Since announcing his intentions to relocate to the Lone Star state, Elon Musk has been vocal about the need for more resources in Austin, Texas, which appears to be on the cusp of becoming the next boomtown for technology. Tesla’s upcoming Travis County manufacturing facility is poised to bring 10,000 jobs to the area.
In 2020, Samsung, Apple, Amazon, Oracle, and 154 other companies publicly announced their intentions to move to Austin in the near future. These companies join established players in the area like BAE Systems, Google, and Indeed — all of which have been there for decades. The reasons behind these moves are likely multitudinous. However, the advent of the pandemic resulted in a global shift to remote work, so companies and individuals alike started relocating.