This town in Central Texas leads in capital investment and advancing enterprise.
Location and infrastructure are two gold stars Pflugerville, Texas, has on its report card when it comes to its competitiveness for attracting, keeping and growing business. Another strength the community of almost 70,000 has? The “willingness to work and grow with entities and businesses,” says Pflugerville Mayor Doug Weiss. “We try to find ways to incentivize, encourage or otherwise support businesses within our boundaries.”
Historically, Pflugerville has been a bedroom community and “quality-of-life oasis” to nearby Austin. It’s a place where people can raise a family, afford a home and live a good life, explains Jerry W. Jones Jr., executive director of the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation (PCDC). About three years ago, Pflugerville decided to change up its philosophy.
Underneath It All
“People started wanting more,” says Jones. “They wanted to see more job and business growth here in the community. What we found is there became a need for an increase in infrastructure as far as roadways, water and sewer.”
That foundational work in Pflugerville runs deep. The city’s FY26 budget earmarked $139.4 million for water capital improvement projects and an additional $144.2 million for wastewater improvements. Another recent investment is the Wilbarger Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility, a $280.9 million project that broke ground in 2024 and will treat six million gallons of wastewater per day when it begins operations in late 2026. The facility will have the ability to treat 24 million gallons per day at full build-out.
“From a quality-of-life perspective, our citizens will have water for ages to come,” says Weiss. “We want to make sure that our community is sustainable and capable of growth. From an economic development perspective, I hear of others that are prohibiting businesses from opening because they can’t connect water. They don’t have enough water to serve industry. We don’t have that issue.”
Pflugerville connects community to business. An investment of $86 million in transportation projects, including a traffic signal timing study and improvements at key intersections to smooth traffic congestion, is also in Pflugerville’s budget this year. Helios Way, a critical transportation improvement that started in late 2025 and is anticipated to be done later this year, will greatly reduce traffic and improve access to Texas State Highway 130 Frontage Road, alleviating congestion at the Pecan Street and Impact Way interchange and greatly assisting ease of passage for Pflugerville’s FedEx warehouse and shipping site and surrounding businesses.
Home, Work and Play
Mayor Weiss cites the efforts the city has made to ensure constituents don’t spend precious time in traffic, noting that “we get motivation from our innovative work, but we also have the ability to relax, recover and recoup by working as close to where we live as possible. Right here in Pflugerville, we have a high-quality standard of life while also continuing to grow those high-quality jobs so that people can work and afford to live where they want.”
In 2025, Pflugerville officially won the title of “Trail Capital of Texas,” thanks to the city’s more than 71 miles of accessible paths. Pflugerville has more public trails per capita than any other city in Texas, which is about 1.49 miles per 2,000 residents. Nearly 95% of Pflugerville residents live within a half-mile of a trail. Jones points to the local populace’s “whimsical, infatuated love for quality of life” as a reason why the designation was earned and welcomed.
Pflugerville is also home to a highly diversified talent base, holding the highest volume of original patents per capita in Central Texas and one of the highest median incomes in the area. A motivated and educated local workforce, along with PCDC’s provided training and upskilling grants, means industry stakeholders looking for skilled workers will find what they need to fill jobs.
Committed and Investing Wisely
Advanced manufacturing and distribution have naturally found a place in Pflugerville. The related sectors of additive manufacturing, defense, aerospace, professional services, life sciences and healthcare are all being targeted by the city’s economic development strategy.
“Pflugerville Community Development Corporation, our economic development arm, does a really great job of ensuring that businesses here continue to thrive,” says Weiss. “As we stay engaged through connecting with workforce development options, we do all the things that we can do to support our local business community that’s already here. We’re not just trying to get new businesses and then telling them to go figure it out. We are here committed to our local businesses.”
“We are not seeking to be a bigger community, but more so a satellite city that contributes to the economy, to the workforce and to building the story of Central Texas, and doing it in our own authentic way.”
— Jerry W. Jones Jr., Executive Director, Pflugerville Community Development Corporation
Another PCDC asset is the Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) program. It’s a service available to all companies operating in Pflugerville that provides hands-on support for business growth and workforce upskilling and information on how best to leverage local resources and incentives.
Cumberland Additive, a 3D additive manufacturer headquartered on Helios Way, is one example of a company that welcomed PCDC’s help under BRE in June 2026. PCDC identified the company’s needs and strengths and provided an incentive package of $526,197 over five years to not only grow the company’s job count and their ability to attract more federal government contracts, but also retain their current business and jobs, improve equipment and obtain certifications required to participate in defense-related and government contracting work. Cumberland plans to make a total capital investment of at least $6 million in the area.
“Over the next couple of years, we will as a community seek to diversify our business profile and attempt to secure more wins that can allow our citizens to reduce their drive time to work,” says Jones. “Instead of driving into Austin, they will hopefully find the job opportunities closer by here in Pflugerville. We are not seeking to be a bigger community, but more so a satellite city that contributes to the economy, to the workforce and to building the story of Central Texas, and doing it in our own authentic way, standing out and showing why it’s so important to recognize this community as a part of what makes Central Texas so strong.”
This Investment Profile was prepared under the auspices of the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation. For more information, visit www.pfdevelopment.com
