Quality of Life San Marcos is a warm and welcoming community that provides a wonderful environment in which to work and play. In addition, approximately 21,798 students attend Southwest Texas State University. Education The San Marcos area benefits from its close association with Southwest Texas State University, the sixth largest university in the state. Other districts serving Hays County are the Hays, Wimberley, and Dripping Springs ISD's All four Hays County school districts maintain a strong focus on instruction, high expectations, a productive school atmosphere and administrative leadership. Manufacturers here say local employees are quickly trained and eager to work.
Turnover is minimal.
Only four other states have lower union activity. There has been no work stoppage or union recruitment in San Marcos in recent years. Airports The San Marcos Municipal Airport is fully instrumented with four asphalt runways, each more than a mile long. Several industrial properties are available on site, both within and outside the Foreign Trade Zone. The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is only 35 minutes by road to the north and San Antonio International Airport is only 45 minutes to the south, both accessible by IH 35 from San Marcos.