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LABOR FORCE
Benbrook's total civilian labor force is 12,962 compared with Tarrant County's 970,824. Benbrook's unemployment rate is 4.50 percent
compared with Tarrant County's rate of 5.90 percent. This data is based on the most recent available; effective June 2010 separate
employment statistics for Benbrook are no longer collected.
Workers in Benbrook are employed in the following industries: agriculture and mining (238); construction (494); manufacturing (1,275);
wholesale trade (170); retail trade (1,142); transportation – utilities (775); information (198); finance, insurance, and real estate (633);
professional management (1,275); education, health, and social services (2,483); arts, entertainment, and recreation (959); other services (507);
and public administration (551).
The primary employers in Benbrook are: Wal-Mart (311); Weatherford International, Ltd. Oil and Gas (298); Western Hills High School
(181); Gilco Contracting, Inc. (156); Weatherford International, Ltd. Drilling (150); City of Benbrook (129); Benbrook Community
Center/YMCA (120); Renaissance Park Nursing Home (110); Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (110); and Oncor Electric Delivery (90).
TRANSPORTATION
Benbrook has access to several aviation facilities in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is located twenty-
three miles northeast of Benbrook; D/FW Airport has almost 2,000 flights daily to over 163 destinations worldwide. Alliance Airport, an
industrial airport with a 9,600 foot runway, is located just twenty miles north of Benbrook. General aviation facilities are available at Bourland
Field (6.50 miles from Benbrook), Meacham Field, and Spinks Field.
Benbrook is served by numerous interstate and intrastate motor freight companies. Carriers include Central Freight Lines, Roadway Express,
Yellow Freight, SAIA Motor Freight Lines, and Con-Way Southern Express.
Benbrook is served by a main line of the Union Pacific Railroad. Services in nearby Fort Worth include the Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Railroad.
Benbrook is located at the intersection of Interstate Highways 20 and 820 and Benbrook Boulevard (U. S. Highway 377). Benbrook is also
served by U. S. Highway 580 (Camp Bowie West) and State Highway 183 (Southwest Boulevard).
Traffic volume - based on average annual daily traffic - on Interstate 20 is 84,847, on Interstate Loop 820 is 54,181, on Benbrook Boulevard
(U. S. Highway 377) is 51,323, on State Highway 183 is 41,963, on Camp Bowie West is 19,066, and on RM 2871 is 9,431.
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