Seguin, Texas is a rapidly growing community with a population of about 31,000 residents. Seguin, Texas is located along Interstate 10, just thirty-five minutes east of Downtown San Antonio, one hour south of Austin and about two and a half hours west of Houston. Seguin's competitive advantage is our existing industry, our people and our location. Manufacturing is the heart of the Seguin economy. Big name corporations such as Caterpillar, Tyson Foods, Georgia Pacific, Niagara Bottling, Hexcel and CMC Steel all have major manufacturing operations within our City. Seguin has over 4,000 manufacturing jobs just within our city limits; this is more than three times the national average. Our proximity to San Antonio and Austin enables our businesses to tap into a large, diverse and skilled labor pool. Seguin is located three hours away from the U.S. - Mexico Border via Interstate 35, and two and a half hours away from the Port of Houston; the second-busiest port in the U.S. in terms of overall tonnage, and sixteenth-busiest in the world. Seguin's strategic location provides businesses with great access to get materials and finished products in and out to their customers around the world. In addition to our strategic location, the City of Seguin and the State of Texas feature a competitive tax climate and powerful incentives to allow businesses to invest in the things that matter—growing their workforce, improving facilities and boosting their bottom line.