2025 in Review: Texas LLC Filing Trends

Texas registered approximately 183,400 new LLCs in 2025, up from roughly 169,800 in 2024. That works out to about 8% year-over-year growth, continuing a trend that has held since 2021 with only minor deviation. For anyone selling services to new businesses, that pipeline keeps expanding.

This piece covers what the full-year data shows: where filings are concentrated, which industries are driving volume, when the peaks hit, and which counties are growing the fastest. The numbers come from Secretary of State filing records parsed across all 12 months.

Metro Distribution

Texas LLC formation is not evenly spread. The five major metros absorb the majority of filings, with the rest distributed across mid-size cities and rural counties.

Metro	Share of 2025 Filings	Approximate Count
Dallas-Fort Worth	26%	47,700
Houston	22%	40,300
Austin	12%	22,000
San Antonio	8%	14,700
Rest of Texas	32%	58,700

The "rest of Texas" figure deserves more attention than it usually gets. Lubbock, El Paso, Corpus Christi, Midland, and the Rio Grande Valley collectively account for tens of thousands of filings per year. These markets tend to be underpenetrated by service providers who focus exclusively on the four major metros.

Top Industries Filing in 2025

Texas does not require LLCs to declare a business classification at filing, but the combination of company name, registered address, and subsequent public records makes industry identification reasonably reliable at the aggregate level. The leading categories in 2025:

• Construction and trades: Plumbing, electrical, HVAC, roofing, general contracting, and landscaping companies. This category consistently runs at the top in Texas. Roughly 19% of identifiable filings fall here.
• Real estate and property management: Single-property LLCs for rental properties, property management companies, and real estate wholesalers. About 17% of volume. This number spiked in Q1 and Q4 alongside rate activity.
• Professional services: Consulting, marketing agencies, staffing, and business advisory. Around 14%. These companies typically need business insurance within 30 to 90 days of filing.
• E-commerce and retail: Online resellers, dropshippers, and brand-building ventures. Approximately 11%. These founders often underestimate their commercial insurance exposure.
• Food service: Catering companies, food trucks, meal prep businesses, and restaurants. Around 9%. Health department registration often follows LLC formation within weeks.

The remaining 30% is a mix of healthcare, transportation, education, and personal services. The pattern is consistent with what you would expect from a high-growth Sun Belt state with a diversified economy.

Seasonal Patterns

Two filing peaks appear consistently in Texas data. Q1 (January through March) is the largest, driven by people who made decisions in November and December and are now acting. January alone accounts for roughly 10% of annual volume. There is a secondary peak in Q3, specifically in July and August, which appears to correlate with people who decided to launch a business after tax season rather than before it.

Q4 filings drop off in November and December before accelerating again in January. If your business has any kind of ramp-up time for new client acquisition, Q1 is when you want your outreach systems running cleanly.

County-Level Standouts

Collin County: Fastest Growth in Texas

Collin County, which covers Plano, Frisco, McKinney, and Allen north of Dallas, posted 14% year-over-year growth in LLC filings. That outpaces the statewide rate by nearly two-to-one. Corporate relocations to the area have created satellite vendor ecosystems. Frisco alone has added several Fortune 500 regional headquarters in the past three years, and the support businesses filing around those anchors are significant.

Williamson County: Austin's Growth Corridor

Williamson County, covering Round Rock, Georgetown, Cedar Park, and Leander north of Austin, grew at 11% year-over-year. As Austin proper has become more expensive, both residents and businesses are filing in Williamson County while maintaining Austin-area operations. The tech and semiconductor build-out in the corridor is pulling in contractors and professional services firms at a high rate.

Harris County Remains Dominant by Volume

Harris County (Houston) still generates the single largest absolute filing count of any Texas county, roughly 37,000 LLCs in 2025. It does not post the fastest growth, but no other county comes close in raw volume. For service providers, the density justifies the competition.

What This Means for Service Providers

If you sell to new businesses, 2025 was a good year, and 2026 is shaping up similarly. Eight percent compounding growth in a state that already files more LLCs than most countries means the top of the funnel keeps widening.

A few practical observations from watching this data closely:

• The construction and real estate segments file year-round with less seasonality than other categories. If you sell commercial general liability or property insurance, these are your most consistent prospects.
• Professional services founders tend to be easier to reach by email. They are running their own businesses and checking their own inboxes.
• Collin County and Williamson County filings skew toward tech-adjacent and professional services. If your product fits that profile, both counties are worth specific attention in 2026.
• The "rest of Texas" segment is genuinely underserved. A service provider who covers Lubbock, Amarillo, or the Valley consistently is competing against fewer people for the same size opportunity.

The data will not sell your service for you. But knowing where 183,000 new businesses formed, when they formed, and what they do makes every outreach decision more precise.