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Get results in days, not monthsResults in days, not monthsIt is easy to picture Bastrop paid search as ads for river weekends and gallery walks. The data points to a larger audience: 11,679 residents by the 2023 estimate, up 20.5% since 2020, 45.7% of households renting and 26.2% of workers commuting 45 minutes or more. A campaign built only for tourists would miss the newcomers, parents and homeowners who search every day.
A dedicated account manager handles Google Ads in Bastrop on month-to-month terms, with no setup fee. That covers location targeting from Main Street to SH 71, call tracking, landing pages that match each ad and, when it adds reach, Bing Ads or Meta Ads (Facebook and Instagram). Reporting each month lists calls, forms and the search terms behind them.
The audience in numbers
City Ad Competition Index
21.3/ 100
Rank 183 out of 203 in Texas
Figures: ACS 2018-2022, Census population estimates, County Business Patterns 2022. A bar places Bastrop among the 203 Texas cities in this set and nowhere else. How it is scored: methodology. As of October 2026.
Buyers and advertisers
Beyond Bastrop ISD and the clinics, resident workers are concentrated in health care and social assistance (993, 18.9%), education (788, 15%), retail trade (552, 10.5%), public administration (397, 7.6%) and construction (387, 7.4%). Business-to-business advertisers, such as medical suppliers, school vendors, printers and contractors, can aim ads at the hours when these workers are likely to be at their desks, and use landing pages that state the service and the lead time. A clear phone number and a named contact person do more for a buyer with a deadline than a long form.
Wikipedia lists the four largest employers as of 2020 as Bastrop ISD, the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa, Bastrop County government and MD Anderson Cancer Center. The resort opened in 2006 with 491 rooms about 15 miles west of the city, which sends conference guests and tourists into the area. Vendors for events, catering and lodging can run ads that name the resort or the river, and keep them separate from the residential campaigns.
The competitive picture varies by trade. Bastrop County lists 37 physicians' offices (0.83 times typical, up 85%), 32 landscaping services (0.88 times) and 23 dentists (0.75 times), while plumbing and HVAC is the most crowded tracked category. For advertisers, that means tighter keyword lists in plumbing, and more room to use plain, specific copy in clinics and dental practices.
The people shopping
What people do for work affects when they search and what they can pay for. The six biggest sectors for employed Bastrop residents are listed below.
| Sector | Share of employed residents |
|---|---|
| Health care and social assistance | 18.9% |
| Education | 15% |
| Retail trade | 10.5% |
| Public administration | 7.6% |
| Construction | 7.4% |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 7.1% |
Source: ACS 5-year estimates (2018-2022), employed civilians 16 and over. It follows residents wherever they work, including outside the city.
The competing advertisers
Business counts come from the Census by county, so every row is a Bastrop County total that includes Bastrop. Density is shown against the median U.S. county: 1.0x is typical, 2.0x is twice as dense.
Source: Census Bureau County Business Patterns for 2017 and 2022. Employer locations are counted across the whole county; density = locations per 10,000 residents compared with the median U.S. county. These are businesses, not confirmed advertisers.
Customer behavior
Evening matters because 26.2% of workers travel 45 minutes or more, against 15.6% in the typical Texas city of our set. People get home, sit down and search, so a clinic, an HVAC firm or a restaurant can place more budget in the hours after work and less in mid-morning, once the monthly report shows when calls arrive.
Newcomers click differently. With the 2023 estimate 20.5% above 2020, many households are new to town and do not know which plumber or dentist to trust, so they type a service plus Bastrop and read the first few ads closely. Ad text that names the service area, the hours and one concrete detail, with a landing page that repeats it, helps a first-time searcher feel safe calling.
Age and income shape the pitch. The median age is 40.7 against 35.2, 15.7% of residents are 65 or older and the median household income is $59,087 against $76,686. Ads for home repair, health care and financial services can use plain language, large phone buttons and clear appointment options, which suits older searchers on phones. Renters add another timing pattern: with 45.7% of households renting and median rent at $1,179 against $1,313 typically, many households move more often than owners do, and each move starts a fresh round of searches for cleaners, internet help, furniture, dining and repair. Ads for those services can run in short bursts around the first and last days of a month, and the report shows whether that rhythm holds in Bastrop.
Competition shows up at the county level. Bastrop County has 49 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors (1.38 times typical, up 36.1%), 29 electrical contractors (up 70.6%) and 35 residential remodelers (up 169.2%), and 292 ad-heavy businesses in all. These are county counts, not the city's own, but they explain why a small advertiser benefits from narrow ad groups, sharp negative keywords and photos of real jobs over broad bidding.
Campaign plan
For 26.2% on long drives
For health, home and food businesses on SH 71, budget is weighted toward the early evening and weekend mornings, when the 26.2% of workers on long drives are free to call. The report shows which hours produced calls, and the schedule is adjusted from that evidence rather than guessed, so a quiet morning never drains the budget.
First-time searches after a move
Cleaners, movers, plumbers, dentists and restaurants run narrow campaigns for newly arrived Bastrop households, with ad text that states the service area and hours. Landing pages explain what happens on the first visit and how to reach someone by phone, which matters when a household has not yet chosen a regular provider.
Downtown walk-up traffic
Shops and restaurants downtown use a small radius, location extensions and a tap-to-call button. Ads state the cross street so visitors do not confuse them with the SH 71 side of town.
Burleson Crossing and SH 71
Highway retailers and service companies get their own campaign, with directions from SH 71 and a landing page that names the center. New tenants appear often, so location assets are checked monthly.
A busy plumbing and HVAC field
With 49 plumbing and HVAC firms in Bastrop County, plumbers, electricians and remodelers receive a tracked number, a short form and negative keywords for job seekers and do-it-yourself traffic. The search-terms report guides each month's changes.
More reach for events and offers
Bing Ads add a second source of search traffic, and Meta Ads (Facebook and Instagram) can announce a gallery night or a seasonal service to Bastrop County households. Calls and forms decide which channel keeps its budget.
PPC in Bastrop, with 9,955 residents in the 2018-2022 count and fast growth since, works best as a short list of focused campaigns with their own pages and schedules.
Location targeting
The city is compact, with 1,079 residents per square mile in 9.224 square miles, yet the downtown, the river and the highway pull different customers. These anchors help set radius, exclusions and ad copy.
| Place | Targeting notes |
|---|---|
| Main Street | A 62-block district with galleries, restaurants and shops, suited to a small radius, hours in the ad and a call button for visitors who decide on a walk. |
| Historic District | A neighborhood of older homes, so restoration, roofing and plumbing ads can name it and show job photos from similar houses. |
| Chestnut Street | City Hall and the Economic Development Corporation sit at 1311 Chestnut Street, a landmark for professional-services and permit-related ads. |
| Fisherman's Park | A walkable park with a splash pad near most Historic District homes, a good reference for family-oriented food and service ads. |
| Colorado River | The river along the south edge of downtown draws kayak, lodging and outdoor searches, which can run as a separate weekend campaign. |
| Burleson Crossing | A shopping center on SH 71, opened in 2008 and expanding, where retail and food ads can use location extensions and the cross road. |
| SH 71 | The commute route to Austin, so ad schedules for highway-adjacent businesses can lean toward morning and evening traffic windows. |
| Bastrop State Park | A park on the eastern edge of town with a swimming pool, where weekend lodging, rental and food ads can focus on visitors. |
| Lost Pines Art Center | A 12,000-square-foot venue near the Opera House and First Friday Art Walk, a landmark for event-night dining and parking ads. |
Each place name is informal, taken from municipal, county or regional publications.
Similar Texas markets
Peers are the nearest fit to Bastrop across population, income, age, renting, density, Spanish at home, seasonal housing and seniors. Each name opens that city's guide.
| City | Ad index | Population | Typical home value | Remote share | Long commutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastrop, TX (this city) | 21.3 | 9,955 | $243,200 | 7.8% | 26.2% |
| Bee Cave, TX | 68.4 | 8,771 | $627,200 | 26.4% | 17.1% |
| Brownwood, TX | 30.6 | 18,820 | $113,200 | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| Tomball, TX | 41.9 | 12,630 | $291,100 | 17.1% | 24.4% |
| Angleton, TX | 31.4 | 19,452 | $165,200 | 5.1% | 20% |
| Gainesville, TX | 23.4 | 17,459 | $120,800 | 6.2% | 11.3% |
Matching uses the eight traits above; these columns show the ones that bear most on ad targeting. Census ACS 2018-2022.
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Plans
The fee is flat, billed monthly, and depends only on how many platforms we run. No contract applies. Money for clicks is a separate budget that Google, Bing or Meta collect from you. Above $10K a month in ad spend? Let us talk first.
Asked in Bastrop
Monthly and flat: one platform runs $895, two cost $1,595 and all three come to $2,295. No contract is involved. The platforms bill your click budget separately, and we size it from what a customer is worth to you. Each plan is laid out above, and the pricing page adds the details.
Urgent services near SH 71, like a burst pipe or an air-conditioning failure, can bring calls the day a campaign launches, while appointment-based services often need two to four weeks of tuning. Nobody can promise a number of leads, which is why each monthly report lists the calls and forms behind the results.
The starting point is what one customer is worth, how many inquiries become sales and how many appointments or jobs the team can handle each week. In a market with a $59,087 median household income, a modest start with tracked calls makes sense, and dollar amounts are chosen together.
Search ads reach people in Bastrop who are already looking for a place to eat or browse on Main Street, while Meta Ads (Facebook and Instagram) can show an event night to nearby households before they search. Each channel is judged by the calls, bookings and forms it produces.
A small extra budget near the Lost Pines Art Center before the evening can help food and shopping businesses, while a steady base covers the rest of the month. The report shows whether the Art Walk nights brought calls or only clicks.
Location settings can focus on the area around Main Street and SH 71, and the copy states the service area. Each month we review where clicks come from and exclude places that bring clicks without calls.
Common negatives include free, DIY, jobs, training, supplies and the names of towns beyond your range, which matters for Bastrop County plumbers. We add more each month from the search-terms report, which matters in a county with 49 plumbing and HVAC firms.
Often yes, because the 2023 estimate is 11,679 and customers also come from Bastrop County and the SH 71 corridor. A small, tracked campaign shows within weeks whether calls follow, and there is no contract to keep it going if they do not.
OpenAI is testing labeled sponsored placements for users on its free and lower-priced plans, sold through a self-serve ad manager. Targeting is by country or topic, not by keyword, and measurement is young, so a small test is the sensible way in. Google Ads stays the usual first move; ask us if a test is on your mind.
Next-door markets
Closest cities first, measured between centers:
For a county-wide plan, read the Bastrop County Google Ads page.
Let us know
Describe your service and the road your customers take to reach you, from Main Street to SH 71. A plain outline of how a campaign could be built for them will come back from us. Call 610-825-4363 or email hello@getphound.com.