This paper reviews the economies of two small rural communities along the Gulf of Mexico in their recovery from the devastation of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Despite extensive economic losses, Aransas County in Texas and Monroe County in Florida appeared to be outliers in the recent history of disaster recovery. Within the first two years of the hurricane events, overall business sales bounced back while the industry mix shifted. Unemployment returned to pre-hurricane levels, but population losses and workforce outflows inhibited employment growth. The conventional community resilience measures understate both areas’ recovery pace due in part to the government relief aid and adaptive capabilities that have accelerated rebuilding efforts.

本文回顾了墨西哥湾沿线的两个小型农村社区从飓风哈维和艾尔玛遭受的破坏中恢复过来的经济状况。尽管遭受了巨大的经济损失，但在最近的灾难恢复历史中，得克萨斯州的阿兰萨斯县和佛罗里达州的门罗县似乎与众不同。在飓风事件发生的头两年内，整个行业的销售反弹，而行业格局发生了变化。失业率恢复到飓风前的水平，但人口减少和劳动力外流抑制了就业增长。传统的社区抗灾措施低估了这两个地区的恢复速度，部分原因是政府的救济援助和适应能力加快了重建工作。