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New businesses in Port Arthur, TX: what is opening, where, and whether there is still room
47 new storefront permits in 90 days, 17 in the last 30, 0 this week, from state filings. 4 bars and restaurants are waiting on a liquor license. Below: what is being opened most, which ZIP codes are heating up, and each type against how many Port Arthur already has.
What is being opened
90 days
| Retail | 12 |
| Other | 10 |
| Restaurants and cafes | 9 |
| Professional and office | 6 |
| Auto | 3 |
| Home services | 2 |
| Grocery and food stores | 2 |
| Construction trades | 1 |
| Health and medical | 1 |
| Beauty and personal care | 1 |
| Online and home-based sellers (not storefronts) | 6 |
ZIP codes heating up
90 days
| 77642 | mostly retail | 31 |
| 77640 | mostly retail | 15 |
| 77705 | mostly professional and office | 1 |
Openings against what Port Arthur already has
new permits vs existing density
For the fourteen types Neur tracks: how many permits in 90 days, and whether the city was already above or below the Texas rate before they opened. New permits into a crowded type is the warning sign; permits into an under-served type is others seeing the same room you might.
| Type | New in 90 days | Existing in city | vs state rate | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food trucks & mobile food | 5 | 0 | 0% | room, and others see it too |
| Full-service restaurants | 3 | 35 | 91% | typical supply; location decides |
| Quick-service restaurants | 3 | 29 | 64% | room, and others see it too |
| Coffee shops & cafés | 2 | 7 | 54% | room, and others see it too |
Bars and restaurants waiting on a liquor license
TABC · not open yet
- Botanas Chapala5201 Gulfway Dr, 77642 · applied 2026-10-26
- Botanas Chapala5201 Gulfway Dr, 77642 · applied 2026-10-26
- Rock'n Crab8665 Memorial Blvd, 77640 · applied 2026-10-01
- Speedy Mart #26599 W Port Arthur Rd, 77640 · applied 2026-10-27
0 licenses issued in Port Arthur in the last 60 days. Pending means the application is with the TABC and the place has not opened.
Latest named openings
names only · no addresses · 30 shown
- SUGAR,SPICE,& NOTHING NICERetail · 77640 · 10-22
- TEXAS WND 365 LLCHome · 77642 · 10-20
- B&H ENTERPRISES TX LLCAuto · 77640 · 10-17
- THE TOASTED YOLK CAFERestaurants · 77640 · 10-16
- MARY CHUY MICHEMIX Y MASRestaurants · 77642 · 10-13
- MULTI-CHEM GROUP, LLCOther · 77640 · 10-09
- DIGNA'S SWEET N' SAVORYOther · 77640 · 10-08
- BIG AIR RENTALS, LLCProfessional · 77642 · 10-02
- FABULOUS K HAIR BOUTIQUE / CLEANING & TAX SERVICERetail · 77642 · 10-01
- VISION REFRACTORY LLCConstruction · 77642 · 10-01
- LARRY & RITA'S ICE HOUSERestaurants · 77640 · 09-26
- SKIN SOCIETY DERMATOLOGY & WELLNESSHealth · 77642 · 09-24
- SPEEDY MART #2Retail · 77640 · 09-24
- KIOSKO 787Restaurants · 77642 · 09-23
- ECONO LODGE INN & SUITESOther · 77642 · 09-18
- PA SMOKE SHOPRetail · 77642 · 09-17
- GRASSHARPER FARMS LLCProfessional · 77640 · 09-16
- ARIALLYBOUQUETRetail · 77642 · 09-16
- LA BOTANITA REGIA ICE CREAMRestaurants · 77642 · 09-09
- FIVE BELOW, INC.Retail · 77642 · 09-08
- JOE'S SPEEDY MARTRetail · 77640 · 09-04
- STEWART TITLE COMPANYProfessional · 77642 · 09-03
- POSH DESIGNS & EVENTS, LLCProfessional · 77642 · 08-27
- BLISS QSR CHAIN LLCRestaurants · 77640 · 08-22
- LA VIVA SUPERMARKET 3Grocery · 77642 · 08-19
- GASPARD'S AUTO CENTER INC.Auto · 77642 · 08-17
- G C ELECTRIC, INC.Auto · 77640 · 08-15
- LONE STAR COPPERS RECYCLERS, LLCOther · 77640 · 08-12
- BUDGET AUTO FINANCIAL LLCOther · 77642 · 08-11
- LYN EVENTS & RENTALS LLCProfessional · 77640 · 08-06
Businesses only. Sole proprietors and home addresses are counted but never named.
Every Monday: what opened in Port Arthur, what is pending, and where the data says there is room.
Questions
- How many new businesses opened in Port Arthur recently?
- 47 new storefront sales-tax permits were issued in Port Arthur in the last 90 days (17 in the last 30, 0 in the last 7), plus 6 online and home-based sellers. Retail led with 12.
- Which part of Port Arthur is getting the most new businesses?
- ZIP 77642 (31, mostly retail), ZIP 77640 (15, mostly retail), ZIP 77705 (1, mostly professional and office).
- What are the restaurants and bars about to open in Port Arthur?
- 4 liquor license applications are pending with the TABC, which means the place has not opened yet: Botanas Chapala, Botanas Chapala, Rock'n Crab, Speedy Mart #2. 0 licenses were issued in the last 60 days.
- Where does this data come from?
- Texas Comptroller active sales-tax permit holders (new outlet permits by issue date, NAICS code and ZIP) and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission pending applications and licenses, both published daily on data.texas.gov. Sole proprietors and home addresses are never named; counts include them. Density is Census Business Patterns 2023.