The growth of Schertz and the San Antonio region has created enormous opportunities for individuals, businesses and entrepreneurs.  The San Antonio regional economy ranks third in job performance through 2009 and is considered the strongest metro economy, despite the national economic downturn (Brookings Institution, September 2009).  Schertz is a microcosm of this success and has seen its own private employment sector grow tremendously over the last 10 years:

Like the San Antonio region, Schertz boasts a diverse cross-section of prospering businesses, from a facility that produces eyeglasses and contact lenses to a company that produces the advanced machines and processes that drive innovative new manufacturing systems.  San Antonio is Military City U.S.A., with a plethora of military-related organizations scattered across the region.  The military’s presence in the region has an annual economic impact of over $13 billion (DOD Economic Impact Report, 2006).    One of the largest of these economic drivers, Randolph Air Force Base, is adjacent to the City of Schertz and provides the City’s companies with a skilled, disciplined and well-educated workforce.  Some of the companies enjoying the City’s benefits and leading job creation are: