Commerce - North Miami is a very small town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 2,764 people and just one neighborhood, Commerce - North Miami is the 145th largest community in Oklahoma.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Commerce - North Miami is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.94% of the Commerce - North Miami workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Commerce - North Miami is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Commerce - North Miami who work in office and administrative support (11.42%), sales jobs (7.64%), and teaching (6.17%).
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.35 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small town, Commerce - North Miami does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Commerce - North Miami, just 9.60% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Commerce - North Miami in 2022 was $19,420, which is low income relative to Oklahoma and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,680 for a family of four. However, Commerce - North Miami contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Commerce - North Miami also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.18% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Commerce - North Miami is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Commerce - North Miami home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Commerce - North Miami residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Commerce - North Miami also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.59% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Commerce - North Miami include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and French.
The most common language spoken in Commerce - North Miami is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 95.5% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 58.3% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 16.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Commerce - North Miami are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 92.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 39.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 34.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 25.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (22.1%), and 14.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 82.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (17.0%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Commerce - North Miami, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (19.7%). There are also a number of people of Native American ancestry (16.8%), and residents who report German roots (9.1%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (8.9%), along with some English ancestry residents (7.2%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (58.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (87.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.