The Texas-Mexico Border
$620.8 billion in two-way trade. 10 land ports. 1,254 miles of shared border.
Data current as of 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau (USA Trade Online) / BTS / TCBEED, TAMIU
Total Trade
$0.0B
Texas land border trade with Mexico (2025)
#1 Port
Laredo
57% of Texas land port trade
Truck Crossings
~0.0M
Total inbound from Mexico, all Texas ports (2024 est.)
Bridges
0
International crossings (TxDOT)
One trade system.
Continental → State → Corridor
Texas Land Ports of Entry
The Ten
Texas land ports of entry, ranked by total trade value (2025).
Laredo handles 57% of all Texas land port trade. El Paso Area surged to $147.5B in 2025, driven by Ysleta's growth as a major commercial crossing.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Trade Online (2025 full year). El Paso Area combines El Paso, Ysleta, and Fabens ports per Texas Comptroller methodology. Truck crossings: BTS (2024).
Binational Corridors
Five Corridors, Five Economies
$147.5B (2025)
Electronics, automotive, medical devices
$44.9B (2025)
Electronics, agriculture, mineral fuels
$43.4B (2025)
Automotive, iron/steel, electronics
$22.2B (2025)
Petroleum, electronics, plastics
Border Commerce
What Moves Across the Border
Texas imports manufactured goods and exports energy and capital equipment. The asymmetry tells the supply chain story.
Imports ($B)
Exports ($B)
Machinery & Parts
Vehicles & Parts
Electrical Equipment
Mineral Fuels / Oil
Plastics & Articles
Optical / Medical
Mineral Fuels is the one row where exports exceed imports — that's the Texas energy story. Machinery, vehicles, and electronics flow north as finished goods assembled in Mexican maquiladoras.
Trade value by port (proportional area)
Rectangle area proportional to 2025 trade value. Laredo dominates the visual space at $354.6B.
Mode of transport (Texas border aggregate)
85% of Texas border trade moves by truck. That's over $527 billion on wheels.
Source: BTS Transborder Freight Data, U.S. Census Bureau. Commodity breakdown approximate, based on 2024 proportions applied to 2025 totals. Full 2025 commodity detail pending.
Trade Leadership
The Gateway Advantage
Laredo handles 57% of all Texas land port trade. $354.6 billion flows through two commercial bridges in a single corridor. No other inland port in the Western Hemisphere matches that throughput.
That position reflects decades of infrastructure investment, a binational customs brokerage ecosystem of 500+ licensed firms, and geographic positioning at the midpoint of the USMCA trade corridor connecting Monterrey's industrial base to I-35 and the U.S. interior.
The result: a corridor so efficient that 42 U.S. states route supply chains through it.
Cross-Border Partners
The Mexican Side
Texas faces four Mexican states across the border. Together, they form one of the most productive manufacturing regions in the world.
IMMEX Manufacturing Workers by State
Together: ~1.1 million IMMEX manufacturing workers across four states.
One of the largest concentrated manufacturing workforces on the planet.
Nuevo León
Monterrey (connected via Colombia Solidarity Bridge, 150 miles inland)
Chihuahua
Ciudad Juárez
Tamaulipas
Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, Matamoros
Coahuila
Piedras Negras, Ciudad Acuña
Source: INEGI, IMSS, IMMEX data.
Physical Infrastructure
28 Crossings
28 international crossings along 1,254 miles.
El Paso Area(6 crossings)
Del Rio / Eagle Pass(3 crossings)
Laredo(4 crossings)
Rio Grande Valley(11 crossings)
Source: TxDOT Border Crossings Guide (2021). Includes bridges, dam crossings, and one ferry.
Sources and Methodology
- U.S. Census Bureau, USA Trade Online (2025 full-year port-level trade data)
- U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Border Crossing/Entry Data (2024 truck crossings)
- BTS Transborder Freight Data
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Port Profiles (2024, for port grouping methodology)
- Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development, TAMIU — Economic Outlook Report, Vision 2026
- Texas Workforce Commission
- INEGI, IMSS, IMMEX
- TxDOT, Texas-Mexico Border Transportation Master Plan and Border Crossings Guide (2021)
Trade values are full calendar year 2025 from U.S. Census Bureau (USA Trade Online). El Paso Area combines three Census-designated ports (El Paso, Ysleta, and Fabens) to match the Texas Comptroller's port grouping methodology. Laredo 2025 trade confirmed at $354.6B (Census Bureau; also reported by City of Laredo and Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development, TAMIU). Truck crossing figures are 2024 (BTS); 2025 port-level crossing data pending release. Mode of transport shares (85% truck, 12% rail, 3% other) based on BTS Transborder Freight Data and are stable year-over-year. Commodity breakdown in “What Moves Across the Border” is approximate, based on 2024 category proportions. IMMEX manufacturing employment data from INEGI. Texas land border total of $620.8B is the sum of all 10 ports listed.
Last updated: March 2026
