The Texas-Mexico Border
$620.8 billion in two-way trade. 11 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). Truck crossings: BTS (2024).
Binational Corridors
Five Corridors, Five Economies
$354.6B (2025)
Census Bureau (2025)
Logistics, manufacturing, automotive
$147.5B (2025)
Census Bureau (2025)
Electronics, automotive, medical devices
$44.9B (2025)
Census Bureau (2025)
Electronics, agriculture, mineral fuels
$43.4B (2025)
Census Bureau (2025)
Automotive, iron/steel, electronics
$22.2B (2025)
Census Bureau (2025)
Petroleum, electronics, plastics
Border Commerce
What Moves Across the Border
Texas imports manufactured goods and exports energy and capital equipment. The asymmetry tells the supply chain story.
Imports ($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.
Commodity data: approximate 2024 category proportions.
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.
Data Sources & Methodology
Last updated: March 2026
Live trade data: U.S. Census Bureau International Trade API, port-level imports and exports. Rolling 12-month totals updated daily from the most recent Census release.
Live crossing data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Border Crossing/Entry Data (SODA API). Rolling 12-month truck crossings by port.
Demographic data: U.S. Census Bureau (2024 estimates), Texas Workforce Commission, INEGI, IMSS, IMMEX.
Infrastructure: TxDOT Texas-Mexico Border Crossings Guide (2021). 28 international crossings including bridges, dam crossings, and one ferry.
Port groupings: El Paso Area combines El Paso, Ysleta, and Fabens Census-designated ports, matching the Texas Comptroller's methodology.
Mode of transport: 85% truck, 12% rail, 3% other based on BTS Transborder Freight Data (stable year-over-year).
This dashboard presents curated data for contextual understanding. Live indicators () denote sections fed by real-time government APIs. All other figures are from published reports and updated periodically.
