New businesses in Ellis County, Texas
From Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, the Texas Comptroller issued 1,436 new sales-tax permits to business locations in Ellis County. That ranks #21 of 254 Texas counties and is 0.9% of all new permits statewide. It is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro.
- New permits rose 67% compared with the 12 months before (860 then).
- The busiest month was Sep 2026 (170); the slowest was Nov 2025 (67).
- Admin & support services is over-represented: 1.3x its share statewide.
- Professional services is under-represented at 0.8x the state share, which can mean less local competition.
- 56% of new permits went to LLCs.
- The single most common new business type in Ellis County was Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses (191 permits).
New permits by industry
| Industry | Permits | Share in Ellis County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | 609 | 42% | 42% |
| Food & lodging | 177 | 12% | 14% |
| Other services (repair, personal care) | 124 | 9% | 8% |
| Manufacturing | 106 | 7% | 6% |
| Construction | 75 | 5% | 4% |
| Admin & support services | 71 | 5% | 4% |
| Wholesale | 68 | 5% | 5% |
| Professional services | 54 | 4% | 5% |
Most common new business types
| Business type (NAICS) | Code | New permits |
|---|---|---|
| Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses | 454110 | 191 |
| Other Direct Selling Establishments | 454390 | 69 |
| Mobile Food Services | 722330 | 51 |
| All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores) | 453998 | 43 |
| All Other General Merchandise Stores | 452319 | 37 |
| Limited-Service Restaurants | 722513 | 35 |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 722511 | 34 |
| Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars | 722515 | 30 |
| General Automotive Repair | 811111 | 27 |
| Used Merchandise Stores | 453310 | 24 |
Cities and towns with the most new permits
| City (mailing address) | New permits |
|---|---|
| Waxahachie | 486 |
| Midlothian | 368 |
| Ennis | 193 |
| Red Oak | 162 |
| Palmer | 39 |
| Venus | 37 |
| Ferris | 36 |
| Glenn Heights | 30 |
Entity types
| Entity | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | 798 | 56% |
| Sole proprietor | 490 | 34% |
| Corporation | 104 | 7% |
| Partnership | 34 | 2% |
| Nonprofit | 8 | 1% |
| Other | 2 | 0% |
Monthly new permits
| Month | New permits | |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 84 | |
| Nov 2025 | 67 | |
| Dec 2025 | 96 | |
| Jan 2026 | 110 | |
| Feb 2026 | 111 | |
| Mar 2026 | 136 | |
| Apr 2026 | 141 | |
| May 2026 | 113 | |
| Jun 2026 | 113 | |
| Jul 2026 | 142 | |
| Aug 2026 | 153 | |
| Sep 2026 | 170 |
Household income in Ellis County ZIP codes
Average adjusted gross income per tax return from IRS Statistics of Income (tax year 2022), for the ZIP codes where this county's new permits were mailed.
| ZIP | Town | Tax returns | Avg. income per return | New permits (12 mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76063 | Mansfield | 37,990 | $103,898 | 540 |
| 75165 | Waxahachie | 24,810 | $76,419 | 395 |
| 75104 | Cedar Hill | 24,040 | $72,802 | 252 |
| 75154 | Ovilla | 23,980 | $69,985 | 26 |
| 76065 | Midlothian | 22,220 | $106,217 | 381 |
| 76017 | Mansfield | 21,990 | $82,077 | 1 |
| 75119 | Ennis | 13,500 | $62,515 | 200 |
| 75167 | Waxahachie | 6,750 | $105,178 | 106 |
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Other Dallas-Fort Worth counties
- Dallas County (14,118)
- Tarrant County (11,200)
- Collin County (7,594)
- Denton County (5,782)
- Parker County (1,272)
- Johnson County (1,196)
- Kaufman County (1,104)
- Rockwall County (835)
Counties with similar volume
- Galveston County: 1,726 new permits (#18)
- Nueces County: 1,695 new permits (#19)
- Comal County: 1,481 new permits (#20)
- Webb County: 1,384 new permits (#22)
- Midland County: 1,376 new permits (#23)
- Matagorda County: 1,307 new permits (#24)
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Notes on the data
Counts are new outlet sales-tax permits issued by the Texas Comptroller from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, from the public Active Sales Tax Permit Holders dataset. A permit can be a brand-new business, a new location of an existing one, or a re-permit. Because the source lists only permits that are still active, the prior-year count leaves out businesses that have since closed, so year-over-year growth reads somewhat high. Businesses that don't sell taxable goods or services (many professional firms) don't need a permit and aren't counted. Updated 2026-10-15.
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