Palacios Independent School District
5 projects
$116.7M
Van Vleck Independent School District
4 projects
$75.3M
BAY CITY ISD
2 projects
$64.0M
TENARIS BAY CITY
10 projects
$46.0M
Bay City Independent School District
2 projects
$34.0M

Top Design Firms

Claycomb Associates
4 projects
$98.0M
PBK Architects
4 projects
$75.3M
Parkhill (Charles Shaw) nl
2 projects
$69.9M
Parkhill (Kory Murphy) nl
3 projects
$46.8M
ESPA CORP
7 projects
$35.4M

All Projects

221 TDLR · 0 Site Plans

Showing 20 of 200 listed TDLR filings

Review Complete
$1.2M

Pura Sanguine

216 Columbus Rd, Bay City, TX 77414

15,000 sqftOct 8, 2026
Registered
$350K

Cornett & Company

1720 Sixth Street, Bay City, TX 77457

6,000 sqftSep 24, 2026
Registered
$200K

Bay City Seafood

3404 Ave F, Bay City, TX 77414

5,800 sqftAug 5, 2026
Review Complete
$4.7M

Hotel Tres Palacios

408 S. Bay Blvd., Palacios, TX 77465

20,986 sqftMay 6, 2026
Review Complete
$800K

FEWA Office Addition

2901 Bucks Bayou Road, Bay City, TX 77414

1,500 sqftDec 10, 2025

Matagorda County construction: common questions

How many construction projects are in Matagorda County, Texas?
Matagorda County has 221 registered construction projects worth $591.0M, covering 2,449,452 square feet of development. The average project is valued at $2.7M.
What kind of construction is happening in Matagorda County?
Matagorda County has 111 new construction projects (50%) and 110 renovation or remodel projects (50%) on file. Work spans commercial, residential, public and mixed-use development.
Who is building in Matagorda County?
The property owners with the highest declared value on file in Matagorda County are Palacios Independent School District, Van Vleck Independent School District, BAY CITY ISD. The architecture and design firms appearing most often on Matagorda County filings are Claycomb Associates, PBK Architects, Parkhill (Charles Shaw) nl.
Where does this Matagorda County construction data come from?
Every project on this page is a TDLR-registered construction filing from Texas public records, not an estimate or a listing. Each entry keeps the project name, declared value, owner and registration date exactly as filed, which is why a project can appear here months before any visible work starts on site.

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