Wood County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Wood County, TX

Low

Soil across 62.7% of Wood County, TX comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.96% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Wood County, TX - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Wood County.

Wood County: the real numbers

Wood County's soil reading points toward standard foundation practice as the likely outcome, not the exception. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000, typically around $2,700. Foundation repair, if a specific lot turns out to differ from the county average, runs $5,000-$15,000.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Wood County, TX ranks 1,221 most-constrained nationally, and 193 of 253 within Texas. The county spans 645 square miles, home to 48,742 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Kenedy County, TX and Bay County, MI are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

Every county in Texas is on this site, including Hunt County, TX and Jones County, TX. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.