Permanent type housing is available in every price range. In addition, there are several mobile home parks within the area. Combined state, county and local sales tax is 7.75 percent. Personal transportation is a necessity. There is a parking lot at the office.
Most employees bring their own meals.
A microwave oven is available at the office. The airport terminal has a restaurant. The Port of Corpus Christi is the nation's 6th largest deep sea port. Basic industries of the area include petrochemicals, oil and gas refineries, tourism, agriculture, fishing, and manufacturing. The Corpus Christi Army Depot, located at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, is the area's largest employer, with over 3,000 civilian employees.