One of the main economic activities in the municipality today is the maquiladora industry, which is undergoing great development. Victoria has 3 industrial parks, in which 19 plants are established. This industry employs many citizens as well as people from other states of the Republic that have settled in the city benefiting from better development.

The highways under the responsibility of the federal government constitute the federal highway corridors, which provide access and communication to the main cities, borders and seaports of the country as well as the state highways that are the responsibility of the governments of each state.

Together, these routes strengthen regional communication and link areas of agricultural and livestock production; they also ensure the integration of the different areas.

Main highways in the municipality of Victoria:
• Mex 126 to San Luis Potosi
• Mex 70 to Soto la Marina
• Mex 85 to Monterrey
• Mex 101 to Matamoros

Tamaulipas is part of the Burgos Basin; which is the most important natural gas reserve - not directly associated with oil - in the whole country. The basin includes a large part of the northeast (Nuevo Leon and Coahuila)

The Petrochemical Sector stands out in the area representing the generation of service goods; it is also a representative part in the high employment rates that benefit the population by providing salaries and excellent benefits

Of the total surface of the state, 59% has hydrocarbon potential.

In 2016, the largest solar park of public access in Latin America was built. The Bicentennial Photovoltaic Park was built in Ciudad Victoria. These facilities include the Government Tower, the Polyforum, the State Congress, the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Civil Registry and the Fairgrounds.

The project consists of 45 thousand square meters, with a capacity of 2.6 MW that generates more than 50% of the energy consumed by the government of the state of Tamaulipas in its central offices.

The project has a covered roof area made up of solar panels, for the use of more than 1,600 parking spaces.

The objective of the project is to maximize the main benefits of generating energy with the solar system.

The Port of Altamira is the closest to Ciudad Victoria at only 2 hours away; it has multipurpose terminals for fluids, bulk and liquefied natural gas, as well as logistics service companies, which provide a world-class service to all users of the port. There are also railroad services, cranes and container terminals.

It has 11 Shipping Lines with weekly frequency and Destinations to the East Coast of South America, Panama, Mediterranean, Middle East, Egypt, Gulf of Mexico, Europe, Caribbean, Colombia and the East Coast of the USA.

The Port is connected to 125 ports around the world through various shipping lines of regular service in containerized and loose cargo, the main destinations being in the Atlantic basin.

Located 18 km away from the city of Victoria, the airport has 388 hectares and a commercial platform of 1.62 hectares with 3 positions and 2.2 km in length, suitable for receiving Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircrafts.