Hancock County, Mississippi's Advantage is simple

  • Excellent transportation connections to U.S. Highways 90 and 49 and Interstates 10, 12, and 59
  • 40 minutes to New Orleans Airport and deep water Port
  • 30 minutes to Gulfport/Biloxi International Airport & Port of Gulfport
  • 1.5 million total population within an hour's drive
  • From Museums to Mardi Gras, Golf to Gourmet Dining, Theater to Water Sports
  • Over 20 golf courses within an hour's drive
  • Low cost of doing business
  • Affordable housing market
  • Abundant cultural activities and recreational opportunities
  • Strategically located on central Gulf of Mexico
  • 800+ acres of manufacturing site locations
  • Excellent Science and Technology workforce pool
  • County-owned cargo port to the Intercoastal Waterway
  • Class 1 rail service
  • Robust trucking network
  • Multi-modal trans-loading port capabilities
  • NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center, America's largest rocket engine test complex
  • Foreign Trade Zone #92
  • State and local incentives and tax exemptions 
  • Right-to-work state
  • Nine outstanding colleges and universities within easy commuting distance
  • Workforce training at little or no cost

Hancock County, we have the workforce you need