Jobs:

Not counting jobs in Abernathy at AISD, Gicon Pumps (http://www.gpeltd.com), Hurst Farm Supply (http://www.hurstfs.com), Hi Plains Drilling, Wolf Irrigation (http://www.wolfpumps.com), there are almost 30,000 jobs with the following 15 major employers that are within a 20 minute drive of Abernathy (with the number of employees in parentheses):
Texas Tech University (9,740)
Covenant Health System (4,870)
University Medical Center (2,828)
AT&T Communication (2,370)
City of Lubbock (2,289)
TTU Health Sciences Center (2,257)
Lubbock County (922)
Lubbock State School (801)
Tyco Fire Protection (639)
U.S. Postal Service (500+)
American State Bank (374)
X-Fab Texas (355)
Lubbock Heart Hospital (338)
O’Hair Shutters (195)
Texas AgriLife Research Extension Center at Lubbock (150)