Jarrell is on track to land its own full-size Walmart supercenter, with the retail giant planning a new store at 860 FB Schwertner Road, according to a recent state filing. The application lays out a roughly 174,579-square-foot building on a multi-acre site east of Interstate 35, with an estimated $12.2 million buildout and a construction window running from September 2026 through August 2027. If it comes to life on that schedule, the project would spare Jarrell shoppers the regular drives to Georgetown or Belton to hit a Walmart supercenter.
According to WhatNow, the plans were filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation as a ground-up construction project that spells out the site and the tentative timeline. WhatNow also notes that Texas already hosts hundreds of Walmart locations and that the company has been steadily expanding and upgrading across the Greater Austin area.
Walmart's statewide refresh
Walmart's own corporate updates frame the Jarrell proposal against a larger push to modernize stores around Texas and beyond. The retailer is testing faster remodels and rolling out technology upgrades that are supposed to smooth pickup and delivery and help shoppers get around the aisles more efficiently. Walmart says those refreshes are designed to cut down on customer disruption and shorten renovation timelines.
Why Jarrell?
Jarrell has been one of Williamson County's fastest-growing communities, and that kind of population surge tends to catch big-box attention. U.S. Census QuickFacts estimates the city's population jumped from about 1,753 residents in 2020 to roughly 5,151 in 2024, a leap that creates obvious demand for more retail options. U.S. Census QuickFacts figures, along with commercial listings along FB Schwertner Road, point to available land that could comfortably fit a supercenter footprint. A LoopNet listing for tracts on FB Schwertner Rd shows multiple larger parcels in the immediate area.
What happens next
The application with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is an early procedural step, not a final green light. The project will still need local site plan approvals, permits, and traffic reviews before any dirt actually moves. Per WhatNow, the filing pegs construction to start in September 2026 and wrap up by August 2027, although that schedule could shift as city and county approvals play out.
