Two views of Dallas's economy: the registered/startup layer and the street-level business fabric, with the largest tracked employers.
The registered economy is service-heavy: real estate leads with 958 companies, followed by marketing and advertising at 769 and financial services at 723; technology and healthcare add further depth across the wider evidence.
| Industry | Companies |
|---|---|
| Real Estate | 958 |
| Marketing and Advertising | 769 |
| Financial Services | 723 |
| Information Technology and Services | 707 |
| Computer Software | 674 |
| Hospital & Health Care | 488 |
| Insurance | 356 |
| Management Consulting | 349 |
| Internet | 348 |
| Construction | 338 |
| Investment Management | 335 |
| Oil & Energy | 332 |
| Health, Wellness and Fitness | 325 |
| Medical Practice | 323 |
| Staffing and Recruiting | 284 |
| Law Practice | 225 |
| Non-profit Organization Management | 219 |
| Telecommunications | 213 |
| Venture Capital & Private Equity | 208 |
| Food & Beverages | 208 |
| Design | 205 |
| Automotive | 204 |
| Accounting | 202 |
| Architecture & Planning | 200 |
| Apparel & Fashion | 193 |
| Sector | Places | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Software company | 17 | 4.83 |
| Advertising agency | 7 | 4.66 |
| Corporate office | 6 | 4.53 |
| Internet marketing service | 5 | 4.9 |
| Logistics service | 5 | 3.98 |
| Unclassified | 4 | — |
| Freight forwarding service | 3 | 4.15 |
| Web hosting company | 3 | 4.4 |
| Trucking company | 3 | 3.33 |
| Certified public accountant | 3 | 4.85 |
| Law firm | 2 | 3.8 |
| Market researcher | 2 | 4.2 |
| Business management consultant | 2 | 4.9 |
| Personal injury attorney | 2 | 4.6 |
| Video production service | 2 | 4.8 |
| Company | Industry | Employees | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | telecommunications | 149,900 | 1876 |
| American Airlines | air | 132,100 | 1926 |
| CBRE | real estate | 130,000 | 1906 |
| Brink | logistics and supply chain | 72,200 | 1859 |
| Southwest Airlines | airlines/aviation | 66,656 | 1966 |
| Brinker International | restaurants | 64,323 | 1975 |
| AECOM | civil engineering | 52,000 | 1990 |
| Affiliated Computer Services | outsourcing/offshoring | 50,000 | 1996 |
| 7-ELEVEN | retail | 43,950 | 1927 |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. | consumer goods | 42,000 | 1872 |
| EXCHANGE | retail | 35,000 | 1895 |
| Baylor Scott and White Health | hospital & health care | 23,436 | 1903 |
| Dave & Buster’s | restaurants | 22,748 | 1982 |
| AccentCare | hospital & health care | 22,658 | 1999 |
| 7-Eleven | retail | 22,449 | 1927 |
| Dallas ISD | primary/secondary education | 17,820 | 1884 |
| Epic Health Services | hospital & health care | 17,000 | 2001 |
| Dean Foods | dairy | 14,500 | 1925 |
| DR Horton | construction | 13,450 | 1978 |
| Omni Hotels & Resorts | hospitality | 11,004 | 1996 |
| Abri Health Care | elder and disabled care | 11,000 | 2009 |
| Energy Transfer Partners | oil & energy | 10,879 | 1996 |
| Toptracer | sports | 10,873 | 2006 |
| Copart | automotive | 10,200 | 1982 |
| Neiman Marcus Group | retail | 10,000 | 1907 |
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