Where is Fairfield, Texas?

Fairfield, Texas is the county seat of Freestone County and is in the center of the 5 county Central East Texas region. Fairfield, Texas is strategically located in Central East Texas right on Interstate 45. We are 90 miles South of Dallas, Texas and 150 miles North of Houston, Texas. Our location also intersects US Hwy 84 and places Fairfield 60 miles East of Waco and 80 miles West of Tyler.

Fairfield offers you warmth, hospitality, friendly service and a great quality of life. Our community is made up of a diverse group of people that are hard-working, loyal and trustworthy. We take pride in our work and are responsible for the end product.

We love and cherish our history and hard work that got our community where we are today, but we’re also making plans for a growing future. We invite you to explore our community and our region. Our town may be small, but our hearts are big and our dreams are even bigger!

Industrial Parks

The Fairfield Industrial Park North is home to 45 acres of quality developed land with the best infrastructure and location that a business could ever want. Located just off Interstate 45 in Fairfield, Texas, our “45 on 45” is home to industry leading companies such as Norwesco, Archrock, Custom Hose, Baker Hughes, Windstream Communications and Chris Christensen Systems.

The Fairfield Industrial Park South is our new expansion that is currently under construction at this time and when completed will provide 125 acres of shovel ready sites for business development. The new park is located just one-half mile off Interstate 45 allowing for excellent truck transportation access to the site. Now is the time to contact the Fairfield Economic Development Corporation for a tailored incentive plan that will offset your investment and operating costs and put your business in a location with easy access to Interstate 45 and direct routes to major markets.

Industry Clusters

The Fairfield EDC has identified Regional Industry Clusters for the 5 County Regional Area that provide high earnings, growth potential and strong Gross Regional Product. Industry Clusters for our Target Industries include:

• Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing/Precision Metalworking
• Warehousing/Distribution/E-Commerce
• Chemical Product Manufacturing
• Paper/Packaging Product Manufacturing

Key Advantages

• 88 miles from Dallas, Texas.
• 152 miles from Houston, Texas.
• Population of 167,013 within the 5 county Central East Texas Region.
• 60,676 jobs in the 5 county Central East Texas Region.
• Reach 21 million within 200 miles of Fairfield, Texas.
• Low taxes, fast track permitting and business-friendly political environment.
• Multi-skilled workforce that is loyal and adaptable.
• Target industries represent 5,673 industry jobs in the region.
• Region offers low cost of talent versus the national average.
• Target industries have strong industry cluster presence in the region.
• Manufacturing is ranked as the number 1 top growing industry and is outpacing other industries over 3 to 1.
• Transportation and warehousing account for nearly $400 million in Gross Regional Product (GRP) and is the 4th highest industry in the region.