What Houston’s ‘Big City Boom’ means for the U.S. economy

By now, it should be obvious that Houston has the second largest metropolitan area in the United States.

But what about the economy of the rest of Texas?

What impact does it have on the state?

And with that question in mind, CBS News has compiled some economic analysis for you.

Below are the top five economic indicators in Houston and the surrounding area.

The list is ranked by the number of places in the metropolitan area that have the same number of businesses as the state.