The Woodlands is considered a Medium City with a population of 109,608 and 3,671 businesses. 199 in 2018 were added to the The Woodlands Chamber of Commerce business directory which was more than 2017 which had 111.

The economy of The Woodlands employs 69,272 people and has an unemployment rate of 3.2%. Some of the largest industries in The Woodlands are Professional Services (565),Personal Services & Consultants (159), and General Consultants (104).