Commerce is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 9,467 people and three associated neighborhoods, Commerce is the 264th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Commerce is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Commerce is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Commerce who work in office and administrative support (14.75%), teaching (13.58%), and sales jobs (13.10%). Commerce is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Commerce to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy. One of the benefits of Commerce is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.32 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.In terms of college education, Commerce is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.64% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Commerce in 2022 was $21,020, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,080 for a family of four. However, Commerce contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Commerce is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Commerce home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Commerce residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Commerce also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.53% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Commerce include German, Irish, English, French, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Commerce is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
