Exponential growth is directly correlating to the increase in people making investments in Hays County, according to a survey conducted by SmartAsset, a New York-based financial technology company.

SmartAsset’s survey measured each county in Texas on business establishment growth, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, new building permits and federal contracts.

Hays County ranked 8th on the list with a business growth of 11.5 percent and a GDP growth of $1.3 million. GDP is the total value o...