Approximately 20 miles from Austin, Round Rock has a population of about 97,000 people in 2009. Form 2000 – 2000, population growth was over 51%. Compared to the rest of America, Round Rock residents enjoy a favorable cost of living that is 16.14% lower than the national average.

The orginal town site was called Brushy for the Brushy Creek, in which there was a large round rock. The local postmaster helped rename the town Round rock after the rock in the local creek. However, heavy railroad construction pushed the town site eastward and the orignal site becaome Old Town Round Rock. Revitalization and restoration projects in Old Town help keep the local history alive and act as a tourist attraction.

Round Rock was affted by the Chisholm Trail as well as Ameircan railroads coming through the area. aAs the trail became filled with cattle on the way to market, railroads, and finally highways followed.

Mr. Jesse Chisholm marked a after the Civil War, about in 1865. He began at the Canadian River in Oklahoma and went through Wichita, Kansas. His intent was to use the trail to trade with the regional Native Americans. When he began to deliver cattle to market on the trail, other followed suit. An access trail connected Round Rock with the Chisolm and highways followed later.

Federal, state and local employment statistics in the Autin-Round Rock Area forecast these Top 20 Job for Round Rock Texas through 2016:

1. Medical Assistants
2. Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
3. Mainstream Elementary School Teachers
4. Mainstream Middle School Teachers, not including VocEd (Vocational Education)
5. Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School
6. Helpers for Trades of Pipelayer, Plumber, Pipefitter, and Steamfitter
7. Computer Applications Software Engineers
8. Pharmacy Technicians
9. Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration mechanics and Installers (HVAC) 
10. Electricians
11. Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters - see Helpers at #6, above
12. Combined Food Preparation and Service
13. Multi-Media Artists and Animators
14. Registered Nurses (RNs, BSNs) 
15. Mainstream Secondary School Teachers, not including VocEd
16. Dental Assistants
17. Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
18. Advertising Sales Agents
19. Electricians' Helpers - see #10, above
20. Dental Hygienists

Most of these jobs are involved in Education, Healthcare, Trades and IT. 

These high demand job titles are fdound mopst often in listings on Indeed.com and SimplyHired.com, the two largest Internet job search and trending organizations. Thise in bold print are among the Top 20 Fastest Growing Jobs.

1. Physical Therapists
2. Occupational therapists
3. Sales Representatives
4. Physician Assistants
5. Bilingual F-T Sales Associates
6. Registered Nurses (RNs)
7. Asst. General Managers
8. Sales Associates
9. Sales Representatives
10. Shift Managers
11. Software Engineers
12. Administrative Assistants
13. Team Members
14. Senior QA Engineers
15. LVN- Licensed Vocational Nurses
16. PeopleSoft Testers
17. Store Managers
18. Nurse Practitioners
19. Physicians in Family Practice and Internal Medicine
20. Physical Therapist Assistants

Additional high demand job titles include:

• Project Managers
• Network Managers
• Java Developer
• Pharmacists

Although unincorporated as of 2009, The Woodlands is a place that has 75,800+ residents people and its growth has been over 36% from 2000 - 2009. Teh cost of livign is over 9% lower here than in America as a whole.

The community began in 1972 as the Mitchell Energy and Development Corporation began to develop a 23,000-acre planned bedroom community for Houston, called The Woodlands. It grew so fast that it became its own separate community.

Businesses moved into the Woodlands, including Chevron Phillips, Anadarko Petroleum, and others, including a large shopping mall and seven golf courses. A concert arena and a large resort are also located nearby. High-rise offices and apartment buildings then grew in the Woodland and increased population and commercial enterprise further. Museums and other attractions have also built in The Woodlands and additional community plans call for additional construction and eventual incorporation.

In 2007, Senator Tom Williams and Representative Robert Eissler passed legislative bills that called for publics vote to allow development of The Woodlands Township to allow sales tax collection, along with other measures. Houston may have wished to annex The Woodlands previously, but because of mutual agreements, Houston will release the community so that it may incorporate itself via a public election in 2014. The Woodlands have similar agreements with nearby Conroe, Texas. The Woodlands will likely become an incorporated city in 2014.

1. Medical Assistants
2. Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
3. Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School - Many districts in America need mainstream teachers, rather than SpecialEd. This district needs both, indicating a large influx of families and children of all needs.
4. Physician Assistants
5. Obstetricians and Gynecologists
6. Personal and Home Care Aides
7. Mainstream Kindergarten Teachers
8. Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
9. Special Education Teachers, Middle School
10. Surgical Technologists
11. Mainstream Elementary School Teachers
12. Instructional Coordinators
13. Physical Therapist Assistants
14. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary (college llevel)
15. Computer Applications Software Engineers
16. Mainstream Middle School Teachers, not including VocEd
17. Home Health Aides (HHAs)
18. Anesthesiologists
19. Veterinarians
20. Registered Nurses (RNs, BSNs)

Allof these jobs are in Healthcare, Education, and IT.

Titles in bold type indicate those found in, or very similar to, the Top 20 Forecast above.

1. Physical Therapists
2. Literacy Coach for Elementary Grades - certified teachers.
3. Occupational Therapists
4. SAP CRM ABAP Developers
5. Registered Nurse/RNs
6. Pizza Hut and Other Delivery Drivers
7. Restaurant / Food Service Shift Supervisors
8. Assistant Managers
9. Mechanical Engineers
10. Assistant General Managers
11. Controllers
12. Pizza Hut Team Members
13. Project Managers
14. General Dentists
15. Cooks
16. Account Executives
17. Financial Advisors
18. Sales Associates
19. Bilingual Required Full Time Retail Sales Consultants
20. Shift Managers

Additional job tiles in high demand include:

• LVNs - Licensed Vocational Nurses
• Full Time Retail Sales Consultants (English-speaking)
• Team Members (food industry)
• Restaurant General Managers