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Lone Star PEO

ESAC AccreditedRegional PEOTX-Headquartered
San Antonio, TX·Founded 2016·Serving 5-500 employees
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30
States Served
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Services
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Industries
5-500
Serving

About Lone Star PEO

Lone Star PEO, Inc. is a San Antonio, Texas-based Professional Employer Organization founded in 2016, licensed to operate across a broad multi-state footprint anchored in Texas. The company is a member of the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations and is ESAC accredited, an achievement it notes fewer than 7 percent of PEOs nationally maintain. Lone Star PEO offers payroll processing, HR administration, benefits administration, and risk management, with client testimonials spanning technology, HVAC, construction, bakery production, surgical centers, and pet care businesses. The company positions itself explicitly against larger national competitors, describing its approach as getting back to the roots of personalized PEO service, with a stated philosophy of, we are not big business, we are your business. This positioning is aimed at small and mid-sized businesses that want a Texas-headquartered PEO with direct, personal service rather than a large call-center support structure.

Certifications

ESAC Accredited PEO
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ESAC accreditation is awarded by the Employer Services Assurance Corporation, the PEO industry's gold-standard independent accreditor. It requires a PEO to meet more than 40 financial, ethical, and operational standards on an ongoing basis. Lone Star PEO holds ESAC accreditation — a distinction held by roughly 10% of PEOs in the United States.

Financial Assurance
ESAC backs accredited PEOs like Lone Star PEO with over $15 million in surety bond coverage, protecting clients, employees, and taxing authorities.
Independent Audits
Accredited PEOs submit quarterly independent verifications of tax, benefit, and payroll obligations to maintain their accreditation.
Ethical & Operational Standards
Lone Star PEO is continuously monitored against more than 40 financial, ethical, and operational standards set by ESAC's independent board.

Why businesses choose Lone Star PEO

✓Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Antonio, Texas
✓ESAC accredited, an achievement the company notes fewer than 7 percent of PEOs nationally maintain
✓NAPEO member with a broad multi-state licensed footprint anchored in Texas
✓Diverse client base spanning technology, construction, healthcare, and food production businesses
✓Explicit small-business positioning against larger national PEO competitors
✓Personalized service model built around direct relationships rather than call-center support

Company Details

Headquarters
San Antonio, TX
Founded
2016
Serving
5-500 employees
CPEO Certified
No
ESAC Accredited
Yes - ESAC Verified
Coverage
30 states
Company Type
Regional PEO

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Pros & Cons

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Pros
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Texas-headquartered
Based in San Antonio with deep familiarity with Texas employment and compliance requirements.
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ESAC accredited
Meets a standard the company notes fewer than 7 percent of PEOs nationally maintain.
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Personalized positioning
Explicitly built around small-business relationships rather than large-scale call-center support.
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Diverse client base
Serves technology, construction, healthcare, and food production businesses, among others.
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Cons
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No IRS CPEO certification
Does not currently hold the added federal tax liability protections of CPEO status.
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Smaller national scale
Less benefits buying power than the largest national PEOs with far bigger worksite employee pools.
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No published pricing
Rates require a direct consultation rather than an online quote.
PEO Authority Editorial Note

Lone Star PEO markets itself directly against larger national competitors, leaning into a small-business, relationship-first identity summed up in its own stated philosophy, we are not big business, we are your business. Its ESAC accreditation backs up that positioning with real third-party verification, though it does not currently hold IRS CPEO certification. Best for: small and mid-sized Texas-based businesses that want a personal, Texas-headquartered PEO relationship over a large national brand.

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