Editing Lancaster, Texas (section)

== Economy ==
In its early years, Lancaster was an agrarian market center for the surrounding area. The arrival of railroads in the late 19th century transformed the community into a transportation hub. As the city has grown, the economic base has diversified. Today, light industrial manufacturing, distribution, health care, education, residential development, and retail services are all significant components of the local economy.<ref name="Community Information">{{cite web | url = http://lancaster-tx.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/511 | title = Community Information | publisher = City of Lancaster, Texas | access-date = 2014-02-19}}</ref>

Lancaster has attracted the attention of logistics-related companies in recent years. The city's location in the fast-growing Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex region, land availability, easy access to three major interstate highways, Lancaster Regional Airport, and a planned 200-acre [[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] intermodal freight facility round out the logistic options of road, rail, and air for the transport of goods.<ref name="Community Information"/> Park 20/35 at the northeast corner of Houston School Road and Cedardale Road is the largest logistics business park in Lancaster. It was developed in 2006 and now houses manufacturing and warehouse facilities for [[Quaker Oats Company|Quaker Oats/PepsiCo]], [[Mars, Incorporated#Mars Petcare|Mars Petcare]] and [[BMW]] among others.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/print-edition/2012/11/16/prologis-to-build-35m-quaker-oats-hub.html?page=all | title = ProLogis to build $35M Quaker Oats hub in Lancaster | newspaper = [[Dallas Business Journal]] | date = 2012-11-16 | access-date = 2014-02-19}}</ref><ref>[http://www.lancaster-tx.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1026 November 5, 2013 Work Session Agenda] - Lancaster Planning & Zoning Commission. Retrieved 19 February 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wfaa.com/news/business/BMW-opens-regional-distribution-hub-in-Lancaster-242282601.html | title = BMW opens regional distribution hub in Lancaster | publisher = [[WFAA]]-TV | date = 2014-01-27 | access-date = 2014-02-19}}</ref>

According to Lancaster's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref name="CAFR 2022">{{cite web | url = https://www.lancaster-tx.com/DocumentCenter/View/17129/FY-2022- | title = Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the Year Ended September 30, 2022  | publisher = Department of Finance of the City of Lancaster, Texas | date = 2023-02-22  | access-date = 2023-11-20}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! #
! Employer
! Employees
|-
| 1
| [[Lancaster Independent School District]]
| 966
|-
| 2
| [[Walmart|Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.]]
| 558
|-
| 3
| [[United Natural Foods|United Natural Foods, Inc.]]
| 402
|-
| 4
| Oak Creek Homes / American Homestar
| 312
|-
| 5
| City of Lancaster
| 310
|-
| 6
| [[Cedar Valley College]]
| 296
|-
| 7
| [[AT&T]] Material Distribution Center
| 271
|-
| 8
| [[FFE Transportation|FFE Transportation Services, Inc.]]
| 253
|-
| 9
| [[Ollie's Bargain Outlet]] Distribution Center
| 238
|-
| 10
| [[Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy|Veterans Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy]]
| 211
|-
|}