Texas state prices & labor vs the US
Where Texas sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$3.94
AAA · 2026-10-02 · −10.4% vs US
Residential electricity
15.88¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +3.4% YoY · −13.3% vs US
Industrial electricity
7.07¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +7.0% YoY · −27.6% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,698
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · +4.4% YoY · +3.9% vs US
Unemployment rate
4.4%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · +0.2pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.