Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas. The largest employment sector in the Beaumont-Port Arthur area is trade, transportation, and utilities, the second is government, education and health services, manufacturing, mining, logging, and construction. Large companies with presence in Beaumont include Exxon Mobil, DuPont, Goodyear, and Conn’s Appliances, which is headquartered in Beaumont. A significant element of the region’s economy is the Port of Beaumont, the nation’s fourth largest seaport by tonnage. In addition to companies doing business within the city limits, several large industrial facilities are located within the city’s five mile extraterritorial jurisdiction boundaries.